Laboratory Apprentice

Job Title: Higher Laboratory Apprentice

Business: Tata Steel, Colors

Location: Shotton, Flintshire, CH5 2NH

Salary: Year 1 £17,963 Year 2 £20,641

Length of Apprenticeship: 2 1/2 years

Closing date: 28th February

At Tata Steel we believe that our strength is not just in our steel, but the diversity of our workforce. Our people make the difference.

Your Tata Steel apprentice programme is just the beginning, where you go next is up to you.

Apply today and let’s make the difference together.

We pride ourselves on our world-class products, processes and people. We value individuality and believe that exposing people to genuine challenges on live projects fosters creativity and allows potential to be fulfilled.

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The Role

At Shotton we offer IET accredited apprenticeship opportunities within laboratories. These include an opportunity to be part of an apprenticeship where you can learn and study towards an NVQ and HNC whilst gaining invaluable practical work experience.

The Apprenticeship

TTE is a leading training provider that offers training on behalf of a range of companies in the metals, chemical, petrochemical, process, power, paper, pharmaceutical, nuclear and oil and gas industries throughout the North West. For Laboratory apprenticeships there is a 1 year full time program at TTE, with one day a week at college studying HNC.
Employed by Tata Steel you will attend TTE full time for one year. From your second year you will be based on site at Shotton whilst continuing your apprenticeship and education. Following successful completion of your apprenticeship you will be offered a one year fixed term contract with Tata Steel, with the aim of progressing into a permanent role after that.

During your apprenticeship you will work towards:

• Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Laboratory and Associated Technical Activities
• HNC in Applied Chemistry
• Level 2 Functional skills
• RoSPA H&S Basic Certificate.

The Candidate

To be eligible for our Apprentice Programme you must have achieved, or be expecting to achieve, 5 GCSEs at grade C / 4 or above, including English, Maths and Science

AND

3 A levels at grade C or above or equivalent, including a science based subject

The Benefits

As well as your starting salary you will also be eligible for a wide variety of benefits including:

• One of the UK’s leading defined contribution pension schemes
• 35 days’ holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme
• CSR / volunteering opportunities
• Discounted shopping with various local and national retailers and services including Vodafone, Nandos, Virgin Holidays, Jaguar Land Rover, ASOS.
• A business and social networking platform for young professionals to develop in fun and energetic activities in and outside of work

The Business

Tata Steel is one of the world’s top 10 steel producers. The combined group has an annual aggregate crude steel capacity of more than 33 million tonnes with approximately 80,000 employees across four continents. We’re part of the Tata Group, one of the largest, most diverse conglomerates in the world with businesses in the UK including Tata Steel, Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Tea.

But it’s not just our size that sets us apart. What makes us different is our approach to business. We believe our strength is how we build collaborative relationships that create new success for our customers

Sustainability is at the very heart of what we do and we are dedicated to managing our operations responsibly and to continuously improving our performance. Innovating for tomorrow, making a positive impact today.

Tata Steel in the UK is committed to our ambition of reducing energy consumption and to becoming a carbon neutral steelmaker by 2045, to find out more about our journey click here https://youtu.be/qs-0RpEdP1M