Engineering Technician Apprentice

AG Barr has been quenching the nation’s thirst for over 145 years and is home to some of the UK’s most loved drinks brands. Employing around 850 people across four business units and seven UK locations, AG Barr are proud to be a responsible business that takes care of their people, values diversity, gives something back to communities and works to minimise environmental impact. At their core is Barr Soft Drinks, home to some of the UK’s most loved soft drinks. Whether it’s the iconic IRN-BRU, launched in 1901 and still going strong today, the vibrant RUBICON fruit based brand or the unique range of BARR flavours, AG Barr brighten people’s lives with refreshingly different drinks.

They also have a number of exciting owned brands within their portfolio, including the functional
drinks brand Boost, FUNKIN which operates in the exciting and growing cocktail market and
MOMA, which crafts quality oats into great tasting oat drinks and porridges.

This is a fantastic opportunity to kick-start your engineering career, gain valuable hands-on experience, and work towards a recognised qualification. You will be involved in a variety of projects, working alongside experienced engineers and applying engineering concepts for the optimization of equipment and procedures to achieve better maintainability, reliability, and availability of equipment whilst building all of the necessary mechanical and electrical skills.

Key roles and responsibilities:

You will assist experienced engineers in the upkeep, design, development and testing of a variety of high speed manufacturing equipment within FMCG.

Learn and apply engineering principles and techniques under supervision.

You will participate in the manufacturing or fabrication of components and assemblies.

Perform routine maintenance and repairs on equipment and machinery.

Maintain accurate records of work performed and contribute to project documentation.

Adhere to health and safety regulations and company procedures.

Use and maintain tools and equipment safely and effectively.

Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Attend college/training sessions as required to complete your apprenticeship program.

As an Apprentice at AG Barr, you will be provided with the following benefits:

A structured apprenticeship program leading to a nationally recognised qualification Level 3 Engineering Technician (Mechatronics)

Hands-on experience working on real projects.

Mentorship and guidance from experienced engineers.

A supportive and collaborative work environment

Competitive salary and benefits package (BARR BENEFITS)

Opportunities for career progression within the company upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.