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Safety, Health & Environment Apprentice Scheme

Start date: September 2026
Scheme duration: 18 months
Salary: £26,000
Location: 1 x Dalston (Cumbria) & 1 x York (North Yorkshire)
Work Pattern: Full time on site with some travel to other Nestlé locations as required

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Just finishing school or thinking about a career change? As a Operator Apprentice at Nestlé, you’ll develop the skills you need for a secure and fulfilling career in manufacturing, with opportunities for growth that you just don’t find elsewhere.

Explore our Safety, Health & Environment Apprentice Scheme

What will you do?
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Join our SHE Apprenticeship scheme and begin an exciting journey towards a rewarding career with the world’s largest food and drink manufacturer. This opportunity is ideal if you are passionate about keeping people safe, protecting the environment and making a positive difference in workplace SHE. You will be ambitious to lean and work alongside expert SHE professionals who will provide you with support and mentorship whilst completing a recognised SHE apprenticeship.

You will gain insights into the workings of how a complex manufacturing organisation works in an ever changing environment where you will be empowered to make decisions and gain hands-on experience across a wide range of SHE situations. Step into our vibrant, multi-sensory environment! Join our team and take the first step towards a fulfilling career!

What makes this scheme exciting?
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- Hands-on experience: You will take on genuine responsibilities that directly contribute to the successful delivery of SHE objectives and activities, allowing you to see the results of your efforts firsthand.

- Diverse exposure: Our roles offer a breadth of experiences from delivering training, writing communications through to investigating incidents and reporting to name just a few areas you would get involved in. Each day will present new challenges that enable you to develop your understanding of SHE and problem-solving skills.

- Mentorship opportunities: You will benefit from the wealth of knowledge within our experienced team, fuelling your personal and professional growth through guidance from skilled mentors.

- Collaborative networking: The broad remit of these roles will allow you to build a supportive network across our SHE team and beyond.

- Career advancement: With a real commitment to your future, we will support your development throughout the scheme, backed by our extensive resources and expertise for you to be the best you can be. If successful in securing a role after completing the apprenticeship with us, you may be required to relocate to other Nestlé sites across the UK.

What will you learn?
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- SHE fundamentals: Develop a solid understanding of SHE principles while working in a fast-paced environment where your decisions can influence operational performance, product quality, and workplace safety.

- Innovative problem-solving: Leverage the skills you develop during the scheme to address real-time SHE challenges. Identifying opportunities and implementing creative solutions for sustainable success.

- Agility and adaptability: Embrace the challenge of collaborating with a range of different teams and adapting to various areas of the factory and office environments.

- System and tools: Gain exposure to SHE systems, risk assessments, incident investigations, auditing and continuous improvement activities.

- Continuous industry insight: Gain firsthand experience of emerging trends and external factors that influence SHE practices, deepening your understanding of the ever-evolving SHE landscape.

You will be completing online learning blocks via the University of Lincoln. To help you understand more about what you will learn on your apprenticeship journey click on the link below to look at the apprenticeship standard:

Safety, health and environment technician / Skills England

Our commitment to you…
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We will support you every step of the way, the following are just some of our offerings to enable you to thrive with us:

- Inclusive culture, join our variety of employee run networks!

- Comprehensive benefits

- Pastoral support

- Employee Assistance Programme

- Potential relocation support (£2,000)

- Prayer rooms

Various rewards and recognition opportunities

*Availability dependent upon site

Eligibility requirements

- You will need to have the right to work in the UK that is not time-limited and does not require sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route either at the start of the scheme or on completion.

- You will have lived in the UK for 3 years prior to the start date of this apprenticeship scheme.

-Maths and English Language GCSEs (or equivalent) at grades 9-4 (A*-C if taken before 2017). Original certificates will need to be provided during the recruitment process.

- You will need to be 18 by the 1st September 2026.

- You will need to meet the Apprentice Government eligibility criteria for this role.

The recruitment journey

After you click “apply” you’ll be prompted to answer a few questions to determine your eligibility for the scheme. If you qualify, we will invite you to complete an online assessment, which you can practice here. Please do not upload a CV, instead we ask you to upload any relevant qualifications to support your application.

Once you have completed this stage, we will notify you if you are selected to attend an assessment day which will be in February, March or April 2026. It may take a little bit of time between assessment stages to get back to you, we really appreciate your patience.

Adjustments

We recognise that each candidate has unique needs, and we are committed to ensuring an inclusive application process. You will have the opportunity to discuss any specific requirements or adjustments you may need as you navigate through our recruitment process.

We may occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

At Nestlé, our values are rooted in respect – for our employees, our customers and our consumers. That’s why championing diversity and inclusion is so important to us; when we embrace different perspectives and give everyone the chance to be the best they can be, we can think in new, creative ways that grow and enhance our business. We are committed to equal opportunity for all and we may collect relevant data for monitoring purposes during our candidate registration process.