Safety, Health and Environment Apprentice
AUTOLUS LIMITED
Stevenage (SG1 1FR)
Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 September 2025
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Summary
Whilst working at Autolus you will enjoy a flexible, diverse, and dynamic working environment which actively promotes creativity, leadership and teamwork. As an EHS Apprentice, you will work closely with the EHS team to support the day-to-day implementation of health, safety and environmental policies at our GMP manufacturing site in Stevenage.
- Wage
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Competitive
Competitive wage offered
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Autolus is proud to offer a competitive salary, performance related bonus as well as private medical insurance, life assurance, and pension.
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm including breaks
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 November 2025
- 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
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a cutting-edge biotech company, contribute to meaningful work that supports patient therapies, and lay the foundation for a long-term career in EHS.
Key Responsibilities
• Support the overall implementation and continuous improvement of the EHS Management System, including policies, procedures and risk assessments
• Assist with the completion of routine safety inspections and audits
• Actively participate in site EHS Committee meetings
• Help triage reported incidents and support investigations, including tracking corrective and preventative actions
• Support and participate in training delivery, site inductions and safety awareness campaigns across the site
• Scheduling vaccination clinics and booking Occupational Health Surveillance appointments
• Contribute to sustainability initiatives, waste management and energy usage tracking
• Maintain accurate EHS records in line with regulatory and company requirements
• Monitor the EHS mailbox and respond to general queries and support requests
• Work collaboratively with departments including Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and Facilities
• Stay up to date with relevant legislation and industry best practices
Where you'll work
Marshgate
Stevenage
SG1 1FR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
RHG CONSULT LTD
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
- During your apprenticeship, you will undergo remote learning through live webinars, forums, one to ones with a dedicated learning coach
- You will receive constant feedback and coaching through RHG’s team of experienced learning coaches
- You will gain the Level 3 Safety, Health and Environment Technician Standard qualification, an IOSH-approved Accident Investigation Certificate (additionally, level 2 in English and maths may be required if not previously attained)
- You will be eligible to apply to the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) for Tech IOSH status on successful completion of your programme
More training information
- This is an entry-level position offered as a Level 3 apprenticeship under a 24-month fixed-term contract
- It is designed for individuals looking to begin a career in Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), particularly within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology sector
- As an EHS Apprentice, you will work closely with the EHS team to support the day-to-day implementation of health, safety and environmental policies at our GMP manufacturing site in Stevenage
- You’ll gain practical, hands-on experience across a range of EHS activities, while completing a structured training programme through an approved apprenticeship provider
- The apprenticeship leads to a nationally recognised qualification: Safety, Health and Environment Technician – Level 3
- Throughout the programme, you will develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to help ensure a safe, compliant, and environmentally responsible workplace
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
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this employer
Autolus is a biopharmaceutical company, advancing innovative therapies at both clinical and commercial stages of development, focused on next-generation, programmed T cell therapies for the treatment of cancer. Using a broad suite of proprietary and modular T cell programming technologies, the company is engineering precisely targeted, controlled, and highly active T cell therapies designed to better recognize cancer cells, break down their defence mechanisms, and eliminate these cells. Autolus has a pipeline of product candidates in development for the treatment of haematological malignancies, solid tumours, and autoimmune diseases.
After this apprenticeship
This is a unique opportunity to be part of a cutting-edge biotech company, contribute to meaningful work that supports patient therapies, and lay the foundation for a long-term career in EHS.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
RHG CONSULT LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000342164.
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Closes in 14 days (Tuesday 30 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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