Operations Apprentice – Nuclear Manufacturing & Safety

Atomic Weapons Establishment; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement 270 hours

Pension scheme

Every other Friday off

Discounts portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational Health Services

Job summary

Atomic Weapons Establishment in Reading/Aldermaston area offers an Operations Apprenticeship expected to last 3 years, with hands‑on experience across production, safety and process operations. You’ll learn how different business areas collaborate to support national security in a highly regulated environment.

Starting salary £16,750 per year, rising to £24,500 in year 2, with ongoing increases subject to performance.

Qualifications

• Practical interest in how things work, especially in engineering and technology.
• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to work well with others.
• Good communication skills, including listening, asking questions and sharing information clearly.
• Understanding of why health and safety is important.
• Ability to follow instructions carefully and ask if you are unsure.
• Motivation to learn and develop new skills.
• Good time management, including planning your work and completing tasks to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Spending time in different operational areas to understand the tasks people carry out, the processes they follow, and how work is completed to specific requirements.
• Carrying out practical laboratory analysis, supporting administrative activities, and learning how teams monitor physical and environmental health.
• Learning how experiments are carried out in our explosives operational areas, including the safety measures needed to do this work responsibly.
• Understanding how daily tasks, weekly plans, and safe systems of work are organised so that activities across the site are completed safely and correctly.
• Taking part in science‑related work, such as pulsed power trials, where energy is built up over time and then released very quickly.

Skills

Practical interest in engineering and技

Education

5 GCSEs including Maths and English

Job description

Atomic Weapons Establishment in Reading/Aldermaston area offers an Operations Apprenticeship expected to last 3 years, with hands‑on experience across production, safety and process operations. You’ll learn how different business areas collaborate to support national security in a highly regulated environment.

Starting salary £16,750 per year, rising to £24,500 in year 2, with ongoing increases subject to performance.