Apprentice - Chemical & Environmental Engineering

As part of our annual Faculty of Engineering Apprenticeship Training Program, we have an exciting opportunity to join the government’s level 3 Advanced Apprenticeship Scheme. 

Based primarily within the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, you will have a great chance to develop and grow your career as a Chemical Laboratory Assistant. We will support and help you to develop the skills, experience and knowledge you will need to succeed, whilst undertaking a full time 4-year Apprenticeship in commencing on 1st September 2025.

You will receive practical training in the faculty’s extensively equipped laboratories on a range of standard and specialised pilot-scale chemical laboratory equipment/instrumentation, techniques and processes from our experienced and qualified science/engineering technical specialists.

You will firstly undertake basic training followed by focused specialist training within facilities across the Chemical Engineering Department, allowing you to build new practical skills and knowledge in specialist chemical engineering and science disciplines. 

Over the apprenticeship period, there will be opportunities for you to learn and train on a wide range of cutting-edge chemical laboratory technologies including:

• Chemical analysis techniques
• Variety of methods: sampling and sample resizing, rotary evaporation, soxhlet extraction, leaching/digestion, distillation, 3D printing etc
• Experimental design, method development, testing and implementation
• Materials testing and characterisation.

Your formal academic training for the Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard programme will be over a 4-year period and will be achieved via a day release program at a FE College specific to your needs, where you will be expected to progress to a qualified Level 3 Chemical Laboratory Technician.

Qualifications to be undertaken will include:

• Advanced Apprenticeship Level 3 Laboratory Technician 
• Internal training courses relevant to role

You should have, or be expected to achieve a minimum of one of the following sections:

• Five GCSE’s at Grade C/4 (or above) including Level 2 or GCSE C/4 or above in English, Maths and Science

OR

• Relevant work experience or training in chemical laboratory environment.

What we offer

• A friendly, diverse, and supportive working environment
• Your working hours will be 36.25 hours per week
• Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days plus standard bank holidays and five university closure days including closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Our reward scheme grants bonuses of numerous values for excellent work
• We are committed to staff development through the provision of training, continued support, and career progression opportunities
• You will have access to a range of benefits and rewards, including fitness and health facilities, staff discounts, travel schemes and many more. To find out more about what we can offer you, follow the link to our benefits website

You are an enthusiastic individual who is eager to learn new skills/techniques working within a team of highly skilled and supportive technical teams. You will have the ability to show attention to detail and rise to the challenge this fantastic opportunity presents. 

Your formal academic training for the Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard programme will be over a 4-year period and will be achieved via a day release program at a FE College specific to your needs, where you will be expected to progress to a qualified Level 3 Chemical Laboratory Technician. On completion of the level 3 qualification (expected within 24 to 30 months) the salary range will increase to between £24,727 - £25,239 for the remainder of the 4 year apprenticeship.

We are keen to receive applications from those currently underrepresented in Chemical Engineering in the UK, such as women and those from minority ethnic backgrounds.

You are invited to apply for this opportunity through the University of Nottingham website until 2nd June 2025.

The post is offered on a fixed term contract until 31 August 2029. Hours of work are full time (36.25 hours per week). 

For more information please visit:   

https://www.gov.uk/become-apprentice                                                      

http://jobs.nottingham.ac.uk/ 

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Jacob Uguna or email jacob.uguna@nottingham.ac.uk  Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

Further details:

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