Hours: Full time - 37 Hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term – 2 Years
Boulby Underground Laboratory is part of the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). We are looking to recruit an apprentice Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) Technician to join us in September 2025. The apprentice will be part of the team supporting and facilitating a number of multidisciplinary science projects in the underground laboratory. STFC has over 20 years’ experience in providing apprenticeships and provides an excellent training ground to equip individuals with the relevant skills and experience within the science and engineering arena.
As a Level 3 Apprentice SHE Technician you will work closely with the Boulby Underground Laboratory HS&E Manager and the site management team and assist them in delivering SHE advice and support to the wider Boulby team, visitors, contractors and facility users. You will assist in the development and delivery of the SHE management systems, safe systems of work and training. You will assist in incident investigations and prepare and present analytical data (SHE metrics).
About Boulby Underground Laboratory
The Boulby Underground Laboratory is located at Boulby Mine on the north-east coast of England and on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. It is the UK’s deep underground science facility and has hosted deep underground science since the 1990s. It is a special place for science – a ‘quiet place in the universe’ – where studies can be carried out almost entirely free of interference from natural background radiation. Projects at the Boulby Underground Laboratory range from astrophysics (including the search for dark matter) to ultra-low background material screening, studies of geology and geophysics, climate, the environment, life in extreme environments on Earth and beyond. You can learn more about us here (https://www.boulby.stfc.ac.uk/Pages/home.aspx)
Boulby Underground Laboratory is part of the Particle Physics Department at STFC, which is one of the largest particle physics groups in the UK. We design, construct, operate and exploit some of the most sensitive scientific instruments in the world, collaborating with partners in academia, industry and international laboratories such as CERN. We currently work with the ATLAS, CMS, LHCb, DUNE, Hyper-K, Super-K, T2K, nuSTORM, Lux-Zeplin, XLZD, LiquidO/nuCLOUD, MIGDAL, Electron Ion Collider, AION, SWIFT-HEP, Detector R&D (DRD) and GridPP collaborations.
About an Apprenticeship
With training and support from experts in their fields, you’ll be enthusiastic about developing your knowledge, skills and behaviours, working towards completing your apprenticeship, gaining appropriate qualifications whilst making a real difference in your role. If working with innovative technologies on world-leading research isn’t enough, you will develop both professionally and as a critical member of the team in an environment you won’t find anywhere else.
Our dedicated Apprenticeship Team will support you every step of the way, helping you make the most of your opportunities and to achieve the goals you already have – and those you have yet to discover!
We provide an opportunity to really pursue your interests and passion. You’ll have access to additional core skills development, access to a community of apprentices across the site, annual Apprentice awards evenings, a number of active sport and social groups across campus, and potential opportunities for overseas placements.
STFC offers a benefits package crafted to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days’ annual leave, an outstanding index linked pension scheme, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas closure and flexible working hours.
About the role and a summary of key duties & responsibilities
Through the training provider, Penshaw View Training, you will undertake a Level 3 SHE Technician.
Apprenticeship which will include:
Person Specification
In order to apply for the role, we are looking for the following:
Key - (S) will be measured at shortlisting, (I) will be measured at interview, (S&I) is both.
Essential:
Desirable:
Applicants must be 18 years or over to comply with site health and Safety regulations
Important Information
1. To complete the apprenticeship, you will need to evidence passes at 9-4 or A*-C in GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English. For those sitting their GSCEs in Summer 2025, we would need evidence of your predicted grades.
2. When applying for an apprenticeship, there is a set residency eligibility criteria that must be met by the applicant.
3. The training provider will also ask you to complete an initial assessment during the application process. If you already have a qualification in this subject area or similar please include, as an attachment, your transcript outlining the grade/s achieved and modules covered. By applying for this apprenticeship, you are giving permission for your details to be shared with the relevant training provider.
Please note that we hold the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.
What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe’s largest research organisations by your side?
Join us and discover what’s possible!
