Safety, Health and Environment Technician Apprentice
GB Lubricants
Gateshead (NE8 3BP)
Closes in 20 days (Friday 22 May 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 May 2026
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Summary
To support the Health & Safety and Business Systems Manager in maintaining and continually improving the company’s integrated management systems relating to health & safety, quality, environment, energy, and sustainability.
- Wage
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£17,550 a year
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Year 1 apprentice (any age): £17,550 Year 2 apprentice, 18–20: £21158
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5.00pm (1 hour for lunch).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 26 May 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
- Promote and reinforce a positive health and safety culture across all areas of the business.
- Support the maintenance of the company’s integrated management systems, including associated
administrative tasks. - Review accident, incident, near‑miss, and environmental reports and assist with investigations.
- Control waste documentation and maintain waste contractor matrices and waste inventories.
- Monitor employee training matrices and organise required training with approved providers.
- Assist with workplace risk assessments, inspections, and internal audits.
- Maintain and update the COSHH substance inventory using current safety data sheets.
- Assist with maintaining compliance with the legal register and internal company procedures.
- Monitor and maintain the site asset register, including calibration records and statutory inspection
requirements. - Assist with preparation for external audits relating to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, and EcoVadis sustainability assessments.
- Assist with the collation, analysis, and presentation of SHE and business systems performance data.
- Provide health and safety inductions and review information for approved contractors.
- Assist with the completion and review of supplier compliance questionnaires.
- Maintain personal and professional competence to meet the changing demands of the role, including participation in relevant training and development activities.
- Actively participate in the apprenticeship programme, including completion of assigned actions, targets, off‑the‑job training requirements, regular progress reviews, and preparation for end‑point assessment.
- Handle all communications, either verbal or written, in a professional manner and maintain all records and personal workstation in a neat and tidy manner.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your supervisor, manager or other senior management. The performance of these duties is subject to you having the requisite skills/training to carry out the requested task.
- Comply with the Health & Safety, Environmental, Quality and HR policies and procedures as set out by the company and in line with your current responsibilities. For further information seek advice from your manager or supervisor.
Where you'll work
GB Lubricants
Albany Road
Gateshead
NE8 3BP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ZENITH 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
- You will be studying a Safety, Health and Environment technician (Level 3) Apprenticeship standard over a 24-month
period. - This is a fully work-based programme you will get allocated time to complete your apprenticeship work and also receive regular meetings with your training provider.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
GB Lubricants is part of the Paterson Enterprises Ltd group of companies, further information can be found at www.patersonenterprises.co.uk .
With a long history dating back to 1877, we are a proud British manufacturer still based in the town of Gateshead in the North-East of England. GB Lubricants are one of the longest-standing, privately-owned manufacturers of premium-quality oils and lubricants in the UK. Since the company was formed, GB Lubricants have developed an outstanding reputation all over the UK and that reputation continues to expand around the globe, with a presence in over 25 countries.
After this apprenticeship
Potential progression after completion of apprenticeship however, this is not guaranteed.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ZENITH TRAINING LIMITED
Ian Wilkinson
Ian@we-are-zenith.com
01919171097
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029541.
Apply now
Closes in 20 days (Friday 22 May 2026 at 11:59pm)