Allied Bakeries | part of Associated British Foods plc
VMU Technician Apprentice
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Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20.1bn and 138,000 employees in 56 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market-leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon.
We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market-leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products.
The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team. We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint-hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry.
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Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well-known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS.
If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.
Overview Of Role
Location: West Bromwich, West Midlands
We are looking for an apprentice HGV Mechanic to join our team at Allied Bakeries. This is a Monday to Friday role, 39 hours per week during your apprenticeship and you would be given day release to attend college one day a week during term time. Preferably we would consider applicants already part through their apprenticeship or anyone who wants to start out on an apprenticeship.
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Key Accountabilities
You'll learn how our garage operates and to fix and maintain all of our HGVs and get trained by senior colleagues. On top of your on-the-job experience you'll work towards an Apprenticeship Standard that is recognised across the industry and will help you build your career here.
The Right Person
- Have a logical way of working.
- Ambition to learn and develop in a hands-on role.
- You need to have an interest in Mechanical work and a strong work ethic.
- We're looking for people who can work well as part of a team and are driven to find the answers to problems.
- On top of that you'll need to be a strong communicator and have five GCSEs (or equivalent) including Maths, English and Science at grade C or higher.
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