L2 Process Manufacturing Apprenticeship

At Westinghouse - Springfield you'll enjoy truly excellent training and interesting role in our production plant, with on the job learning and a dedicated induction and mentoring programme - preparing you for a rewarding, ever changing career within the nuclear industry. 

You’ll be on site from day one, and you’ll be working towards gaining an Intermediate Apprenticeship in process manufacturing at Level 2. This will include college work and assignments to complete alongside a portfolio to showcase your competency and understanding of the role, it’s important that you are willing to complete course work on time and meet deadlines, alongside working in the role. You will work within our Oxide Fuels of department at Westinghouse - Springfields learning how each team works together you will also work with our external stakeholders to enable you to gain knowledge on how we work produce our product, monitor the process and work with other teams. 

We will be supporting you each step of the way, making sure you have the right support to enable you to succeed, this will involve working in with a variety of colleagues within department at Westinghouse - Springfields on site at Salwick, Nr Preston. 

You will also have the opportunity to apply for any roles with Springfields/Westinghouse that are available at towards the end of your apprenticeship programme. 

What Else Will I Learn? 

As well as gaining this great practical experience in process manufacturing, regulatory requirements and the safety aspects of the nuclear industry, you will learn key skills such as communication, problem solving and teamworking with the operational areas. 

What Will I be Doing? 

You will be undertaking all the tasks and learning required as an apprentice in order to become competent in the role of production manufacturing at the end of the apprenticeship scheme. You’ll experience different aspects of the process, recording and monitoring working closely alongside experienced members of the team within the department. You will be undertaking all the tasks and learning required as an apprentice in order to become a competent employee at the end of the apprenticeship. 

You’ll experience working within a team in the manufacturing process to understand the planning and carrying out sampling and analysis of materials, recording using the required administration procedures and training which supports the business in daily task and projects.  Taking a confident approach to problem solving and communicating with other departments in the business, you’ll gain a great understanding and practical experience of what’s involved in keeping our internal and external customers happy and providing them with a positive experience. You’ll also get a great insight into how manufacturing of materials is carried out across the site and what is involved in getting resources and skilled people into the business to enable Westinghouse -Springfields to send supplies and services to our customers.  

What Skills Do I Need? 

We’d love to hear from you if you have: 

• A keen interest in processes and manufacturing 
• Able to work well with a team of people 
• Willing to learn and develop 
• Able to work on your own initiative. 
• Good at communicating both in writing and face to face 
• Able to work well under pressure to be able to get things done on time 
• Conscientious and hard working 

Qualifications required  

• 3 GCSE’s including maths, English and Science at grade 4-9, A-C  

When Do I Start? 

If you are selected to go through to the next stage, you’ll be invited to an interview day. You’ll also be taking some assessments including functional Maths and English 

If you are selected to join Springfields you will join us in August 2025. 

Closing date February 11th 2025.