Level 3 Health & Safety Apprentice (Draeger)
About the Role
A fantastic opportunity for an aspiring health and safety professional to join this global employer at it’s facility in Blyth, Northumberland.
Key Responsibilities
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
The tasks and responsibilities below are typical of the duties the postholder will be expected to perform.
- Assist with the administration and maintenance of Health & Safety records, systems and document libraries.
- Support the review and management of risk assessments, Safety Data Sheets and other Health & Safety documentation.
- Process inspection, audit and incident records, ensuring actions are recorded and tracked to completion.
- Assist with the administration of Health & Safety training, software platforms and wellbeing programmes.
- Maintain Health & Safety communications, intranet content and routine performance reports.
- Develop professional Health & Safety knowledge by supporting inspections, audits, incident investigations and ISO 45001 improvement activities.
Requirements & Qualifications
GCSE maths and English (Grade 5/C or above) essential
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Working Hours
Monday – Thursday 8.30am – 4.35pm Friday 8.30am – 2pm
37.5 hours a week
Future Prospects
By the end of this apprenticeship you will have:
- Strong practical experience in health and safety
- A recognised apprenticeship qualification
- Valuable workplace and soft skills that make you a strong candidate for a full-time role within the team
- Progression opportunities during and after the apprenticeship
About the Employer
The Draeger UK factory in Blyth, Northumberland, is the headquarters of the company’s UK Safety Division and an important manufacturing and engineering site. Draeger is an international company that specialises in safety and medical technology, producing equipment designed to protect and save lives in hazardous environments.
At the Blyth factory, a key activity is the design and manufacture of safety equipment, particularly breathing apparatus used by firefighters, emergency services, industrial workers and the military. The site is considered a global centre of excellence for producing self-contained breathing apparatus, which provides clean air in environments where normal breathing is dangerous or impossible.
The facility also manufactures gas detection technology, such as the Pulsar open-path gas detector. This device detects hazardous gases like methane or propane from long distances, helping prevent accidents in industries such as oil and gas, energy and manufacturing.
In addition to manufacturing, the Blyth site carries out research and development, product testing, servicing and training for customers who use safety equipment. Engineers and technicians assemble and test products such as compressed air breathing cylinders using advanced robotics and specialised production cells.
Overall, the Blyth factory plays a crucial role in developing and producing safety technology that protects workers and emergency responders around the world.
