Degree Chemist Apprentice
Veolia UK
Aldermaston (RG7 4PR)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 19 September 2025)
Posted on 2 September 2025
Contents
Summary
Veolia is looking for a Degree Chemist Apprentice to join our team in Aldermaston. In this role, you will join the operations team, where you'll develop skills to help meet contact requirements and support the Client in performing various technical chemical service tasks that assist the Contract Chemist.
- Wage
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£23,795 a year
- Training course
- Technician scientist (level 5)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday between 8.30am to 5:00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 October 2025
- Duration
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3 years 3 months
- 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
- Analyse incoming material to the site for compliance against agreed waste specifications
- To collect wastes from customer production sites and ensure the safe transportation of wastes to the on-site Waste Storage Area
- Be proficient with road transport and special waste regulations and all company procedures
- Help to ensure the site and plant operates in a safe and compliant manner
- Monitor and assign works as logged onto the AWE Waste Service Desk/Planning system
- Be proficient with road transport and special waste regulations and all company procedures
Where you'll work
Aldermaston
Aldermaston
RG7 4PR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CSR SCIENTIFIC TRAINING LIMITED
Training course
Technician scientist (level 5)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Identify potential scientific techniques to meet defined objectives.
- Review and select appropriate scientific techniques to undertake required tasks (consider risk management, safe working practices, equipment availability, quality standards, the environment, and sustainability).
- Source and calibrate specified instrumentation and laboratory equipment.
- Plan and perform laboratory-based investigations and scientific experimentation using scientific techniques, procedures, and methods relevant to the role.
- Systematically obtain information when conducting scientific experiments.
- Record and store data in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to the development or improvement of processes and methodologies and support their implementation into the business as part of a wider team.
- Use data analysis tools and software packages to process or produce reliable, accurate data or information.
- Interpret scientific data to inform actions or recommendations and escalate where required.
- Present the results of scientific work to scientific and non-scientific audiences in written and oral form.
- Plan and prioritise own tasks and complete work to schedule whilst maintaining compliance with internal and external requirements.
- Contribute to recommendations, improvements, or scientific solutions to meet the requirements of internal or external customers.
- Identify, develop or contribute to solutions to technical problems.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and identify results requiring further investigation or escalation.
- Keeps up to date with advances in scientific and sector working practices and technologies. Shares best practice across the team.
- Identify potential scientific techniques to meet defined objectives.
- Review and select appropriate scientific techniques to undertake required tasks (consider risk management, safe working practices, equipment availability, quality standards, the environment, and sustainability).
- Source and calibrate specified instrumentation and laboratory equipment.
- Plan and perform laboratory-based investigations and scientific experimentation using scientific techniques, procedures, and methods relevant to the role.
- Systematically obtain information when conducting scientific experiments.
- Record and store data in accordance with regulatory requirements.
- Contribute to the development or improvement of processes and methodologies and support their implementation into the business as part of a wider team.
- Use data analysis tools and software packages to process or produce reliable, accurate data or information.
- Interpret scientific data to inform actions or recommendations and escalate where required.
- Present the results of scientific work to scientific and non-scientific audiences in written and oral form.
- Plan and prioritise own tasks and complete work to schedule whilst maintaining compliance with internal and external requirements.
- Contribute to recommendations, improvements, or scientific solutions to meet the requirements of internal or external customers.
- Identify, develop or contribute to solutions to technical problems.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and identify results requiring further investigation or escalation.
- Keeps up to date with advances in scientific and sector working practices and technologies. Shares best practice across the team.
Training schedule
- Off-the-job training, method
- End point assessment
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Initiative
About this employer
Veolia is tackling the climate crisis through a comprehensive range of waste, water and energy management services that help build a circular economy and protect the environment for generations to come. We're innovators committed to carbon reduction through energy-efficient solutions, preserving natural resources, protecting biodiversity, combating climate change and raising environmental awareness.
https://www.veolia.co.uk/careers (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
- A full-time position may be offered to the right candidate upon successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CSR SCIENTIFIC TRAINING LIMITED
uki.veolia.emergingtalent.mailbox@veolia.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340113.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 19 September 2025)
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