Engineer Apprentice - North East, Durham, DL14 9PE

Engineer Apprentice - North East, Durham, DL14 9PE

Are you passionate about engineering and eager to build a long-term career in a modern, fastpaced manufacturing environment? Were looking for a motivated Engineer Apprentice to join our Engineering Team in West Auckland.

This is an exciting opportunity to gain handson experience while working towards a Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship, supported by experienced engineers and structured training.

About the Role

As an Engineering Apprentice, you will support the Engineering Team by carrying out planned and preventative maintenance activities, as well as responding to machine breakdowns, applying the skills and knowledge developed throughout the apprenticeship programme under appropriate supervision.

What Youll Be Doing

• Carry out planned, preventative, and predictive maintenance activities in line with site schedules, risk assessments, and training requirements.
• Support fault diagnosis, breakdown response, and corrective maintenance activities on plant, equipment, and machinery under supervision.
• Apply conditionbased, timebased, and riskbased maintenance techniques as competency develops.
• Use appropriate tools, equipment, and diagnostic methods safely and correctly.
• Work safely at all times, complying with all health, safety, environmental, and quality procedures.
• Actively participate in continuous improvement activities, including problem solving, rootcause analysis, and reliability improvement initiatives.
• Work closely with internal engineering mentors and external training providers to complete all onthejob and offthejob training requirements.
• Learn to understand, interpret, and apply engineering drawings, technical manuals, schematics, and procedures.

About You

Essential:

• Basic understanding of engineering principles
• Ability to follow instructions and work safely
• Good numeracy, literacy, and problemsolving skills
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills
• GCSEs (or equivalent) in Maths & English at Grade 4/C or above (or commitment to achieve)
• Eligibility to enrol on a Level 3 Engineering Apprenticeship

What We Value

Safety Loyalty Integrity Respect
A proactive mindset, strong teamwork, and commitment to continuous improvement.

Why Join Us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highimpact function at a key manufacturing site within Smurfit Westrock. Youll help shape a safer, smarter, highperforming future where your expertise truly makes a difference.

Smurfit Westrock reserve the right to only shortlist candidates who meet both the Essential and Desirable Criteria.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their sex; religious or similar philosophical belief; political opinion; race; age; sexual orientation; or, whether they are married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled; or whether they have undergone, are undergoing or intend to undergo gender reassignment.

We practice equality of opportunity in employment and select the best person for the job.