Health & Safety Apprentice
BAILEYGOMM LIMITED
Cramlington (NE23 3JU)
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 1 February 2026)
Posted on 13 January 2026
Contents
Summary
The successful candidate will have a keen interest in in health & safety and enviromantal and be keen on developing into an integral part of a successful Design Consultancy team.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 3 February 2026
- Duration
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2 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
We are looking for a Health, Safety, Environment and Technology (SHET) Level 3 Apprentice to join our team.
Working from the NE Office (which is based within Organon in Cramlington) this role is ideal for someone starting their career who wants to learn about health and safety in construction and manufacturing.
You will be supported and mentored by experienced Health & Safety professionals. Over time, you will develop into a Health & Safety Technical Administrator, with the long-term opportunity to progress to a Site Health & Safety Advisor.
With training and support, you will eventually be able to:
- Record and follow up Safety Observation Reports (SORs)
- Help manage project health and safety statistics
- Complete monthly safety reports and KPI scorecards
- Help prepare and issue a monthly Health & Safety newsletter
- Attend weekly contractor safety meetings and take minutes
- Record and organise safety documents
- Manage contractor training records
- Support the Approved Contractor database
- Help run site inductions
- Check contractor qualifications (e.g. CSCS, PASMA)
- Support Health & Safety Advisors on site
- Attend site inspections and meetings
- Assist with accident and near-miss investigations
- Keep your own training and CPD records up to date
What We Are Looking For:
- An interest in health and safety
- Willingness to learn and develop
- Good organisation and communication skills
Ability to work well in a small team - Basic IT skills
- A positive and responsible attitude
- No previous experience is required - full training will be provided
Where you'll work
Shotton Lane
Windmill Industrial Estate
Cramlington
NE23 3JU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TDR TRAINING 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
- Candidates will work towards a level Safety, health and environmental qualification
- All candidates will be required to do an End Point Assessment
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
- The applicant needs to have a desitre to become a health & safety professional
About this employer
BAILEYGOMM is a specialist Design Consultancy within the Built Environment and is experienced in engineering and infrastructure projects, from single building refurbishments, to full-scale facility development and Master Plan implementation. The company works in all sectors, which provides great cross-fertilisation of ideas between different work genres. Our resources incorporate a full Mechanical, Electrical and Public Health design team enabling us to provide comprehensive support for any project. We are very aware of the financial constraints that impact on all our customers and pride ourselves in finding cost-effective solutions. We are a company with a flexible approach, enabling us to find a solution that works for our clients.
https://www.baileygomm.co.uk/our-services/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- Full time employment upon completion of the apprenticeship
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TDR TRAINING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000008309.
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Closes in 18 days (Sunday 1 February 2026)
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