Overview
Engineering Apprentice – Boston – Dublin, Dublin, PE21 7PJ
Permanent – Full-Time
Salary: Up to £25700 per annum
Are you passionate about problem-solving? Excited about building a long-term career in engineering? And highly motivated to learn while earning?
If this sounds like you, our Engineering Apprenticeship could be the perfect opportunity!
Why Greencore?
Following the combination with Bakkavor in January 2026, we’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make every day taste better.
As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 28,000 talented colleagues across 36 manufacturing sites and 21 distribution depots in the UK and the US. Together, we bring delicious food to life. Our products cover every meal occasion from breakfast through to dinner and dessert, with lunch and snacking in between. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve combined revenues of approximately £4bn.
Our extensive direct to store (DTS) network, with 17 depots across the UK, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring consumers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.
Here in Boston we employ around 400 colleagues and produce ready to eat salads, prepared vegetables and snacks for many of the major retailers such as Coop, Boots, Greggs, Costco, Spar and BOL.
The food industry is an exhilarating place to be an engineer! We use some of the most innovative, modern and technically automated equipment available to manufacture a wide range of food products for our customers.
What you’ll be doing
Our 4‑year Engineering Apprenticeship, delivered with MGTS, leads to a Level 3 Food and Drink Maintenance Engineering qualification. You’ll gain practical experience in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment while developing the technical skills and behaviours needed for a successful engineering career in the food industry. Based at our Heathrow site, you’ll work flexibly in a 24/7 operation, which may include early starts, night shifts, and weekends.
By the end of the programme, you’ll be able to:
- Maintain and optimise production machinery
- Carry out planned and reactive maintenance
- Support changeovers and equipment set‑ups
- Drive improvements through audits and performance reviews
- Uphold health, safety, food safety and engineering standards
Your Learning Journey
- You’ll attend 15 three‑week study blocks at MGTS in Redditch (mainly in years 1 and 2), gaining hands‑on training before applying your learning on site.
- A driving licence and car are highly beneficial.
- Overnight stays are required if you can’t commute to Redditch. (Accommodation cannot be provided for those under 18 due to safeguarding policies.)
What you’ll get
- Starting salary: £25,700
- Travel and accommodation covered during study blocks
- Free wellbeing benefits (Virtual GP, health check, mental health and nutrition support, adult care helpline, onsite physio)
- Coaching, mentoring and Early Careers learning events
- A nationally recognised engineering qualification
- Time to complete apprenticeship learning
- Pension up to 8% matched
- Holiday buying scheme
- Company share‑save scheme
- Exclusive employee discounts
What we’re looking for
You should be passionate about engineering, food, and working with people. You’ll also be:
- Motivated, curious, organised, and a strong communicator
- Confident, pragmatic, and proud of your work
- Skilled at problem‑solving with strong attention to detail
- Able to manage time effectively and work accurately
Eligibility:
- GCSE Grade 5/C in Maths and English (or equivalent)
- Strong IT skills
- Right to live and work in the UK for the full duration
- Applicants with engineering experience or Level 3+ engineering qualifications may not be eligible
What happens next?
- Applications close 4 March 2026 (may close early if volumes are high).
- If successful at telephone screening, you’ll be invited to a Virtual Assessment Centre (8-17 April 2026).
- We work with MGTS during screening, so some personal information will be shared with them.
- Successful candidates will attend a second‑stage, face‑to‑face assessment at a Greencore site.
- Induction and apprenticeship enrolment take place August-September 2026.
IMPORTANT: Before applying for this role, please make sure you have the right to work in the country where the role is based. Unless it clearly stipulates within in the job advert above that the hiring company is looking to or able to sponsor applicants it is deemed that the hiring employer will only consider applications from those able to comply with and work in the country where the role is based.
