Job details

Apprentice

Vacancy Number: req4001

Location: Rawcliffe Bridge

Location Address:
Rawcliffe Bridge, Rawcliffe
Goole, East Yorkshire, DN14 8PN
United Kingdom

Closing Date: 07/07/2024

Be part of our journey
Croda is the name behind some of the world’s biggest Healthcare and Personal Care brands. We supply a wide range of ingredients used within their products to deliver the performance you expect from your favourite brands.

Rawcliffe Bridge has been manufacturing chemical ingredients for almost 100 years – Our products include lanolin, alkoxylates and anionic surfactants. The Quality Control team play a crucial role in ensuring all of our products meet the specification requirements of our customers.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Apprentice to join the Quality Control team at Rawcliffe Bridge. In this role you will learn how to carry out the full range of routine and one-off testing carried out by the QC Team. Alongside this the apprenticeship will give the opportunity to spend time in other roles within the technical department (Analytical, Quality Assurance and Process Development) and spend time with our Shift QC Team.

As part of the apprenticeship scheme you will be enrolled on a fully funded Distance Learning Laboratory Scientist (Chemical) Degree at Manchester Metropolitan University. The course is predominantly completed remotely but expenses will be covered for any travel to the university.

The apprenticeship offers a great route into Technical roles with previous apprentices now employed in permanent roles within both the process development and quality control teams. Further education is also possible with a previous apprentice now completing a Masters in Analytical Chemistry funded by Croda.

If you have an interest in chemistry and want to further your studies whilst in paid employment this is an ideal opportunity for you.

Benefits Package:

The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including:

• Defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit
• 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• Free lunch in on-site restaurant
• Access to share plans
• Cycle to work scheme
• Car leasing scheme
• Retail platform benefits
• Free car parking on Croda sites

Our ideal person
As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.

Essentials:

• An interest in working in a scientific role within a laboratory
• You will be able to demonstrate a desire to continue your education while working
• Effective communication skills, capable of building good working relationships and producing a high standard of written work
• Accuracy is an essential feature of this role, therefore a keen eye for detail will be needed
• You will need to be organised to ensure deadlines are met and work is scheduled appropriately
• Good IT skills
• Academic Entry requirements:

1. Three A level’s (with one being Chemistry grade C)
2. GCSE Grades A-C in English and Maths
3. Minimum of 104 UCAS points.

Desirables:

• Work experience gained within a lab environment

Application Information:

To apply for this position please log in to the MyCroda system and view our current vacancies. Please email jobs@croda.com if you require any help with the online system.