Operations Apprentice
LIG
NEAR WARRINGTON (WA3 1AB)
Closes in 20 days (Monday 6 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 June 2026
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Summary
In this role, you’ll play a key part in supporting projects, liaising with clients, and ensuring the smooth day-to-day running of operations. This is a fantastic opportunity to build practical skills and develop your career in a dynamic business environment.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 5.00pm, 30 minutes for lunch.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 August 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- 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
- Allocate resources and plant effectively, including submitting routes to the relevant authorities for abnormal load notifications.
- Liaise with suppliers to source plant and equipment, ensuring the most cost-effective and safe solutions for all works.
- Work collaboratively within the team to achieve quick turnaround times and support colleagues when required.
- Assign employees and plant to projects based on location, skillset, experience, and availability.
- Submit abnormal load notifications for required vehicles to the relevant authorities.
- Maintain and update resourcing and transport trackers, ensuring accuracy at least five days in advance.
- Rehire equipment and plant while securing best value for money.
- Follow client processes to ensure successful project delivery, including verifying supplier training compliance.
- Support site operations by addressing resource-related issues and ensuring all are recorded.
- Carry out daily checks to confirm site allocations and identify any missing job items.
- Communicate with field operatives to confirm schedules and ensure understanding of site requirements.
- Obtain and confirm plant costs for quotation purposes, ensuring agreed rates are honoured.
- Liaise with the surveys team to ensure appropriate plant allocation where changes are required.
- Monitor and manage field employee workload, utilisation, and overtime.
- Provide support to project teams on resource challenges and process improvements.
- Assist in developing and documenting efficient processes.
Where you'll work
OFF POCKET NOOK LANE
LOWTON
NEAR WARRINGTON
WA3 1AB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Training schedule
Training will be done within the working enivroment run by Wigan and Leigh College.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- GCSE (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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Office based, so must be able to commute to Lowton Head Office (WA3 2AP).
About this employer
We’re a dynamic infrastructure and utilities company delivering end-to-end solutions across the UK’s critical sectors. From telecoms to energy and construction, our expert team thrives on challenges working from “port to plinth” to deliver safe, efficient, and innovative results. We provide Specialist lifting services offering expertise and equipment for safely and efficiently handling heavy or complex lifting tasks across various industries. Head office is based in a supportive and fast-paced environment in Lowton, we have around 30 office staff and a further 50 field based employees who cover Nationwide customers. We have a variety of field-based staff from Appointed Persons, Crane Operators, to HGV Drivers, and a variety of roles internally from Projects, HR, Technical, Finance, IT & Resources.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Full time employment.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
Gabriella
g.may@wigan-leigh.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000037428.
Apply now
Closes in 20 days (Monday 6 July 2026 at 11:59pm)