Control Engineer Apprentice

British Sugar PLC
GB - Norfolk - Wissington
January 8, 2025
Manufacturing

British Sugar is a home-grown success story and one of the most efficient and competitive beet processers in the world. Around 3,500 farmers based in East Anglia and the East Midlands supply our four advanced manufacturing sites with eight million tonnes of sugar beet every year. We, in turn, make this in to over 1 million tonnes of sugar, serving customers across the UK, Ireland and increasingly growing commercially in the EU and world sugar markets.

Control Engineer Apprenticeship

Location: Wissington

Salary: £25,000

Contract Duration: 48 months

In this apprenticeship, you will follow a Control Engineering pathway, focusing on understanding, configuring, and optimizing the systems that automate and regulate sugar production. You will delve into the science behind control systems and automation, gaining expertise in programmable logic controllers (PLCs), distributed control systems (DCS), and other advanced automation technologies. This includes studying a broad range of topics such as control theory, process dynamics, sensors, actuators, and instrumentation, alongside related mechanical and electrical subjects like motor control, pneumatics, pumps, conveyors, and elevators.

A 55-month programme, following the Automation & Control Engineering Technician Standard, achieving a Level 4 qualification recognised by the Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET) for Engineering Technician (EngTech) and the Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) for Engineering Technician (EngTech) and all the practical experience alongside, to be ready to move into a Control Engineer (Development) role.

During your scheme you will be working from our Wissington factory, 5-days a week, Monday-Friday for 8 hours each day and attending college on a block release basis. During periods of site support, you may occasionally be required to work on weekends and bank holidays.

This scheme gives you the opportunity to:

Understand how the key operational functions Extraction, Refinery, Pulp Management, Energy, Co-Products and Customer Supply work within our factories.
Gain a good knowledge of our processes and equipment.
Understand our systems and procedures to work safely and efficiently.
Develop the behavioural skills to be a great team member.
Develop skills to troubleshoot and fault find on plant using tools including system tools and technics, through commissioning, maintenance, and operational periods.
Develop skills to troubleshoot and fault find control system faults.
Develop skills to design, development and management of modern PLC based control systems and distributed control system on our sites.
Gain knowledge of operational technology (OT) systems and how the modern control systems and OT integrate with information technology (IT) systems.

What will you need?

Be aged 18 or over.
Be living and eligible to work in the UK.
Have achieved or predicted a minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade 4/C (or above) which must include Maths, English and Science. Level 3 qualification in Engineering or A Levels in Maths & Physics
Be able to travel to the workplace and to attend college on a block release basis*.
Be open to further studies as part of our continued development plan.
Live our values of staying safe, drive to action, working together, respecting each other and being open and flexible.

Application Closing Date: 28 February 2025

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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