Operations Apprenticeship
AWE PLC · South East · RG7 4PR
About the role
Operations Apprentice at AWE 🚀
Ready to launch your career in a seriously cool and unique environment? 🌟 As an Operations Apprentice at AWE, you'll dive deep into how a major organisation ticks, from Operations and Manufacturing to cutting-edge Science and Engineering. You'll be a key player supporting the vital work that keeps the UK safe and secure. 🛡️
Get ready for hands-on experience in production and process operations, all within a super strict environment where safety is *the* absolute number one priority. 💯 No messing around here – we're talking about making a real difference!
What will your journey look like? 🤔 Expect to:
- Explore the Hub: Rotate through different operational areas to get a feel for what everyone does, the slick processes they follow, and how they nail complex requirements. 🗺️
- Lab Life & Admin: Get your hands dirty with practical laboratory analysis, lend a hand with admin tasks, and learn how teams keep our physical and environmental health in check. 🧪
- Explosive Science (Safely!): Understand how we conduct experiments in our explosives operational areas, and the crucial safety measures that make it all happen responsibly. 💥
- Master of Organisation: Discover how daily tasks, weekly plans, and safe systems of work are orchestrated to keep our entire site running smoothly and safely. 🗓️
- Science in Action: Jump into exciting science-related projects, like pulsed power trials where we build up and release energy at lightning speed! ⚡
The Fine Print: This role can be physically demanding. You'll need to pass a medical assessment to make sure you're fit and ready to handle our unique materials. 💪 A BMI under 35 is legally required to use certain safety equipment (like respiratory protection), which you might need for some roles. 😷
If you're up for a challenge, eager to learn, and want to be part of something big, this is your chance! ✨
Key responsibilities
- Supporting manufacturing and assembly work.
- Carrying out practical laboratory analysis.
- Supporting administrative activities.
- Understanding operational processes, requirements, and safe systems of work.
- Participating in science-related work.