What you will do in your working day
Cogent Skills is working with Alpek Polyester UK Ltd. to recruit an Apprentice Process Industry Manufacturing Technician for its manufacturing operations on Teesside.
Under the direction of the Shift Manager, the Apprentice will work within the process operations team, performing various operations duties to ensure the safe, environmentally compliant, and efficient running of the plant.
This is very much a ‘hands-on’ role and, under supervision, your responsibilities will include:
* working safely in a high-hazard environment, under highly regulated conditions, wearing safety equipment, as directed, and complying with all health, safety and environmental policies and procedures at all times
* working in varied conditions, inside and outside, on two process plants or in associated process control rooms,
* assisting in the start-up, operation and shut-down of plant systems
* monitoring, inspecting and controlling plant conditions to ensure plant systems and processes are operating within operational parameters, making adjustments to maximise plant efficiency,
* minimise cost, meet environmental compliance and ensure product specification
* inspecting, cleaning, and maintaining the equipment in accordance with operational instructions
* resolving and reporting, or escalating, process, quality, health and safety, environment, and operating environment issues when operating out of normal parameters
* working alongside the plant engineering and maintenance personnel to conduct first line routine maintenance and testing of process and plant equipment
* conducting handover responsibilities - receiving information from or providing information to other shifts or maintenance teams
completing process documentation
You will be required to work 12-hour shifts on plants running 365-day operations (after a period of foundation training and where working time regulations allow)
This is an exciting time, and a fantastic opportunity, to embark on a hands-on career with Alpek Polyester UK Ltd, a leading global company within the industrial sciences sector.
The training you will be getting
Apprenticeship Standard: Process Industry Manufacturing Technician
Training Provider: Hartlepool College of Further Education
Qualification: City & Guilds Level 3 Diploma in Process Technology
Delivery Model: The first 12 months of the apprenticeship will be spent full time at Hartlepool College of Further Education (HCFE) to complete the foundation training and qualification, with a minimum 2 weeks of site placements. This will be followed by 24 months of hands-on, onsite training at Alpek Polyester, with regular support and guidance visits from your HCFE assessor, and end point assessment. Any further agreed study in years two and three will be through day release.
What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship
This role is part of our talent planning for the future and, for the right person, we are looking to continue to develop the Apprentice upon successful completion of the Apprenticeship. Subject to satisfactory completion of the Apprenticeship, candidates may be considered for any available permanent positions.