Summary
Responsible for the safe operation and continuous operation of the plant to produce a quality product that meets specifications, maximising first yield with minimal waste. Contribute to ongoing continuous improvement of safety, process and product. There are 22 employees on each shift team.
Wage
£14,918.80 a year
•Apprentice bonus scheme •Safety and Quality bonus scheme •Attendance bonus scheme •Company pension (salary sacrifice scheme, up to 12% employer contribution) •Free access to Physio •Excellent development opportunities
Training course
Process industry manufacturing technician (level 3)
Hours
CATCH Monday - Friday between 8am - 4pm.
38 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
3 years
Positions available
5
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
* Safely operates continuous plant and equipment following written SWPs to specified quality standards, requiring some supervision.
* Interacts with a computer based SCADA control system to monitor and operate the plant.
* Ensuring internal and external Health, Safety & Environmental standards are met in terms of both work performance and behaviour. Reports any incidents (Safety and Environmental) to minimise the risk of recurrence.
Where you’ll work
Energy Park Way
Grimsby
DN31 2TT
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
HCF CATCH LIMITED
Your training course
Process industry manufacturing technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Review instructions or information to understand the task.
* Plan tasks. Identify and organise resources with consideration for safety, environmental impact, quality, and cost.
* Identify hazards and risks in the workplace and personal safety and mitigation measures.
* Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Follow environment emergency procedures. For example, make area safe, evacuate.
* Apply sustainability principles for example, minimising waste.
* Apply standard operating procedures (SOPs).
* Check equipment.
* Select, check, and prepare raw materials for process for example, weighing, measuring, control and blending, conditioning, dissolving, and sanitisation.
* Set and adjust processing parameters such as temperature, pressure, speed or time, distance.
* Monitor process for example, take readings and conduct walk-arounds.
* Conduct the control of product streams to maintain specifics.
* Apply quality assurance procedures. For example, density checks, contaminant check, and take samples for laboratory testing.
* Apply intermediate or post-manufacturing procedure for example, labelling, packing, storage, visual inspection, discharge.
* Manage waste streams.
* Clean equipment for example, boil-outs, steam-outs, bake-outs, steam in place SIP, clean in place (CIP).
* Conduct calculations for example, conversations, tare weight, charge weights, yield calculations.
* Store tools and equipment.
* Identify equipment for handover.
* Apply signage and access restriction measures.
* Shut down the process and equipment.
* Isolate process and systems.
* Complete isolation checks.
* Empty equipment for example, drain, purge, vent, and de-pressure.
* Purge, fill, pressurise and leak test.
* Complete post maintenance equipment checks.
* Line-up equipment.
* Connect service connections such as water, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic for chemical or petrochemical processing.
* De-isolate process, mechanical and electrical systems.
* Complete pre-start up checks.
* Start-up plant and equipment.
* Re-start process.
* Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
* Interpret data for example, process data, quality control and test procedure data.
* Interpret drawings and graphs.
* Identify issues for example, defects, deviations, process variance, and maintenance requirements.
* Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
* Apply problem solving and fault-finding techniques.
* Apply continuous improvement techniques. Make a suggestion for improvement.
* Use information and digital technology for example, management information systems, human machine interfaces, word processing, spreadsheet, email, virtual learning platforms, document sharing platforms. Comply with cyber security requirements.
* Produce written documents for example, handover notes or emails, non-conformances, design change requests.
* Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
* Apply team working principles.
* Plan how to meet personal development needs. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development (CPD) activities.
* Review instructions or information to understand the task.
* Plan tasks. Identify and organise resources with consideration for safety, environmental impact, quality, and cost.
* Identify hazards and risks in the workplace and personal safety and mitigation measures.
* Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
* Follow environment emergency procedures. For example, make area safe, evacuate.
* Apply sustainability principles for example, minimising waste.
* Apply standard operating procedures (SOPs).
* Check equipment.
* Select, check, and prepare raw materials for process for example, weighing, measuring, control and blending, conditioning, dissolving, and sanitisation.
* Set and adjust processing parameters such as temperature, pressure, speed or time, distance.
* Monitor process for example, take readings and conduct walk-arounds.
* Conduct the control of product streams to maintain specifics.
* Apply quality assurance procedures. For example, density checks, contaminant check, and take samples for laboratory testing.
* Apply intermediate or post-manufacturing procedure for example, labelling, packing, storage, visual inspection, discharge.
* Manage waste streams.
* Clean equipment for example, boil-outs, steam-outs, bake-outs, steam in place SIP, clean in place (CIP).
* Conduct calculations for example, conversations, tare weight, charge weights, yield calculations.
* Store tools and equipment.
* Identify equipment for handover.
* Apply signage and access restriction measures.
* Shut down the process and equipment.
* Isolate process and systems.
* Complete isolation checks.
* Empty equipment for example, drain, purge, vent, and de-pressure.
* Purge, fill, pressurise and leak test.
* Complete post maintenance equipment checks.
* Line-up equipment.
* Connect service connections such as water, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic for chemical or petrochemical processing.
* De-isolate process, mechanical and electrical systems.
* Complete pre-start up checks.
* Start-up plant and equipment.
* Re-start process.
* Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
* Interpret data for example, process data, quality control and test procedure data.
* Interpret drawings and graphs.
* Identify issues for example, defects, deviations, process variance, and maintenance requirements.
* Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
* Apply problem solving and fault-finding techniques.
* Apply continuous improvement techniques. Make a suggestion for improvement.
* Use information and digital technology for example, management information systems, human machine interfaces, word processing, spreadsheet, email, virtual learning platforms, document sharing platforms. Comply with cyber security requirements.
* Produce written documents for example, handover notes or emails, non-conformances, design change requests.
* Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
* Apply team working principles.
* Plan how to meet personal development needs. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development (CPD) activities.
Your training plan
The apprenticeship follows a 3 year programme, with the first year spent off the job at CATCH in Stallingborough. This would be Monday – Friday 8am – 4pm.
The remainder of the apprenticeship is then completed onsite with the employer.
Apprentices will achieve a Level 3 technical certificate and a Level 3 NVQ qualification as part of their apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English Language and/or Literature (grade 4)
* Maths (grade 4)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* Science (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Punctual
* Driven
* Can do attitude