Apprentice Technician

SPECTRA PACKAGING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Suffolk (IP19 8RX)

Closes in 16 days (Sunday 30 March)

Posted on 28 February 2025

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Summary

We are looking to recruit an Apprentice Technician who will have the capability to develop into a skilled Technician within the Production department. You would be offered a competitive salary, attend college on day release and receive excellent on the job training. We offer excellent benefits to all our staff at Spectra Packaging.

Wage
£15,311.40 a year

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Salary reviews take place each September, in line with the academic year.

Training course
Science manufacturing technician 2023 (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 8.00am - 5.00pm and Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm.

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

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

Your role will involve:

  • Learning all about the production of plastic bottles and caps

Supporting the team:

  • With QC checks
  • Palletising of finished goods
  • Planned tool and colour changes
  • Fault finding
  • You will be working as part of a team, providing support whilst
    learning on the job
  • The successful candidates will develop the required skills through expert training and academic studies

Where you’ll work

Antonine Way Sparrowhawk Road
Holton
Halesworth
Suffolk
IP19 8RX

Training

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

College or training organisation

THE COLLEGE OF WEST ANGLIA

Your training course

Science manufacturing technician 2023 (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.
  • Apply controlled environment procedures for example, gowning, isolators, contamination control, and sanitisation.
  • Apply sustainability principles for example, minimising waste.
  • Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and waste handling.
  • Conduct in process or post-manufacturing procedure for example, labelling, packing, storage, visual inspection, discharge.
  • Apply first line maintenance practices.
  • Store tools and equipment.
  • Conduct calculations for example, conversations, tare weight, charge weights, yield calculations.
  • Interpret data for example, process data, quality control and test procedure data.
  • Perform second person witness and second person checks for critical tasks.
  • Identify issues for example, defects, deviations, process variance, and maintenance requirements.
  • Apply problem solving and fault-finding techniques.
  • Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
  • 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 and GDPR.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques. Make a suggestion for improvement.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Produce written documents for example, handover notes or emails, non-conformances, design change requests.
  • Plan how to meet personal development needs. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
  • Apply standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Select, check, and prepare raw materials for biotechnology process for example, weighing, measuring, control and blending, conditioning, dissolving, and sanitisation.
  • Conduct pre-checks of hand tools, equipment and machinery for biotechnology process including calibration record where applicable.
  • Connect service connections for biotechnology process such as water, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic.
  • Operate biotechnology equipment for example, start-up, shut down, or cleaning mode.
  • Set and adjust biotechnology process parameters such as agitation revolutions per minute, temperature, pressure, flow rate or time.
  • Check calibration and calibrate analytical equipment.
  • Conduct at point analysis of the product using laboratory techniques (bench top analysis) for example, pH, conductivity measurement, optical density measurements, and protein concertation.
  • Apply quality assurance procedures. For example, conduct parameter checks (size, colour, weight), and take samples for laboratory testing.
  • Remove and replace disposable components and check functionality for example, break lines, isolators, and tri-clamps and tube welding.
  • Conduct aseptic method for example, aseptic technique or aseptic sampling.
  • Interpret drawings and graphs.
  • Select, check, and prepare raw (incoming) materials for aseptic process for example, weighing, measuring, conditioning, dissolving, and sanitisation.
  • Conduct pre-checks of hand tools, equipment and machinery for aseptic process including calibration record where applicable.
  • Operate aseptic process equipment for example, start-up and shut-down.
  • Set aseptic process parameters such as temperature, and pressure.
  • Conduct pre and in-process checks such as environmental monitoring.
  • Make adjustments to aseptic process parameters.
  • Clean equipment and process areas in-between production to avoid cross-contamination.
  • Conduct volume checks.
  • Calibrate analytical equipment.
  • 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.
  • Apply controlled environment procedures for example, gowning, isolators, contamination control, and sanitisation.
  • Apply sustainability principles for example, minimising waste.
  • Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and waste handling.
  • Conduct in process or post-manufacturing procedure for example, labelling, packing, storage, visual inspection, discharge.
  • Apply first line maintenance practices.
  • Store tools and equipment.
  • Conduct calculations for example, conversations, tare weight, charge weights, yield calculations.
  • Interpret data for example, process data, quality control and test procedure data.
  • Perform second person witness and second person checks for critical tasks.
  • Identify issues for example, defects, deviations, process variance, and maintenance requirements.
  • Apply problem solving and fault-finding techniques.
  • Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
  • 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 and GDPR.
  • Apply continuous improvement techniques. Make a suggestion for improvement.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
  • Produce written documents for example, handover notes or emails, non-conformances, design change requests.
  • Plan how to meet personal development needs. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.

Your training plan

  • Science manufacturing technician 2023 Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
  • You will attend college on a day release each week

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths and English (grade C or 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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience

About this company

At SPECTRA PACKAGING, we make plastic bottles and caps for cosmetics and personal care products, employing nearly 200 staff from our modern state-of-the-art factory in Halesworth in Suffolk.

https://www.spectra-packaging.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Paid overtime, contractual sick pay, 24 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays (incl xmas shutdown), Life Assurance, an attractive EAP scheme, paid counselling, free uniform, fresh fruit Friday, free parking, cycle to work scheme.

After this apprenticeship

  • Permanent position as Technician

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SPECTRA PACKAGING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Human Resources

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306750.

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Closes in 16 days (Sunday 30 March)

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