Maintenance Engineer Apprenticeship in Keighley at J Wild (Confectioners)

Salary£16,640 to £26,436.80 / year
Work typeIn person
LocationKeighley
Job typeApprenticeship Jobs
Closes12 Nov 2026
LevelAdvanced
Starts15 Nov 2026
Hours40 a week
Duration4 Years

Job description

Summary

Join our team as a Maintenance Engineer, keeping food production machinery running safely and efficiently. You’ll carry out electrical and mechanical maintenance, fault-finding and repairs across a range of bakery equipment. We’re looking for a proactive, flexible team player with a positive, can-do attitude

What you will do at work

  • Carry out planned and reactive maintenance on electrical and mechanical equipment.
  • Diagnose and repair faults to minimise production downtime.
  • Maintain and repair bakery and food processing machinery.
  • Work on packaging, weighing, coding, mixing and robotic equipment.
  • Complete routine inspections and preventative maintenance.
  • Ensure machinery operates safely and efficiently.
  • Complete maintenance records and paperwork accurately.
  • Support production teams with machinery issues and breakdowns.
  • Assist with maintaining health and safety standards.
  • Provide flexible cover across a two-shift system, including evenings and weekends when required.

Requirements and skills

Skills

  • Initiative
  • PC skills
  • Team player
  • Flexible
  • Positive
  • Self-motivated
  • Can-do attitude

Qualifications

  • GCSE English (C/4) – essential
  • GCSE Mathematics (C/4) – essential

About this employer

From humble beginnings to award-winning success, our journey has always been about doing things better – driven by quality, innovation, and customer experience.

Our family business, now in its fourth generation, carries on the tradition of baking biscuits with many of the same recipes created by our great grandmother, Annie Wild, over 100 years ago.

After this apprenticeship

Potential full-time role upon completion of apprenticeship.

Things to consider

Good PC skills are preferred and the successful applicant will be required to ensure all maintenance paperwork is completed within agreed timescales.

Employer

J Wild (Confectioners)

Listed via Find an Apprenticeship

Training provider

Training provider
Luminate Education Group
Training course
Engineering maintenance technician - dual discipline (level 3)
Working pattern
Monday to Friday. The company operates a two-shift system and may require cover for evenings and weekends.

Published by the employer on Find an apprenticeship, the government vacancy service.

Location

THE BAKERY
MILLENIUM BUSINESS PARK
Keighley, Yorkshire and The Humber
BD20 6RB
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