Apprentice Environment Technician
SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS ENGINEERING LIMITED
South Yorkshire (S9 2RW)
Closes in 9 days (Thursday 13 November 2025)
Posted on 3 November 2025
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Summary
To develop to be a highly skilled Apprentice, to assist the team with legal compliance and facilitate with the delivery of the company Environmental strategy and initiatives for site. We pride ourselves on offering not only the best training but also the right support and guidance to ensure they flourish into competent and confident individuals.
- Wage
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£17,199 a year
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In year 1 of the apprenticeship we have a set rate, which then increases each year on the apprentices start date anniversary
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 7:45am - 4.00pm.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 December 2025
- Duration
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4 years
- 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
- Assist in the administration of Environmental meetings,
including the preparation of agendas, minute taking, booking
meeting rooms and coordinating calendars of attendees - Assist in the collation and submission of annual permit and
waste returns - Assist in Environmental audits (internal & external) where
necessary - Assist with monthly site inspections
- Assist in the maintenance of the WTN inventory
- Assist in auditing Invoices against actual waste disposal
- Obtaining waste certificates from new and existing suppliers
- Assist in the response to internal environmental incidents
- Liaising with departments in collection of water data usage
- Coordinate the training activities of the Environmental team
and ensure that training records are up to date and accurate - Assist in all aspects of energy reporting including the 1/4ly and annual returns
- Assist with emissions monitoring and reporting
- Maintenance and continuous assessment of the EMS
(Environmental Management System) - Assist in liaising with Regulators, suppliers and contractors
- Assist in the delivery of environmental training and toolbox
talks - Ad hoc ordering and organising
- Any other duties that commensurate with the job role
Where you'll work
PO BOX 286
Brightside Lane
Sheffield
South Yorkshire
S9 2RW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CLEAR QUALITY LIMITED
Training course
Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience
- Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections
- Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace
- Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements
- Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
- Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support
- Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance
- Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations
- Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed
- Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources
- Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
- Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget
- Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health
Training schedule
- Training will take place on site at Sheffield Forgemasters
- Sessions with learning provider will take place on teams and your trainer will visit on ocasion to ensure progression
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 3 other subjects (grade 4 or Above)
- Maths & English (grade 4 or Above)
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Punctual
- Self-disciplined
Other requirements
Complete Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) checks. Complete pre-placement medical with onsite Occupational Health.
About this employer
We manufacture some of the world’s largest steel castings and forgings, ranging from 1 to 350 tonnes. You don’t need to be a metallurgist expert to know that is really big and really heavy! When it comes to steel production anything that’s heavy and technically complex is where we add real value to our customers. We produce a wide range of products for mills and presses, nuclear, defence, power generation, offshore oil and gas and materials processing industries. It is this diversity of products that allows us to offer a number of different opportunities across our business. Check out our website for more information and images of the exciting work we do here. We have a long and established history within Sheffield spanning over 170 years…. In 2021 we were acquired by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This has given our business a new focus, marking an exciting and monumental time for our future. We have also secured over £400m of new investment over the next 10 years to support our defence-critical assets, including plans for a new heavy forge line and building, a flood alleviation scheme and major machine tool replacements. There really is no better time to join us!
https://www.sheffieldforgemasters.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
8% employer pension contribution Free onsite parking and available EV chargers Long service award scheme You at Work Access to online discounts portal Employee Assistance Programme Cycle to Work scheme Discounted Westfield Health Plan Scheme
After this apprenticeship
To move into a full time role upon successful completion of apprenticeship. We are keen to develop apprentices and offer different opportunities.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHEFFIELD FORGEMASTERS ENGINEERING LIMITED
Emily Baldwin
ebaldwin@sfel.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000349264.
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