As an Engineering & Maintenance degree apprentice you will learn how to assess the condition of equipment, developing maintenance and intervention strategies to help the facilities reach their strategic goals. You fault find and perform analysis to discover root causes and enact improvement strategies where needed. You will engage and work with other organisations across the site to deliver engineering improvements and projects by becoming a key plant stakeholder. You will be exposed to new and exciting technologies such as UAVs, ROVs and rapid prototyping at our innovation and engineering centre of excellence. You will develop problem solving and delivery skills in a 6 week sprint project solving a real site problem with a group of your peers, colleagues and supply chain workers.

You will undertake a 3-month induction programme based at the local off-site training facility. Work placements will be based on either the Sellafield site or one of our various satellite offices. Academic Learning will take place 1 day a week at the training provider's off-site training facility. In addition, some pathways will undertake Practical Engineering Operations at the local off-site training facility.

The Degree Apprentice Programme consists of 2 phases: Level 5 ST0380 Nuclear Technician Apprenticeship with Level 5 Foundation Degree/Higher National Diploma (HND) in Engineering or Science aligned to chosen pathway. For candidates with potential to progress further: Level 6 ST0289 Nuclear Scientist and Nuclear Engineering Apprenticeship with Level 6 Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (BEng) or Science (BSc) aligned to chosen pathway, over a further 2-year period.

Sellafield Ltd offers a remarkable track record of developing people, supporting them towards professional qualifications, and helping them build successful long-term career paths. The company is committed to diversity and inclusion, providing a great place to work with career growth opportunities.

Sellafield Ltd is a pioneering group of highly skilled professionals working together to lead the country's decommissioning and environmental restoration efforts. They are harnessing expertise and bringing together world-class skills and innovative technology to solve complex nuclear, infrastructure, and engineering challenges. Since opening in 1947 as the cradle of the UK's nuclear industry, Sellafield has been home to extraordinary partnerships and game-changing technologies.