Process Industry Manufacturing Technician Apprentice (Level 3) - Miswa Chemicals
MISWA CHEMICALS LTD
NORTHAMPTON (NN4 7PW)
Closes in 21 days (Wednesday 1 October 2025)
Posted on 10 September 2025
Contents
Summary
We are pleased to offer an opportunity for a Process Industry Manufacturing Technician Apprentice to join the team, contributing to safe and efficient production through hands-on involvement in chemical processing, quality control, and compliance with industry standards.
- Wage
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£22,880 a year
- Training course
- Process industry manufacturing technician (level 3)
- Hours
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You will start on the Morning shift (5:50am to 2:00pm), once settled in you will move to the Day shift (7:50am to 4:00pm), eventually the position will be on the PM shift (1:50pm to 00:00pm). When on the PM shift you will only work 4 days a week.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 October 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
- You will start on the Morning shift (5:50am to 2:00pm), once settled in you will move to the Day shift (7:50am to 4:00pm), eventually the position will be on the PM shift (1:50pm to 00:00pm). When on the PM shift you will only work 4 days a week
- Batch Processing: Carry out batch production tasks such as weighing, dispensing, and mixing chemicals using a variety of equipment and techniques, as well as off-loading tankers containing hazardous and flammable products
- Operational Standards: Work to approved methods, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), while keeping the production area clean, safe, and well organised
- Health, Safety & Compliance: Follow all Health, Safety, Environmental (HSE) and HR policies, ensuring activities are completed safely and in line with statutory and company requirements
- Quality Assurance: Conduct in-process quality checks, daily audits (including tank readings), and batch testing to ensure product consistency, working closely with quality teams to resolve any issues
- Documentation & Reporting: Maintain accurate records of production activities, manage stock levels, complete batch documentation on time, and input data into stock control systems
- Teamwork & Communication: Take part in daily briefings and Redzone activities, communicate with planning teams to align production schedules, and escalate concerns to your line manager when needed
- Continuous Improvement: Support site-wide initiatives that drive improvements in safety, efficiency, and product quality
Where you'll work
54 CASWELL ROAD
BRACKMILLS INDUSTRIAL ESTATE
NORTHAMPTON
NN4 7PW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TIRO TRAINING LTD
Training course
Process industry manufacturing technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Review instructions or information to understand the task.
- Plan tasks. Identify and organise resources with consideration for safety, environmental impact, quality, and cost.
- Identify hazards and risks in the workplace and personal safety and mitigation measures.
- Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow environment emergency procedures. For example, make area safe, evacuate.
- Apply sustainability principles for example, minimising waste.
- Apply standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Check equipment.
- Select, check, and prepare raw materials for process for example, weighing, measuring, control and blending, conditioning, dissolving, and sanitisation.
- Set and adjust processing parameters such as temperature, pressure, speed or time, distance.
- Monitor process for example, take readings and conduct walk-arounds.
- Conduct the control of product streams to maintain specifics.
- Apply quality assurance procedures. For example, density checks, contaminant check, and take samples for laboratory testing.
- Apply intermediate or post-manufacturing procedure for example, labelling, packing, storage, visual inspection, discharge.
- Manage waste streams.
- Clean equipment for example, boil-outs, steam-outs, bake-outs, steam in place SIP, clean in place (CIP).
- Conduct calculations for example, conversations, tare weight, charge weights, yield calculations.
- Store tools and equipment.
- Identify equipment for handover.
- Apply signage and access restriction measures.
- Shut down the process and equipment.
- Isolate process and systems.
- Complete isolation checks.
- Empty equipment for example, drain, purge, vent, and de-pressure.
- Purge, fill, pressurise and leak test.
- Complete post maintenance equipment checks.
- Line-up equipment.
- Connect service connections such as water, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic for chemical or petrochemical processing.
- De-isolate process, mechanical and electrical systems.
- Complete pre-start up checks.
- Start-up plant and equipment.
- Re-start process.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
- Interpret data for example, process data, quality control and test procedure data.
- Interpret drawings and graphs.
- Identify issues for example, defects, deviations, process variance, and maintenance requirements.
- Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
- Apply problem solving and fault-finding techniques.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Make a suggestion for improvement.
- Use information and digital technology for example, management information systems, human machine interfaces, word processing, spreadsheet, email, virtual learning platforms, document sharing platforms. Comply with cyber security requirements.
- Produce written documents for example, handover notes or emails, non-conformances, design change requests.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Plan how to meet personal development needs. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development (CPD) activities.
- Review instructions or information to understand the task.
- Plan tasks. Identify and organise resources with consideration for safety, environmental impact, quality, and cost.
- Identify hazards and risks in the workplace and personal safety and mitigation measures.
- Apply health, safety, and environmental procedures in compliance with regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow environment emergency procedures. For example, make area safe, evacuate.
- Apply sustainability principles for example, minimising waste.
- Apply standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Check equipment.
- Select, check, and prepare raw materials for process for example, weighing, measuring, control and blending, conditioning, dissolving, and sanitisation.
- Set and adjust processing parameters such as temperature, pressure, speed or time, distance.
- Monitor process for example, take readings and conduct walk-arounds.
- Conduct the control of product streams to maintain specifics.
- Apply quality assurance procedures. For example, density checks, contaminant check, and take samples for laboratory testing.
- Apply intermediate or post-manufacturing procedure for example, labelling, packing, storage, visual inspection, discharge.
- Manage waste streams.
- Clean equipment for example, boil-outs, steam-outs, bake-outs, steam in place SIP, clean in place (CIP).
- Conduct calculations for example, conversations, tare weight, charge weights, yield calculations.
- Store tools and equipment.
- Identify equipment for handover.
- Apply signage and access restriction measures.
- Shut down the process and equipment.
- Isolate process and systems.
- Complete isolation checks.
- Empty equipment for example, drain, purge, vent, and de-pressure.
- Purge, fill, pressurise and leak test.
- Complete post maintenance equipment checks.
- Line-up equipment.
- Connect service connections such as water, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic for chemical or petrochemical processing.
- De-isolate process, mechanical and electrical systems.
- Complete pre-start up checks.
- Start-up plant and equipment.
- Re-start process.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
- Interpret data for example, process data, quality control and test procedure data.
- Interpret drawings and graphs.
- Identify issues for example, defects, deviations, process variance, and maintenance requirements.
- Escalate issues outside limits of responsibility.
- Apply problem solving and fault-finding techniques.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques. Make a suggestion for improvement.
- Use information and digital technology for example, management information systems, human machine interfaces, word processing, spreadsheet, email, virtual learning platforms, document sharing platforms. Comply with cyber security requirements.
- Produce written documents for example, handover notes or emails, non-conformances, design change requests.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Apply team working principles.
- Plan how to meet personal development needs. Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development (CPD) activities.
Training schedule
Over 24 months, you’ll devote a minimum of 6 hours of your working week on ‘off the job’ training. This can include theory training (for example, virtual lessons & online learning), alongside practical training (for example shadowing, mentoring, & time spent writing assignments. Together this will count towards a Level 3 Process Industry Manufacturing Technician apprenticeship.
You’ll be trained by an expert tutor from Tiro as well as an experienced mentor at Miswa Chemicals Ltd who together, will make sure you develop the knowledge, skills, and work habits you’ll need to succeed in your career.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 / C +)
- Maths (grade 4 / C +)
- Science (grade 4 / C +)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
You must be 18+ and have a full UK driving licence in order to be eligible for this role - due to the chemicals being used and the shift patterns in place.
About this employer
Established in 1979, Miswa Chemicals has grown from modest beginnings into a global player in the automotive and insecticide international markets. Originally focused on meeting a demand for quality automotive products at an affordable price point, Miswa Chemicals first set up for production in a rental unit in Milton Keynes, where its two founders manufactured, filled and packaged by hand, and then sold finished products direct to market. Miswa maintains quality, value, and trust as core values. Miswa products are relied upon by trusted professionals worldwide, with quality, affordable products manufactured to the highest of standard. From producing responsibly and increasing investment in people and the plant, Miswa has seen exceptional growth, through continuous and ongoing investment enabling the company to serve a global market with millions of heritage brand products.
After this apprenticeship
When you join Miswa Chemicals Ltd, the possibilities for your success are limitless. As a successful applicant, you have the potential to secure a full-time position within the company at the conclusion of your apprenticeship.
Through practical training on the job, you will acquire new skills and gain the competence and responsibility required for manufacturing and process operations. This apprenticeship programme serves as a stepping stone towards a rewarding career in process manufacturing, with the added opportunity for the apprentice to become a registered Science or Engineering Technician (RSci/Eng Tech).
This apprenticeship offers opportunities for professional growth, enabling you to specialise in areas such as process optimisation, quality control, or maintenance, and to progress into supervisory or leadership roles within the manufacturing environment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TIRO TRAINING LTD
John Proctor
john.proctor@tiro.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341388.
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