Apprentice Health and Safety Technician

ANSALDO NUCLEAR ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

Wolverhampton, WV4 6JX

Closes on Sunday 2 February

Posted on 20 December 2024


Summary

Ansaldo Nuclear are looking for two apprentices to join their small team of Health and Safety Technicians. You will assist to develop, review and check on the implementation of safe systems of work, as well as delivering training, investigate and analyse incidents and near misses.

Annual wage
£22,000 a year

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Training course
Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 11 February

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

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

Day to day tasks include:

  • Learning to apply a range of Information technology and interpersonal skills in order to provide an excellent service to both internal and external customers including answering incoming calls, responding to emails and assisting with some basic administrative duties
  • Learning to work effectively as part of a team as well as on own initiative, developing excellent communication skills and dealing with all queries in an effective and efficient way
  • Learning how to accurately maintain records; both manual and computerised
  • Gaining a good understanding of risk assessments, safe systems of work together with policies and procedures
  • Undertake site visits to Manufacturing / Construction sites to check on site safety standards
  • Maintaining excellent levels of attendance at college/tutor sessions and successfully achieving a level 3 qualification
  • To always work in a “safe” way ensuring compliance with legislation, regulatory requirements, best practice and continuous improvement
  • Always ensure actions and behaviours fully support the Business’ Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Strategy Transparent with everyone, always being open, honest and clear, with us and others ensuring we commute effectively across the Trust

Where you’ll work

PO BOX 2944 Spring Road

Ettingshall

Wolverhampton

WV4 6JX

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

IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

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

This is a two-year apprenticeship resulting in a Level 3 Safety, Health and Environmental apprenticeship qualification.

  • Level 3 Apprenticeship in Safety, Health & Environment Technician
  • Level 3 Occupational Health & Safety
  • IOSH Managing Safety
  • NEBOSH Level 3 Certificate in Health & Safety

Learners must complete 83 days off the job training within their workplace covering the assessment & project needs for the qualification and this must be logged and accounted for within their learning log.

The first 17 weeks will be a day per week at the training provider, In-Comm Training Services in Walsall, WS9 8UG, followed by monthly project development workshops, alongside assessor visits for the remainder of the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English, Maths and Science (grade 9-5)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness
  • previous engineering interest

Other requirements

It would be advantageous if the successful candidate has a full Driving Licence or is working towards this.

About this company

Ansaldo Nuclear Ltd is the largest independent turnkey provider of nuclear engineering, manufacturing and services in the UK, and part of Ansaldo Nucleare SpA. The Company’s involvement in the nuclear industry began with the construction of the first nuclear reactor in the UK for the Dounreay Power Plant. Since then, Ansaldo Nuclear Ltd has supplied an extensive range of equipment and solutions to most UK nuclear power stations – including fuel route, remote handling, inspection equipment, encapsulation and waste handling. Ansaldo Nuclear Ltd also operates in the defence sector.

https://www.ansaldoenergia.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity for a full time position

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

IN-COMM TRAINING AND BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

Melanie Crutchley

melaniec@in-comm.co.uk

01922 457686

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292892.

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Closes on Sunday 2 February

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