Engineering Apprentice

Overview

Dayshift:
Monday to Thursday 7:45am to 4:45pm, Friday 7:45am to 12:45pm.

Reporting to: Engineering Manager

Site Location: Denroy Plastics Ltd, 9-11 Balloo Drive

Department: Engineering

As a local family-owned company since 1972, we have great pride in our company culture, support the local community and provide opportunities. Denroy Limited is a leading supplier of plastics injection moulding solutions to a number of industries worldwide.

As an Engineering Apprentice, you will be responsible for learning how to support the manufacturing plant, equipment and buildings to ensure optimum production performance at all times.

• Complete all preventative and general maintenance work on site on time, maintaining all equipment to the manufacturer’s recommendations, and ensuring all records are completed and up to date.
• Deal with unscheduled and emergency maintenance work and breakdowns, including fault finding and necessary repair in a safe and timely manner; conduct root cause analysis on shift, document and communicate immediate countermeasures and long-term actions to prevent re-occurrence and allow accurate reporting to the Engineering Manager for the shift log.
• Be proactive in predicting, detecting, reporting and diagnosing potential and existing software, electrical and mechanical problems on all equipment to identify issues and faults, solve problems, and increase reliability, availability and utilization of the plant.
• Maintain factory services in excellent order, utilise 5S system, and ensure housekeeping is kept to the highest standard in all areas of responsibility for the Engineering Dept.
• Improve OEE and work to Departmental KPIs.

The overall job function is to ensure that all products manufactured by Denroy meet customers’ expectations for quality and delivery, and that the quality department consistently maintains KPIs. This should be achieved while demonstrating commitment to Denroy Group Values of Leadership, dependability, relationships, respect, teamwork and innovation.

• Attending all academic studies
• Take responsibility for completing all coursework set by assessors to successfully achieve your vocational qualifications including logbooks and coursework
• Complete tasks as assigned to you relevant to your chosen apprenticeship route
• Meet all personal and professional standards set by the Company, particularly regarding health and safety
• During your apprenticeship, you’ll be assessed to make sure you’re achieving the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed for your chosen apprenticeship

• 5 GCSEs grades A*-C or equivalent in English, Maths, Science as a minimum

• Have a passion for all things engineering
• Be keen to learn
• Be motivated to achieve success
• Have excellent timekeeping and attendance
• Enjoy problem solving
• Ability to learn to interpret technical information
• Able to work as an individual and as a team member

• Currently studying or recently completed an Engineering course
• You will have a good level of dexterity/hand skills
• Demonstrate an interest in problem solving
• You will have good hand-to-eye coordination and hands skills
• Your logical approach to problem solving will enable you to perform to make a good contribution to all aspects of the job
• You need to be able to learn through instruction and experience

• Full in-house training
• Reward Gateway discount scheme
• Staff Discount Scheme
• Annual leave increasing in line with length of service
• Electric Vehicle charging ports
• Yearly allowance for branded clothing merchandise
• Secure, free on-site parking
• Free tea, coffee, milk and fruit provided

This job description is not restrictive and may be reviewed or altered to meet the needs of an evolving organization, subject to mutual agreement.

• Monday to Thursday 7:45am to 4:45pm
• Friday 7:45am to 12:45pm

(2 x 15 min breaks paid and 30 mins break unpaid)

Please note:

We are not a licensed UK visa sponsor.

Denroy Plastics Limited is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

To apply, please visit our careers page. Contact human resources if you have any queries.

Closing date is 27 February 2026 at 13:00 hrs.