Advanced Engineering Apprentice - Asymchem Ltd

NonStop Consulting Ltd; England; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as an engineering apprentice, where you will gain hands-on experience while studying for Level 3 and Level 4 qualifications. This four-year programme will allow you to learn from experienced professionals in a dynamic pharmaceutical environment and put your skills into practice.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday Allowance, plus Bank Holidays

Employee Pension Scheme

Discount Schemes

Employee Assistance Programme

Onsite Parking

Onsite Canteen

Days off for volunteering

Employee Recognition Awards

Qualifications

• Expecting to achieve 5 GCSEs including Maths and Physics/Science at Grade B/6.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work in teams.
• Interest in engineering and practical experience encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Install, manage, and maintain pharmaceutical equipment.
• Perform planned and corrective maintenance.
• Contribute to improvement projects as part of the engineering team.

Skills

Mechanical aspiration

Manual dexterity

Enthusiastic interest in Engineering

Ability to work and communicate across disciplines

Good verbal and written communication

Education

Minimum of 5 GCSEs (Grades A*-C)

Job description

Considered doing something out of the ordinary? Take the plunge into an exhilarating world that really makes a difference to people's lives with an engineering apprenticeship at Asymchem.

Qualification Requirements

You will need to have or are expecting to achieve a minimum of 5 GCSEs or the equivalent at Grades A*-C (9-4)

These must include mathematics and Physics/Science at Grade B/6 or above. Equivalent awards and appropriate GNVQ/BTEC achievements will also be considered.

Salary - £18,000 per annum with annual salary increments

Benefits

• Holiday Allowance - 25 Days Holiday Allowance, plus Bank Holidays
• Pension - Employee 5%, Employer 3%
• Discount schemes
• Eyecare
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite Parking
• Onsite Canteen
• Days off for volunteering
• Employee recognition awards

Location - Discovery Park,Sandwich, Kent

Please be aware the Training Provider is based in RochesterME2 4LT, a 1 hour drivefrom the Asymchem site and you will be required there full time for the first year and 1 day a week thereafter.

Working Hours
Monday to Friday, 8am – 4.10pm
Lunch break 12pm - 12.45pm

Duration - 48months

Start Date - 1st September 2025

Interview Date -July

Closing Date for Applications - 27th June 2025

To Apply

To apply, please click the Apply Now button and complete the form. If you are having difficulty in completing this, please contact recruitment on [e-mail] for assistance

Next Steps

Successful candidates will be progressed to a one way video interview, invites will be sent via email.

The video interview will be reviewed by the Hiring Manager along with your application form to decide who is brought through to the final interview.

Job Description

Considered doing something out of the ordinary? Take the plunge into an exhilarating world that really makes a difference to people's lives with an engineering apprenticeship at Asymchem.

A springboard for your career, our engineering apprenticeships enable you to study for nationally recognised qualifications, while gaining invaluable on-the-job experience and skills.

What's more, you'll immediately start earning a salary and many of the benefits enjoyed by all our employees.

This four-year multi-skilled course will expose you to the engineering disciplines of Mechanical, Electrical and Control & Instrumentation.

You'll learn core skills in your preliminary year, after which you'll experience first-hand what it's like to work directly with the engineering teams who support our cutting-edge pharmaceutical environment.

Types of mechanical, electrical, electronic and instrumentation engineering work carried out on our production equipment and building services include:

Planned Maintenance:

• Inspection
• Predictive e.g. vibration analysis, thermography and ultrasonic techniques
• Preventative
• Calibration

Corrective Maintenance:

• Breakdowns
• Repairs
• Fault diagnosis

Projects:

• Planning
• Continuous improvements
• BTEC & HNC training project
• Commissioning

You will also have specific training both onsite and at relevant centres to allow you to do your job, these may include:

• Safety (SSoW)
• Working at heights (ladders. towers and MEWP's)
• Isolation (LOTO)
• Electrical Regulations (IEE)
• Manual Handling
• Risk Assessment
• DSEAR (Hazardous areas)
• Welding
• Machining
• PLC's
• Instrumentation

The position of Maintenance Engineer involves providing essential support to ensure consistent operation and regulatory compliance of pharmaceutical equipment and utility supply services.

Responsibilities include installing, managing and maintaining hazardous and non-hazardous area equipment used to power and control engineering systems, machinery and processes, documenting task completion, diagnosing & repairing equipment breakdowns, coordinating vendor repair efforts, and supporting Building Energy Management Systems to ensure efficient control and operation of facility equipment.

The Engineering team at Sandwich play a vital role in drug R&D and manufacturing operations by ensuring workplaces, manufacturing equipment and building services are available and continually improved; this supports our mission to drive smarter, greener, and more cost-effective manufacturing to support clinical research and commercialization.

Our apprentices contribute fully to this aspiration through the work they conduct in the Asymchem workplace. We believe our most precious resource is our people. we want to unleash the power of our people. This drives our desire to invest in, develop and stretch all our apprentices. You will be encouraged and supported to seek opportunities beyond the apprenticeship qualification. In the later years of the apprenticeship, you will take ownership of improvement projects, contributing in the same way as all of our team members.

We recognise the passion, knowledge and diversity that talented people bring to Asymchem, so we are dedicated to ensuring that we provide equal opportunities to our apprentices.

We will help you grow and thrive during your apprenticeship, ensuring you emerge as a confident and talented Engineer at the end of your four years with us.

Candidate Requirements

Desired Skills

• Mechanical aspiration
• Manual dexterity
• Ability to work and interact with all departments at all levels
• Clear verbal and written communicator
• Ability to work and communicate within a wide variety of disciplines
• Practical experience and interest
• Enthusiastic interest in Engineering

Personal Qualities

• Trustworthy
• Thirst for knowledge
• Ability to lift, carry and climb stairs
• Strong team player
• Good motivator of self and others
• Good common sense
• Conscientious and patient
• Confident to work with minimal supervision
• Reliable, consistent, good timekeeper and calm under pressure
• Inquisitive, good people person willing to listen and act on information being relayed
• Enthusiastic and dynamic
• Proactive and asks questions
• Ability to drive your own professional development and not be a passenger

Training To Be Delivered

Qualification to be delivered:

• Level 3 BTEC National Diploma
• Level 4 BTEC HNC in Engineering

Apprenticeship Standard:Level 3Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician

Training Provider:IPS International

Delivery model:

This Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard in Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician can be flexible depending on the training plan designed by the employer and provider; however, it will need to meet the requirements of the End Point Assessment

• Typically, in the first year, the apprentice will attend four days in a week completing practical skills within the IPS Rochester workshop (Performing Engineering Operations). They will also attend one day a week studying the Technical Certificate
• In year two the apprentice moves to day-release and will attend the Training Centre one day a week to continue the Technical Certificate, whilst working at the employer's site in the remaining 4 days.
• Starting in year 2, and continuing until they are ready for the End Point Assessment in year 4, the apprentice will receive regular training contact with IPS and their assigned Trainer

Please be aware theTraining Provider isin Rochester Kent (1 hour drive from the Asymchem site)

Future Prospects

Asymchem Ltd are keen to progress their Apprentices to HNC Level in years 3 & 4 depending on results from the BTEC National Diploma, also and if available, to further positions within the organisation

Should there be relevant positions available at the completion of the Apprenticeship then the successful applicants will be invited to apply for the vacancies

Things To Be Considered

Buses come to site, but the train station is a 30 minute walk.

The training provider delivering the apprenticeship is a 1 hour drive from the site in Rochester.

About Asymchem Ltd

Founded in 1999, Asymchem is a global integrated Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) providing drug R&D and manufacturing for leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Asymchem currently operates eight manufacturing facilities offering solutions ranging from early clinical stage to commercial stage, including R&D, cGMP production of advanced intermediates, APIs, formulations, and clinical research services. Asymchem Group, headquartered in Tianjin, P. R. China.

The Asymchem Sandwich Pilot Plant Facility, located in Sandwich, Kent, is a cutting-edge hub for pharmaceutical development and manufacturing. Purpose built as a dedicated in house clinical manufacturing facility the Pilot Plant is now operated by Asymchem Laboratories supporting our clients across their products’ lifecycle. It specializes in small molecule API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) manufacturing supporting early phase development, clinical and commercial demands. With a strong focus on innovation and sustainability, the Sandwich Pilot Plant is a flexible facility equipped with advanced capabilities that is lead and operated by a team of highly experienced pharmaceutical professionals with demonstrated expertise in delivering molecules to market.