Process Manufacturing Apprenticeship - Nufarm
Cogent Ssc Limited
Bradford (BD12 9EJ)
Closes in 5 days (Tuesday 24 March 2026)
Posted on 18 March 2026
Contents
Summary
As a Process Manufacturing Apprentice at our Wyke manufacturing site in Yorkshire, you will gain real-world experience operating within a top-tier COMAH chemical production environment while studying towards a Level 3 qualification.
- Wage
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£16,000 a year
- Training course
- Process industry manufacturing technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.45am– 5pm with 30 minute lunch break.
38 hours 45 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 24 August 2026
- Duration
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3 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
As a Process Manufacturing Apprentice at our Wyke manufacturing site in Yorkshire, you will gain real-world experience operating within a top-tier COMAH chemical production environment while studying towards a Level 3 qualification.
Over the course of this apprenticeship, you’ll learn how a chemical plant operates in line with Standard Operating Procedures, developing the technical skills, safety mindset and practical experience needed to build a long-term career in manufacturing.
This is an opportunity to earn while you learn — gaining recognised qualifications and invaluable on-the-job experience within a global organisation.
Wyke is a top-tier COMAH site, operating with chemicals that require strict adherence to Health & Safety procedures. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) is provided and must be worn as required.
Day-to-day activities:
- Learn to operate plant and equipment safely in line with Standard Operating Procedures
- Observe plant operations and report any deficiencies promptly
- Complete process documentation accurately for all work carried out on shift
- Monitor processes, take readings and samples, and report abnormalities
- Ensure environmental and safety protection systems are functioning correctly
- Work collaboratively within the production team to keep operations running smoothly
- Study towards a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Process
- Manufacturing alongside practical site-based experience (training delivered by Cogent Skills Ltd)
NUFARM IN THE UK
In THE WORLD OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS, NUFARM IS A GLOBAL PLAYER.
We’re big and small. Our business is large, stable and built on solid values. And we’re small enough to be quick, agile and fuelled by innovative ideas. We know where and how to provide value to our customers. Our products include proven active ingredients, packaged to deliver practical solutions for progressive producers and retailers. Relationships drive our approach to customer service. We work hard to make business simple, streamlined and fun.
Nufarm UK has come a long way since our beginnings as a fertiliser company in New Zealand over 100 years ago. Now firmly focused on the provision of a wide range of top quality crop protection products for farmers and growers including Herbicides, Insecticides, Fungicides and Plant Growth Regulators.
Our UK operation is resourced with over 350 staff, 12 sales and marketing managers, a team of technical specialists, and manufacturing centre in Wyke, Bradford.
We’re Nufarm and we’re proud to be a partner in British agriculture.
Where you'll work
Wyke Chemical Works
Wyke Lane, Wyke
Bradford
BD12 9EJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
COGENT SSC LIMITED
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
- Qualification to be delivered: SIAS Level 3 Process Industry Manufacturing Technician
- Apprenticeship Standard: Level 3 Process Industry Manufacturing Technician
- Training Provider: Cogent Skills
- Delivery model: Online
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
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
About this employer
As the specialists in skills for science and technology, our purpose is to make sure your business; your people and our industry are future ready. We are a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a family of commercially focused companies committed to supporting the skills, needs and ambitions across the UK science and technology sector.
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Company benefits
Holidays 28 Days+Bank
Pension - Ee 4%, Er 5%
Eyecare
Dental
Canteen
Paid sick leave (once passed probation)
Long service annual leave
Away days/company parties
After this apprenticeship
- You will be eligible to apply for any suitable positions upon successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Cogent Ssc Limited
Caroline Lees
caroline.lees@cogentskills.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000021812.
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Closes in 5 days (Tuesday 24 March 2026)
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