Apprentice Engineer

Engineers aren’t born, they’re bread, and we’re gearing up to welcome applications for our 2026 Engineering Apprentices to join our family based in our Enfield Bakery.  We are looking for our new Apprentices to have a passion for engineering and to be available to join the family in August 2026.

Our Engineering Apprenticeship will take you on a journey of learning and development over the next 4 years. We will take care of your tuition fees as well as pay you for your hard work. There's no reason to worry about student debt, we've got your bread & butter sorted, all we knead is for you to use your loaf and apply!   

The Apprenticeship programme gives YOU the development and skill set you need for us to shape our future together.

Our Apprenticeship provides the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the role of a Multi-skilled Maintenance Engineer. These include performing plant maintenance and conducting failure diagnosis, maintenance, repair, and replacement of our highly automated control systems, mechanical, electrical, and production systems, along with learning about food and safety legislation.

Typical things you can expect are:

A structured 4-year Apprenticeship Programme Varied learning through a mixture of on-the-job training with your own Warburtons mentor and working with our training provider (MGTS) An apprenticeship that equips you to become a Multi-Skilled Maintenance Engineer A varied programme that involves, electrical, mechanical and control engineering Learning to fault find and fix mechanical and electrical components, including making and suggesting improvements

Training:
Level 2 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Foundation Competence) BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Knowledge) Level 3 Diploma in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Development Competence)

Training Outcome:

At the successful completion of your Apprenticeship, you'll have achieved a suite of qualifications, and you’ll be ready to start your career as a qualified Multi Skilled Engineer with us. This route is just the start of your career and can open the door to many more opportunities, such as Engineering Management and Project Engineering positions at the site or being involved with continuous improvement projects in the head office.

Employer Description:
Warburtons is the largest family-owned bakery business in the country, and employs around 4,500 people across 12 bakeries and 14 depots across the UK. Now Recognised as Britain's favourite bakery brand, Warburtons has doubled in size in the last decade alone to become a £500 million-a-year business. This means that more ethan a quarter of all bakery products consumed in the UK is produced by Warburtons.

Working Hours :
Monday - Friday 8:30 - 16:00.

Skills:
Analytical skills,Problem solving skills,Communication skills