Food and drinks engineer / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Training

Reference Quantity: ST0624

Particulars of normal

Part 1: Occupational Profile

Meals and Drink is among the largest, most dynamic and quickest rising sectors of trade. Meals and Drink Engineers keep, handle and set up a various vary of specialist tools and know-how used within the manufacture of foods and drinks merchandise. Combining engineering competence with an understanding of the ideas of meals security, science and know-how, their focus is on managing, sustaining and repeatedly bettering present property. They function throughout the confines and distinctive challenges of the sector. These embody the variability of the product itself, the authorized and regulatory framework, atmosphere components and buyer and shopper expectations and requirements.

They fulfil quite a lot of capabilities inside meals companies, coping with mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, course of growth and venture engineering.

Typical duties embody:

Co-ordinate site-based engineering actions utilizing website requirements

Implement and function engineering actions inside regulatory necessities

Help the positioning/firm to ship operational targets, attaining optimum operational effectivity on the lowest value

Help the transition from a reactive to proactive method to engineering

Keep and optimise the efficiency of present foods and drinks manufacturing tools and equipment

Design and set up new course of traces to satisfy rising enterprise wants

Embed reliability centred upkeep methods and methods

Determine the foundation causes of course of and tools failure and addressing by the implementation of steady enchancment methods

Lead the event of programs to drive planning and management focussed enhancements

Lead the environment friendly and efficient supply of asset care

They often work as a part of a workforce together with different engineers and can work together with different capabilities and groups inside their very own firm, resembling Manufacturing, Manufacturing Planning, Well being and Security and High quality. They’re chargeable for their very own work and could also be chargeable for groups.

Meals and Drink Engineers have core information, abilities and behaviours and information and abilities relating to 1 specialism, both mechanical or electrical.

Typical job titles embody Meals and Drink Mechanical Engineer, Meals and Drink Electrical Engineer, Steady Enchancment Meals and Drink Engineer and Meals and Drink Reliability Engineer.

Part 2: The Necessities – Data, Abilities and Behaviours

Data:

	Meals and Drink Engineers have the next information and understanding:
K1	Legislative, regulatory and moral necessities, resembling Harmful Substances and Explosive Atmospheres (DSEAR) and Atmospheres and Explosives (ATEX) rules, and their software to meals engineering processes; meals security, hazard evaluation and demanding management factors (HACCP), well being & security and environmental issues
K2	Meals science and know-how; how engineering is utilized in foods and drinks manufacturing: heating processing, packaging, modified environment packaging (MAP), preservation, chilling, freezing, sterilisation
K3	Engineering processes and tools together with automation and controls to make and ship merchandise to market: shaping forming tools, ovens, chillers, freezers, sterilisers, MAP packing machines, verify weighers, temperers, washing/cleansing, fillers, extruders, bulk strong dealing with & distribution and liquid programs course of validation, sieving, filtration, steel detection, bar code verification steel detection wrapping and palletising
K4	Engineering concept and methods to develop processes i.e. thermodynamic and thermo-fluid evaluation warmth switch may be utilized to design of baking, cooling, preserving, freezing, chilling programs
K5	Hygienic engineering ideas regarding kind of fabric, machine meeting, design and follow; and their significance to delivering meals hygiene and security and worker well being and security necessities in a foods and drinks course of
K6	Packing supplies in meals; inter-relationships with meals elements, closing product and their results on security, high quality and efficiency by the provision chain i.e. learn how to engineer right seals on movie, cardboard, tins, steady transportation, moisture boundaries
K7	Downside fixing instruments to analyse e.g. Outline, Measure, Analyse, Enhance Management (DMAIC) ideas
K8	Interpretation and analysis methods
K9	Total Gear Efficiencies (OEE), for instance Good Reliability Pushed Upkeep approaches together with Reliability Centred Upkeep (RCM)/ Failure mode, results, and demanding evaluation (FMECA), Situation Monitoring Strategies and functions, Single minute change of Die (SMED), Line steadiness
K10	Threat administration methods, reliability/criticality instruments and the way they’re used to scale back operational losses/wastage operations
K11	Life Cycle Asset Administration (LCAM), Criticality Evaluation & Expertise Choice (CATS), Clever Upkeep, Restore and Operations (stock) (MRO) Optimisation
K12	Product, equipment specs: how they’re used to set functionality measurement, efficiency testing and upkeep necessities to ship a regular set of working situations for constant product supply
K13	Efficient planning and scheduling, together with efficient communication, workforce working and venture administration methods
K14	Buyer/meals commerce affiliation requirements, resembling British Retail Consortium, Retailer and Engineering requirements
K15	Common manufacturing providers: steam, pneumatics and hydraulics, electrical provide, refrigeration, water provide and effluent
K16	Manufacturing providers particular to meals: air filtration, oil free compressors, cleanliness of steam for meals, sieving of supplies, use of meals grade lubricant, major secondary cooling chemical compounds for meals, MAP gases and era i.e. Nitrogen
K17	Manufacturing facility digitisation/optimisation (Iot, Manufacturing facility 2020 ideas), for instance ideas of management engineering, logic controllers and knowledge communication programs, sensors and units, drives and transmissions, pumps and distribution programs, security circuit programs, pc aided design, store flooring knowledge gathering, PC use and computerised upkeep
K18	Digitisation: 4.0, modelling of traces/course of, 3d modelling scanning and printing, product dimensional measurement, rheology measurement

Meals and Drink Engineers have the next information and understanding:

Legislative, regulatory and moral necessities, resembling Harmful Substances and Explosive Atmospheres (DSEAR) and Atmospheres and Explosives (ATEX) rules, and their software to meals engineering processes; meals security, hazard evaluation and demanding management factors (HACCP), well being & security and environmental issues

Meals science and know-how; how engineering is utilized in foods and drinks manufacturing: heating processing, packaging, modified environment packaging (MAP), preservation, chilling, freezing, sterilisation

Engineering processes and tools together with automation and controls to make and ship merchandise to market: shaping forming tools, ovens, chillers, freezers, sterilisers, MAP packing machines, verify weighers, temperers, washing/cleansing, fillers, extruders, bulk strong dealing with & distribution and liquid programs course of validation, sieving, filtration, steel detection, bar code verification steel detection wrapping and palletising

Engineering concept and methods to develop processes i.e. thermodynamic and thermo-fluid evaluation warmth switch may be utilized to design of baking, cooling, preserving, freezing, chilling programs

Hygienic engineering ideas regarding kind of fabric, machine meeting, design and follow; and their significance to delivering meals hygiene and security and worker well being and security necessities in a foods and drinks course of

Packing supplies in meals; inter-relationships with meals elements, closing product and their results on security, high quality and efficiency by the provision chain i.e. learn how to engineer right seals on movie, cardboard, tins, steady transportation, moisture boundaries

Downside fixing instruments to analyse e.g. Outline, Measure, Analyse, Enhance Management (DMAIC) ideas

Interpretation and analysis methods

Total Gear Efficiencies (OEE), for instance Good Reliability Pushed Upkeep approaches together with Reliability Centred Upkeep (RCM)/ Failure mode, results, and demanding evaluation (FMECA), Situation Monitoring Strategies and functions, Single minute change of Die (SMED), Line steadiness

K10

Threat administration methods, reliability/criticality instruments and the way they’re used to scale back operational losses/wastage operations

K11

Life Cycle Asset Administration (LCAM), Criticality Evaluation & Expertise Choice (CATS), Clever Upkeep, Restore and Operations (stock) (MRO) Optimisation

K12

Product, equipment specs: how they’re used to set functionality measurement, efficiency testing and upkeep necessities to ship a regular set of working situations for constant product supply

K13

Efficient planning and scheduling, together with efficient communication, workforce working and venture administration methods

K14

Buyer/meals commerce affiliation requirements, resembling British Retail Consortium, Retailer and Engineering requirements

K15

Common manufacturing providers: steam, pneumatics and hydraulics, electrical provide, refrigeration, water provide and effluent

K16

Manufacturing providers particular to meals: air filtration, oil free compressors, cleanliness of steam for meals, sieving of supplies, use of meals grade lubricant, major secondary cooling chemical compounds for meals, MAP gases and era i.e. Nitrogen

K17

Manufacturing facility digitisation/optimisation (Iot, Manufacturing facility 2020 ideas), for instance ideas of management engineering, logic controllers and knowledge communication programs, sensors and units, drives and transmissions, pumps and distribution programs, security circuit programs, pc aided design, store flooring knowledge gathering, PC use and computerised upkeep

K18

Digitisation: 4.0, modelling of traces/course of, 3d modelling scanning and printing, product dimensional measurement, rheology measurement

Abilities:

	Meals and Drink Engineers will display the next abilities and might:
S1	Use engineering ideas to ship merchandise/packaged meals
S2	Adjust to commonplace working procedures, firm, authorized and regulatory necessities and buyer/shopper and engineering requirements
S3	Plan, for instance labour and engineering supplies
S4	Affect and talk with colleagues and others, resembling engineers, different capabilities and groups
S5	Assess workforce and particular person efficiency, present suggestions to enhance; coach and mentor
S6	Use steady enchancment methods, for instance apply high quality administration ideas, take part in failure investigations and contribute to and implement sensible engineering options for effectivity and/or profitability
S7	Use IT, digitisation and handbook strategies to gather knowledge from programs to assist engineering exercise throughout the enterprise
S8	Use and develop deliberate preventative upkeep (PPM) methods, incorporate applicable proactive upkeep routines, resembling vibration evaluation, thermography, easy visible/half measurement
S9	Analyse operational efficiency, specification and knowledge
S10	Consider doable failure modes and establish technique, for instance technical threat evaluation strategies, PPM to RCM methods
S11	Contribute to the development and commissioning of kit and equipment used for producing preserved/recent and protected foods and drinks merchandise

Meals and Drink Engineers will display the next abilities and might:

Use engineering ideas to ship merchandise/packaged meals

Adjust to commonplace working procedures, firm, authorized and regulatory necessities and buyer/shopper and engineering requirements

Plan, for instance labour and engineering supplies

Affect and talk with colleagues and others, resembling engineers, different capabilities and groups

Assess workforce and particular person efficiency, present suggestions to enhance; coach and mentor

Use steady enchancment methods, for instance apply high quality administration ideas, take part in failure investigations and contribute to and implement sensible engineering options for effectivity and/or profitability

Use IT, digitisation and handbook strategies to gather knowledge from programs to assist engineering exercise throughout the enterprise

Use and develop deliberate preventative upkeep (PPM) methods, incorporate applicable proactive upkeep routines, resembling vibration evaluation, thermography, easy visible/half measurement

Analyse operational efficiency, specification and knowledge

S10

Consider doable failure modes and establish technique, for instance technical threat evaluation strategies, PPM to RCM methods

S11

Contribute to the development and commissioning of kit and equipment used for producing preserved/recent and protected foods and drinks merchandise

Behaviours:

	Meals and Drink Engineers display the next behaviours
B1	Protected working, for instance promotes a tradition of meals security and protected working practices
B2	Takes possession of labor, for instance takes duty and possession of resolution making for good meals follow; is proactive, and demonstrates initiative; plans work: reliable; works autonomously inside personal sphere of duty
B3	Exhibits delight in work, for instance robust work ethic; shows a optimistic thoughts set; pays consideration to element; seems for brand new methods of working that enhance outcomes and outcomes
B4	Dedicated to self-development, for instance seeks studying, drives the event of self and others; maintains and enhances personal follow by persevering with skilled growth exercise
B5	Exhibits integrity and respect, for instance promotes integrity in course of and website requirements, respects others, promotes good communication in any respect ranges, adapts private type to satisfy work wants
B6	Workforce participant, for instance drives good relationships with others, works collaboratively, contributes concepts and challenges appropriately
B7	Responsive to alter, for instance versatile to altering working atmosphere and calls for; resilient underneath strain
B8	Exhibits firm/trade perspective, for instance promotes the place of the enterprise in relation to market and competitors, retains updated with trade and market development, commercially conscious

Meals and Drink Engineers display the next behaviours

Protected working, for instance promotes a tradition of meals security and protected working practices

Takes possession of labor, for instance takes duty and possession of resolution making for good meals follow; is proactive, and demonstrates initiative; plans work: reliable; works autonomously inside personal sphere of duty

Exhibits delight in work, for instance robust work ethic; shows a optimistic thoughts set; pays consideration to element; seems for brand new methods of working that enhance outcomes and outcomes

Dedicated to self-development, for instance seeks studying, drives the event of self and others; maintains and enhances personal follow by persevering with skilled growth exercise

Exhibits integrity and respect, for instance promotes integrity in course of and website requirements, respects others, promotes good communication in any respect ranges, adapts private type to satisfy work wants

Workforce participant, for instance drives good relationships with others, works collaboratively, contributes concepts and challenges appropriately

Responsive to alter, for instance versatile to altering working atmosphere and calls for; resilient underneath strain

Exhibits firm/trade perspective, for instance promotes the place of the enterprise in relation to market and competitors, retains updated with trade and market development, commercially conscious

Part 3: Extra Data and Abilities

Along with the core information, abilities and behaviours, Meals and Drink Engineers will display specialist extra information and abilities from both the mechanical or electrical choices. All apprentices should full the core plus one of the choices.

	Mechanical Meals and Drink Engineers have the next information and understanding:
MK1	Mechanical design, mechanical evaluation (static) efficiency of parts, mechanisms and programs; research of friction put on; the science of interacting surfaces in relative movement (tribology)
MK2	Legal guidelines of thermodynamics and its functions inside a hygienic foods and drinks atmosphere: the basics of warmth switch, thermo-fluid evaluation, entropy, vitality effectivity; conservation and sustainability
MK3	Steam fundamentals resembling gas varieties, combustion, feedwater, boiler controls and instrumentation, operation of boilers, security and authorized necessities and boiler effectivity
MK4	Warmth restoration programs and vitality administration together with the necessities of environment friendly greatest follow

Mechanical Meals and Drink Engineers have the next information and understanding:

MK1

Mechanical design, mechanical evaluation (static) efficiency of parts, mechanisms and programs; research of friction put on; the science of interacting surfaces in relative movement (tribology)

MK2

Legal guidelines of thermodynamics and its functions inside a hygienic foods and drinks atmosphere: the basics of warmth switch, thermo-fluid evaluation, entropy, vitality effectivity; conservation and sustainability

MK3

Steam fundamentals resembling gas varieties, combustion, feedwater, boiler controls and instrumentation, operation of boilers, security and authorized necessities and boiler effectivity

MK4

Warmth restoration programs and vitality administration together with the necessities of environment friendly greatest follow

	Mechanical Meals and Drink Engineers will display the next abilities and might:
MS1	Design, produce, and function mechanical equipment
MS2	Design energy circuits, utilising software program and calculation
MS3	Apply specialist reliability engineering methods to forestall or cut back the probability or frequency of failures i.e. vibration evaluation, oil sampling, warmth mapping, non-destructive testing
MS4	Apply thermodynamic concept to extra complicated engineering programs, for instance tempering chocolate, cleansing programs, sterilisation, vacuum cooling
MS5	Design and enhance programs, for instance steam, water or air

Mechanical Meals and Drink Engineers will display the next abilities and might:

MS1

Design, produce, and function mechanical equipment

MS2

Design energy circuits, utilising software program and calculation

MS3

Apply specialist reliability engineering methods to forestall or cut back the probability or frequency of failures i.e. vibration evaluation, oil sampling, warmth mapping, non-destructive testing

MS4

Apply thermodynamic concept to extra complicated engineering programs, for instance tempering chocolate, cleansing programs, sterilisation, vacuum cooling

MS5

Design and enhance programs, for instance steam, water or air

	Electrical Meals and Drink Engineers have the next information and understanding:
EK1	Electrical and digital programs, design methods and their functions to British Requirements
EK2	Set up of programs and provide programs following meals security requirements e.g. tray work
EK3	Superior electrical ideas (low voltage (LV) to excessive voltage (HV))
EK4	Instrumentation and calibration methods for programs, for instance thermo, weights and move
EK5	Automation and management programs primarily with the next low voltage programs, i.e. constructing automation programs, heating, air flow and air-con (HVAC) controls, entry management programs, knowledge cabling and fiber optic cable set up and termination
EK6	Supervisory management and knowledge acquisition (SCADA) and community programs
EK7	Electrical security programs and sensible options

Electrical Meals and Drink Engineers have the next information and understanding:

EK1

Electrical and digital programs, design methods and their functions to British Requirements

EK2

Set up of programs and provide programs following meals security requirements e.g. tray work

EK3

Superior electrical ideas (low voltage (LV) to excessive voltage (HV))

EK4

Instrumentation and calibration methods for programs, for instance thermo, weights and move

EK5

Automation and management programs primarily with the next low voltage programs, i.e. constructing automation programs, heating, air flow and air-con (HVAC) controls, entry management programs, knowledge cabling and fiber optic cable set up and termination

EK6

Supervisory management and knowledge acquisition (SCADA) and community programs

EK7

Electrical security programs and sensible options

	Electrical Meals and Drink Engineers will display the next abilities, and might:
ES1	Design and configure electrical programs i.e. add distribution boards to circuits
ES2	Modell dynamic programs utilising software program instruments
ES3	Design and modify electrical management engineering programs i.e.: Engineering LAN/ community
ES4	Diagnose faults on complicated management programs
ES5	Decipher complicated programme sequences in larger and decrease degree languages

Electrical Meals and Drink Engineers will display the next abilities, and might:

ES1

Design and configure electrical programs i.e. add distribution boards to circuits

ES2

Modell dynamic programs utilising software program instruments

ES3

Design and modify electrical management engineering programs i.e.: Engineering LAN/ community

ES4

Diagnose faults on complicated management programs

ES5

Decipher complicated programme sequences in larger and decrease degree languages

Part 4: Extra Info

Period

Usually 3-years

Typical Entry Necessities

Particular person employers will set their very own entry necessities when it comes to prior tutorial {qualifications} and vocational expertise. Usually candidates could have 2 A-levels at Grade B or equal, together with A-level in maths or equal and at the least one additional STEM primarily based topic and 5 GCSEs together with English and maths (grade C or above). The Apprenticeship as a Meals and Drink Upkeep Engineer supplies a preparation route for this Apprenticeship.

Degree

English and Maths

Apprentices should obtain degree 2 English and maths previous to taking end-point evaluation. For these with an training, well being and care plan or a legacy assertion the apprenticeships English and maths minimal requirement is Entry Degree 3. British Signal Language qualification is a substitute for English {qualifications} for these whom that is their major language.

Qualification

Basis Diploma in Meals Engineering

Renewal

This apprenticeship commonplace might be reviewed after 2 years

Skilled Recognition

Completion of the apprenticeship is designed to be recognised by the related skilled establishments as contributing in direction of the suitable degree {of professional} registration (Included Engineer). Nevertheless, it’s recognised that extra experiential proof could also be required.

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