Process Control Apprentice (Electrical Engineering)

Summary

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to study electrical and instrumentation engineering in a practical and hands on environment at a National award winning apprenticeship employer in the Sheffield and Rotherham area.

Wage

£14,330 a year

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The current rates for our engineering apprenticeships are: Year 1 - £14330 - Year 2 - £dependant on age (aged 21 + will receive 3rd year rate) - Year 3 - £dependant on age. If required a shift premium will be paid on top of these rates

Training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Hours

Initially Monday to Friday at the training centre and then moving to shift work with days and times to be agreed over a 7 day period.

36 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

As a Process Control Engineer, you will be trained to maintain process control equipment and plant across the Speciality business sites.

As a Speciality Steels apprentice, you will learn how to:

Work safely with Process control and electrical equipment
Understand electrical drawings
Maintain process control equipment to a professional standard
Carry out fault finding and repairs

You will work within the Speciality Steels business, which produces high performance alloy and stainless steels designed to meet the detailed and demanding requirements of some of the world’s most challenging markets and industries.

Process control at Speciality Steels involves a wide range of services including aerospace specification compliance, maintenance of bespoke complex machinery, from electric arc furnaces to non-destructive testing facilities while working as part of a specialised department engineering team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who wants to study electrical and instrumentation engineering in a practical and hands on environment at a National award winning apprenticeship employer in the Sheffield and Rotherham area.

Where you’ll work

7 Fox Valley Way
Stocksbridge
Sheffield
S36 2JA

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

Level 3 Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard Delivered at the Stocksbridge Training Centre.

Year 1:

In your first year you will:

Start modules towards Electrical maintenance and the first year of your BTEC Level 3 in Electrical Engineering
Undertake specialist engineering training programme at our on-site training centre at Stocksbridge.

Year 2:

During your second year you will:

Undertake on-site working alongside qualified Technicians;
Complete a BTEC Level 3 in Engineering
Continue to complete your competence portfolio through experience within the work place

Year 3:

Your third year will see you:

Working on‐site with qualified Technicians
Complete an end point assessment

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

5 GCSE including English, Maths and Science (grade 4/C and above)

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

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

In addition to your training you will complete some placements in different departments where you will learn more about Process control and electrical engineering. As you move around, you'll gain lots of hands on, practical experience, get the chance to work with different people and discover how the company works. Your apprenticeship will initially be based at the Stocksbridge training centre and then you will rotate around the Rotherham, Brinsworth and Stocksbridge sites and this will include time at college and a training programme that guarantees variety and hands on work. It’s an ideal blend of classroom and ‘on-the-job’ training. The Apprenticeship Programme lasts three years, however this is reviewed every 12 months. Please be aware no positions are specific to just one location until substantive positions are offered and may include shifts/weekend working. Once you have completed the 3 years you will gain an Apprenticeship Standard Certificate. Following this you will look to move to a permanent position within Speciality Steels and your 4th year will see you transition into this role. The apprenticeship programme offers a range of benefits to help you make the right start in your working life. It’s a competitive package that recognises your contribution to our business and supports your professional development. As a Speciality Steels Apprentice, you’ll enjoy the same range of benefits as other employees from day one. These include: • 35 days holiday per year running April to March (pro rata for those starting in September) • Up to a combined 16% pension contribution • Access to Free Parking • Retail Discount Scheme • Career Development and Training • Employee Assistance Programme • Excellent opportunity to join a friendly and supportive team in a rapidly expanding company with exciting development opportunities

About this company

LIBERTY Steel UK is the third largest steel manufacturer in the country, with a footprint that covers nine sites across England, Scotland and Wales. It employs over 2,000 people and has an annual steel rolling capacity approaching three million tonnes. With steelmaking heritage dating back to 1842, LIBERTY Steel’s sites in the UK have a wealth of expertise thanks to our team of metallurgists, steelmakers, engineers and technicians. Our capabilities range from electric arc, vacuum induction melting, mill processing and value added services. The business manufactures and distributes products supplied mainly into the aerospace, construction, automotive, oil and gas and energy industries domestically and overseas to over 60 countries. The UK business sits within LIBERTY Steel Group, which is the GFG Alliance’s global steel manufacturing arm. With a total rolling capacity exceeding 18 million tonnes it is one of the top 10 producers globally, excluding China. Liberty Steel UK is playing an active role in meeting the group’s global ambition to be carbon neutral by 2030. Its Speciality Steels business in Rotherham uses an electric arc furnace – a less carbon-intensive form of producing steel than blast furnace production – to melt scrap steel for rolling into downstream products for a range of high-specification industries including oil & gas and aerospace. The UK business also has plans to create a GREENSTEEL hub at its Newport site using renewable energy from sister company SIMEC Atlantis’ Uskmouth biomass plant to power a new electric arc furnace.

https://libertysteelgroup.com/uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

You can expect to start your career as a craft team member in a Process control department. After that the next step would be to become a Technician
After that, there are career development opportunities within the Process Control department that you could follow to enhance your development

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Stewart Parsisson

stewart.parsisson@sheffcol.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000314298.

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Closes on Saturday 31 May 2025

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