Apprentice Process Industry Manufacturing Technician

SOLENIS UK INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Bradford (BD12 0JZ)

Closes in 25 days (Sunday 8 March 2026)

Posted on 9 February 2026

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Summary

Process Manufacturing Apprentices develop the required skills and knowledge in order to be able to control and monitor a process or plant and equipment, effectively, efficiently and securely, and resolve problems or correct abnormal conditions.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Process industry manufacturing technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday - may include some shift work towards the end of the apprenticeship.

37 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 2026

Duration

2 years 3 months

Positions available

4

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

  • Control and monitor a process or plant and equipment, effectively, efficiently and securely, and resolve problems or correct abnormal conditions
  • Complete documentation relevant to the manufacturing process
  • Work safely in a science manufacturing environment
  • Understand and follow quality procedures
  • Participate in continuous performance improvement projects

Where you'll work

Solenis Cleckheaton Road Low Moor
Bradford
BD12 0JZ

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths, English and a Science subject (grade 4-9)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

About this employer

Solenis is a leading global producer of speciality chemicals for water-intensive industries, including the pulp, paper, oil and gas, chemical processing, mining, biorefinery, power and municipal markets. The company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of process, functional and water treatment chemistries as well as state-of-the-art monitoring and control systems.

https://www.solenis.com/en/about/careers/students-graduates/apprenticeships (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Operator
  • Lead Operator
  • Team Leader
  • Operations Manager

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

COGENT SSC LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013707.

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Closes in 25 days (Sunday 8 March 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.