Operations Apprenticeship
AWE PLC · South East · RG7 4PR
About the role
Operations Apprentice 🚀 AWE is looking for enthusiastic and driven individuals to join our Operations team as Apprentices! This is your chance to kickstart a career in a truly unique environment, understanding how everything from Operations and Manufacturing to Science and Engineering works in sync. You’ll be directly contributing to the defence and security of the UK by supporting crucial manufacturing and assembly work. 🇬🇧
What you'll be doing:
- Exploring the Business: Dive into different operational areas, learning about the daily tasks, processes, and how work gets done to meet strict requirements. 🧐
- Hands-on Experience: Get involved in practical lab analysis, provide administrative support, and learn how teams keep us safe and healthy, both physically and environmentally. 🧪
- Explosives Operations: Understand the science behind our explosives operations, including the vital safety measures required for responsible work. 💥
- Organising for Success: Discover how daily tasks, weekly plans, and safe systems of work are managed to ensure everything on site runs smoothly and safely. 📅
- Science in Action: Participate in exciting science-related work, like pulsed power trials – where energy builds up and is released in a flash! ⚡
This role can be physically demanding. You'll need to pass a medical assessment to confirm your fitness and suitability for working with our unique materials. This includes having a BMI under 35, which is a legal requirement for wearing respiratory protection, which you may need depending on your role. 💪
Key responsibilities
- Support manufacturing and assembly work
- Carry out practical laboratory analysis
- Support administrative activities
- Take part in science-related work
- Understand operational tasks, processes, and safety measures