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Food and drink advanced engineer (integrated degree) (level 6)

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Deliver efficient, effective and high performance food and drink production processes and systems.

Knowledge, skills and behaviours
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Knowledge

  • How future product and process design and commissioning is impacted by legislative, regulatory and ethical requirements, including hygiene and food safety, employee health & safety law and environmental considerations
  • How to lead and nurture others to articulate reliability optimisation strategies, prevent failures through effective maintenance techniques and develop life cycle plans for key assets
  • Systems approach adopted, both in equipment design and optimisation
  • Techniques and tools to research, analyse, interpret and evaluate information and concepts; how to utilise ideas from existing systems and new applications to improve or change processes
  • Principles and practices of hygienic design and cleaning systems appropriate to a food and drink environment
  • The role and impact of food and drink engineering within the wider business context, needs of internal and external stakeholders and the wider legal, environmental, technical and economic environment
  • Financial aspects required to justify, develop and commission new process or equipment
  • Strategic leadership, project management techniques, theory and practice required to deliver change processes within a food and drink environment
  • Inter-relationships between food ingredients, product and packaging materials and their effects on food safety, quality and performance of food processing and packaging design and improvement
  • The range of mechanical principles that underpin the design and operation of mechanical engineering systems
  • Tribology and its application to food processing equipment
  • The use of computer modeling and simulation techniques to predict the behavior of engineering-based technologies
  • Computer aided design (Finite Element Analysis)
  • The range of electrical principles, control engineering that underpins the design and operation of electrical engineering systems
  • Automation techniques, robotics and materials handling
  • Manufacturing execution systems
  • Process capability and thermodynamic analysis
  • Mass and heat balances, including material yield
  • System performance, for example line performance, production efficiency, V-curve and loss analysis
  • Production engineering practices and the management challenges related to production
  • How future product and process design and commissioning is impacted by legislative, regulatory and ethical requirements, including hygiene and food safety, employee health & safety law and environmental considerations
  • How to lead and nurture others to articulate reliability optimisation strategies, prevent failures through effective maintenance techniques and develop life cycle plans for key assets
  • Systems approach adopted, both in equipment design and optimisation
  • Techniques and tools to research, analyse, interpret and evaluate information and concepts; how to utilise ideas from existing systems and new applications to improve or change processes
  • Principles and practices of hygienic design and cleaning systems appropriate to a food and drink environment
  • The role and impact of food and drink engineering within the wider business context, needs of internal and external stakeholders and the wider legal, environmental, technical and economic environment
  • Financial aspects required to justify, develop and commission new process or equipment
  • Strategic leadership, project management techniques, theory and practice required to deliver change processes within a food and drink environment
  • Inter-relationships between food ingredients, product and packaging materials and their effects on food safety, quality and performance of food processing and packaging design and improvement
  • The range of mechanical principles that underpin the design and operation of mechanical engineering systems
  • Tribology and its application to food processing equipment
  • The use of computer modeling and simulation techniques to predict the behavior of engineering-based technologies
  • Computer aided design (Finite Element Analysis)
  • The range of electrical principles, control engineering that underpins the design and operation of electrical engineering systems
  • Automation techniques, robotics and materials handling
  • Manufacturing execution systems
  • Process capability and thermodynamic analysis
  • Mass and heat balances, including material yield
  • System performance, for example line performance, production efficiency, V-curve and loss analysis
  • Production engineering practices and the management challenges related to production
  • How future product and process design and commissioning is impacted by legislative, regulatory and ethical requirements, including hygiene and food safety, employee health & safety law and environmental considerations
  • How to lead and nurture others to articulate reliability optimisation strategies, prevent failures through effective maintenance techniques and develop life cycle plans for key assets
  • Systems approach adopted, both in equipment design and optimisation
  • Techniques and tools to research, analyse, interpret and evaluate information and concepts; how to utilise ideas from existing systems and new applications to improve or change processes
  • Principles and practices of hygienic design and cleaning systems appropriate to a food and drink environment
  • The role and impact of food and drink engineering within the wider business context, needs of internal and external stakeholders and the wider legal, environmental, technical and economic environment
  • Financial aspects required to justify, develop and commission new process or equipment
  • Strategic leadership, project management techniques, theory and practice required to deliver change processes within a food and drink environment
  • Inter-relationships between food ingredients, product and packaging materials and their effects on food safety, quality and performance of food processing and packaging design and improvement
  • The range of mechanical principles that underpin the design and operation of mechanical engineering systems
  • Tribology and its application to food processing equipment
  • The use of computer modeling and simulation techniques to predict the behavior of engineering-based technologies
  • Computer aided design (Finite Element Analysis)
  • The range of electrical principles, control engineering that underpins the design and operation of electrical engineering systems
  • Automation techniques, robotics and materials handling
  • Manufacturing execution systems
  • Process capability and thermodynamic analysis
  • Mass and heat balances, including material yield
  • System performance, for example line performance, production efficiency, V-curve and loss analysis
  • Production engineering practices and the management challenges related to production

Skills

  • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate new techniques or technologies, and to recognise if these have value within their own food and drink environment
  • Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop and commission engineering solutions within a food and drink environment
  • Align engineering developments with wider business considerations including finance, commercial management, product innovation and sustainability
  • Define, articulate and justify the business case for food and drink engineering investment
  • Implement preventative and condition based maintenance procedures using a range of reliability strategies across engineering, use technical risk assessments to improve reliability, maintainability and availability
  • Use problem solving techniques and Continuous Improvement techniques to deliver change and improvement programmes in a food and drink process designed to advance business performance
  • Drive business environmental objectives through engineering solutions which advance and protect the business and industry reputation
  • Effectively research a number of different approaches to identify the right solution
  • Network across factories and suppliers to identify best practice
  • Lead, motivate and influence people within a project management matrix; articulating organisational purpose and values to create an inclusive, high performance work culture
  • Exchange information and provide advice to technical and non-technical colleagues
  • Design mechanical systems, analyse the performance of components, mechanisms and systems
  • Conduct failure risk investigations and apply Reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures
  • Control the operation of measuring instruments that are used in design and configuration of automated systems
  • Model a diverse range of dynamic systems and design controllers for these systems
  • Conduct failure risk investigations and apply Reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures
  • Design key elements of a production line
  • Apply continuous improvement, problem solving and trouble shooting skills to increase efficiency in food production
  • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate new techniques or technologies, and to recognise if these have value within their own food and drink environment
  • Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop and commission engineering solutions within a food and drink environment
  • Align engineering developments with wider business considerations including finance, commercial management, product innovation and sustainability
  • Define, articulate and justify the business case for food and drink engineering investment
  • Implement preventative and condition based maintenance procedures using a range of reliability strategies across engineering, use technical risk assessments to improve reliability, maintainability and availability
  • Use problem solving techniques and Continuous Improvement techniques to deliver change and improvement programmes in a food and drink process designed to advance business performance
  • Drive business environmental objectives through engineering solutions which advance and protect the business and industry reputation
  • Effectively research a number of different approaches to identify the right solution
  • Network across factories and suppliers to identify best practice
  • Lead, motivate and influence people within a project management matrix; articulating organisational purpose and values to create an inclusive, high performance work culture
  • Exchange information and provide advice to technical and non-technical colleagues
  • Design mechanical systems, analyse the performance of components, mechanisms and systems
  • Conduct failure risk investigations and apply Reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures
  • Control the operation of measuring instruments that are used in design and configuration of automated systems
  • Model a diverse range of dynamic systems and design controllers for these systems
  • Conduct failure risk investigations and apply Reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures
  • Design key elements of a production line
  • Apply continuous improvement, problem solving and trouble shooting skills to increase efficiency in food production
  • Demonstrate the ability to evaluate new techniques or technologies, and to recognise if these have value within their own food and drink environment
  • Apply appropriate theoretical and practical methods to design, develop and commission engineering solutions within a food and drink environment
  • Align engineering developments with wider business considerations including finance, commercial management, product innovation and sustainability
  • Define, articulate and justify the business case for food and drink engineering investment
  • Implement preventative and condition based maintenance procedures using a range of reliability strategies across engineering, use technical risk assessments to improve reliability, maintainability and availability
  • Use problem solving techniques and Continuous Improvement techniques to deliver change and improvement programmes in a food and drink process designed to advance business performance
  • Drive business environmental objectives through engineering solutions which advance and protect the business and industry reputation
  • Effectively research a number of different approaches to identify the right solution
  • Network across factories and suppliers to identify best practice
  • Lead, motivate and influence people within a project management matrix; articulating organisational purpose and values to create an inclusive, high performance work culture
  • Exchange information and provide advice to technical and non-technical colleagues
  • Design mechanical systems, analyse the performance of components, mechanisms and systems
  • Conduct failure risk investigations and apply Reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures
  • Control the operation of measuring instruments that are used in design and configuration of automated systems
  • Model a diverse range of dynamic systems and design controllers for these systems
  • Conduct failure risk investigations and apply Reliability engineering techniques to prevent or reduce the likelihood or frequency of failures
  • Design key elements of a production line
  • Apply continuous improvement, problem solving and trouble shooting skills to increase efficiency in food production

Behaviours

  • Leadership in safe working: takes a disciplined and responsible approach to avoid risk through application of technical skills, exercises management and mitigation strategies
  • Ownership of work: takes responsibility for recommending the implementation of new practices, ensuring integrity of processes and raising site standards
  • Pride in work: embraces new ways of thinking and encourages others to do the same, displays a positive mind set demonstrated by willingness to learn, displays proactive approach and ability to act on their own initiative
  • Self-development: always gives their best, sets themselves challenging targets, confident decision maker, has ambition to continuously improve self
  • Integrity and respect: leads by example, acts as a role model and motivates others through actions and behaviour, shows respect for others and provides time and support
  • Leadership: committed to lead, manage and coach others effectively; works well with different functions and operations
  • Problem solving: willingness to take on new problems; maintains quality of thinking and creativity under pressure
  • Responsiveness to change: flexible to changing working environment and demands; resilient under pressure
  • Company/industry perspective: demonstrates curiosity to foster new ways of thinking and working; seeks out opportunities to drive forward change and improvements for the business
  • Leadership in safe working: takes a disciplined and responsible approach to avoid risk through application of technical skills, exercises management and mitigation strategies
  • Ownership of work: takes responsibility for recommending the implementation of new practices, ensuring integrity of processes and raising site standards
  • Pride in work: embraces new ways of thinking and encourages others to do the same, displays a positive mind set demonstrated by willingness to learn, displays proactive approach and ability to act on their own initiative
  • Self-development: always gives their best, sets themselves challenging targets, confident decision maker, has ambition to continuously improve self
  • Integrity and respect: leads by example, acts as a role model and motivates others through actions and behaviour, shows respect for others and provides time and support
  • Leadership: committed to lead, manage and coach others effectively; works well with different functions and operations
  • Problem solving: willingness to take on new problems; maintains quality of thinking and creativity under pressure
  • Responsiveness to change: flexible to changing working environment and demands; resilient under pressure
  • Company/industry perspective: demonstrates curiosity to foster new ways of thinking and working; seeks out opportunities to drive forward change and improvements for the business
  • Leadership in safe working: takes a disciplined and responsible approach to avoid risk through application of technical skills, exercises management and mitigation strategies
  • Ownership of work: takes responsibility for recommending the implementation of new practices, ensuring integrity of processes and raising site standards
  • Pride in work: embraces new ways of thinking and encourages others to do the same, displays a positive mind set demonstrated by willingness to learn, displays proactive approach and ability to act on their own initiative
  • Self-development: always gives their best, sets themselves challenging targets, confident decision maker, has ambition to continuously improve self
  • Integrity and respect: leads by example, acts as a role model and motivates others through actions and behaviour, shows respect for others and provides time and support
  • Leadership: committed to lead, manage and coach others effectively; works well with different functions and operations
  • Problem solving: willingness to take on new problems; maintains quality of thinking and creativity under pressure
  • Responsiveness to change: flexible to changing working environment and demands; resilient under pressure
  • Company/industry perspective: demonstrates curiosity to foster new ways of thinking and working; seeks out opportunities to drive forward change and improvements for the business
Apprenticeship category (sector)
Engineering and manufacturing
Qualification level
6
Equal to degree
Course duration
60 months
Funding
£24,000
Maximum government funding for
apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
Job titles include
  • Food and Drink Factory Engineering Manager
  • Food and Drink Process Engineering Manager
  • Food and Drink Manufacturing Engineering Manager
  • Food and Drink Group Engineering Manager
  • Food and Drink Reliability Manager
  • Food and Drink Project Engineering Manager

View more information about Food and drink advanced engineer (integrated degree) (level 6) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.