Job Summary
This is a great opportunity to start a career in polymer manufacturing within a specialist silicone environment. As a Polymer Processing & Quality Control Technician Apprentice, you’ll learn to operate equipment, carry out testing, and support production while completing a Level 3 apprenticeship.
Duties
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
- Learn to operate production assets and ancillary equipment in line with safety, quality, and operating procedures
- Support the manufacturing process to ensure materials meet required quality standards
- Maintain high housekeeping standards to ensure a safe and efficient working environment
- Monitor material usage and compliance with quality and consumption standards
- Carry out in‑process testing of production batches
- Analyse, test, and produce samples to meet customer and industry specifications
- Assist with research and development of new materials and additives
- Maintain documentation in line with regulatory and quality requirements
- Support routine batch testing and assist Quality Control Technicians with troubleshooting
- Test manufactured materials against industry standards
- Carry out additional duties as required to support production and quality activities
Essential qualifications
- GCSE English Language (Grade 5) essential
- GCSE Maths (Grade 5) essential
Desired qualifications
- A Level Science (Grade Pass) desirable
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
Other requirements
Desired Skills & Personal Qualities
- Strong interest in polymer processing, manufacturing, or quality control
- Analytical and problem‑solving approach
- Good organisational skills and attention to detail
- Comfortable working with computers and basic software (Word, Outlook, Excel)
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team
- Motivated, enthusiastic, and committed to learning
- Awareness of health and safety in a technical environment
Pay: £18,000.00 per year
Work Location: In person
