Health, Safety and Environment Apprentice
MKC Training
Chatham (ME4 4UG)
Closes in 5 days (Friday 25 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 April 2025
Contents
Summary
Full time Apprenticeship working for a company with 250+ staff in a military trade training facility with multiple training workshops. MKC Training have been awarded 12 consecutive RoSPA awards for safety and Health. The Royal School of Military Engineering site offers staff gym, a subsidised restaurant, a Greggs café, a shop and free parking
- Wage
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£14,526.20 to £23,492.04, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 June 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
- Assisting the SHEF Manager with safety tours around the workshops and offices, advising on SHEF approvements and advising on safety issues
- Carrying out accident investigations when appropriate and attending safety meetings with staff, company management and estate landlord
- Ensure that all Company users are conversant with SHEF arrangements as appropriate
- Support managers in their compliance with policy and assist in training staff in their responsibilities
- Manage and promote in house or site SHEF schemes or events (e.g. “Don’t walk” by and “National Health Week”)
Where you’ll work
Brompton Barracks
Dock Road
Chatham
ME4 4UG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
RHG CONSULT LTD
Your training course
Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience
- Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections
- Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace
- Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements
- Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
- Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support
- Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance
- Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations
- Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed
- Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources
- Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
- Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget
- Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health
Your training plan
- During your apprenticeship you will undergo remote learning through live webinars, forums, one to ones with a dedicated learning coach
- You will receive constant feedback and coaching through RHG’s team of experienced learning coaches
- You will gain the Level 3 Safety Health and Environment Technician Standard qualification, an IOSH approved Accident Investigation Certificate (additionally level 2 in English and Maths if not previously attained)
- You will be eligible to apply to the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) for Tech IOSH status on successful completion of your programme
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Math & English + 3 others (grade A*/9 to C/5)
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
- Customer care skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Honesty & Integrity
Other requirements
Security checks are mandatory – DBS, BPSS. References. Public transport routes are good with train links to Gillingham (10 min walk)and Chatham (20 Min walk). Bus route to Brompton
About this company
MKC Training are experts in training and education to organisations and adult professionals in the areas of construction, engineering and health & safety. The main area of delivery is to the Army Royal Engineers, to prepare them for operations around the world.
http://www.mkctraining.com (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
- Full time employment for the right candidate
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RHG CONSULT LTD
Jez Endean
Jez.endean@midkent.ac.uk
01634823057
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000313807.
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Closes in 5 days (Friday 25 April 2025 at 11:59pm)
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