Process Apprentice Level 3

**_Your next workplace:_**

Holmen Board and Paper is a Swedish company and a member of the Holmen Group. The Workington Mill is a world-class paperboard mill that excels in producing premium folding boxboard using fossil-free bioenergy, ensuring carbon neutrality and meeting modern packaging demands. The mill is located to the west of the beautiful Lake District in the north of England.

**_ Your future challenge:_**

We are currently recruiting for apprentices to train as L3 Process Industry Manufacturing Technicians to join our Production Teams. We rely on the expertise of the Production teams to run our Mill in a safe and efficient way, and we provide full training in the range of different activities undertaken.

You will be working towards the Process Industry Manufacturing Technician qualification, please click on the link for more information: Process industry manufacturing technician / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education Part of this training will involve 2 week blocks over in the North East.

The apprentices will start on days but will move onto the 12 hour shift rota, so applicants need to be 18 years of age or older.

If you’re looking for the opportunity to be part of a great work community, looking to develop yourself, engage and make a positive impact with a pioneering customer and employee orientated business, we’d love to hear from you.

**_ What you will be doing:_**
- Work as part of a team operating machinery to maximum efficiency and throughput.
- Maintain efficient process continuity, ensuring all safety, environmental and quality standards are followed.
- Carry out all necessary work to ensure customer requirements are met.

**_ What we are looking for_**:

- Good problem-solving and communication skills
- Strong practical skills and attention to detail
- Minimum grade 4 GCSEs in Maths, English, and Science
- Good use of initiative
- Willingness to learn and work as part of a team

**_ We offer you:_**
- Full training and mentorship from industry experts
- Hands-on experience in a real working environment
- A clear career pathway with potential for full-time employment
- A nationally recognised qualification
- Fantastic Contributory pension plan
- Life assurance
- On site Occupational Health
- On-site staff canteen
- Cycle to work scheme
- Exclusive staff discounts and deals through Benefit Hub
- Social Club with regular events throughout the year

To apply, please click the “” link at the end of the advert and upload your CV to arrive by 1600 hours on Friday 23rd May 2025.

**Employment level**:
Apprentice

**Working hours**:
Shift rota

**Occupation degree**:
Full time

**Location**:
Workington

23 May, 2025

Chris Sutcliffe

HR Business Partner

Last modified

2 May, 2025

**We let the forest grow and give**

Holmen’s operations are powered by the forest. The growing trees, the water rushing down the mighty rivers and the wind blowing through the treetops. This is the heart of Holmen, a business built around the forest ecocycle and the renewable products we can create from it. Our business areas are Forest, Renewable Energy, Wood Products, Paperboard and Paper. With a workforce of 3 500 people, we create a sustainable future and value for shareholders, customers and society with courage, commitment and responsibility.

**Premium paperboard and innovative paper products from fresh fibre**Holmen produces premium paperboard and innovative paper products for everything from cosmetics, electronics, pharmaceuticals and food to books, magazines, advertising and transport packaging. Our products are appreciated by conscious customers due to their exceptional properties and low climate footprint. We use fresh fibre from sustainably managed and certified forests. Our production and processing facilities are located in Braviken, Hallstavik, Iggesund and Strömsbruk in Sweden and Workington in the UK.