Engineering Apprentice
SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD · Woodward Avenue, Yate, Bristol, BS37 5AP
- Salary
- £18,000 a year
- Level
- Advanced
- Course
- Mechatronics maintenance technician (level 3)
- Closing date
- 17 Aug 2026
- Start date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Duration
- 3 Years 6 Months
- Hours per week
- 37.5 hours
- Working week
- Monday to Friday with some weekend working required.
- Positions
- 1
About the role
We are looking for a multi-skilled engineering apprentice to join the existing maintenance team to support the Yate site operations by providing high-quality services for the production department. You will carry out planned maintenance work and attend to machine breakdown repairs, using both electrical and mechanical skills.
Skills required
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Qualifications
- GCSE · English · 4/C+ · Essential
- GCSE · Maths · 4/C+ · Essential
- GCSE · Science · 4/C+ · Essential
Things to consider
We expect the apprenticeship programme to be provided by Weston College to ultimately obtain a Level 3 Engineering Technician Standard of Apprenticeship covering both electrical and mechanical disciplines. Once the training element is complete successful apprentices will have an ability to understand electrical drawings to fault find, have a working understanding of PLCs, drives, hydraulics and pneumatics.
About SMURFIT WESTROCK UK LTD
Smurfit Westrock is a world leader in paper based packaging and is the European leader in containerboard, solid board, corrugated and solid board packaging. The organisation strives to be a customer orientated, market led company which satisfies the personal development of its employees.
Training provider
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION · Engineering and manufacturing · Level 3
Vacancy reference: 2000046071 · Posted 3 Aug 2026