Engineering Manufacturing Technician Level 4 Apprenticeship - Worthing

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Engineering Manufacturing Technician Higher Apprenticeship

Join GSK’s Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprentice Programme – UK, 2025: Help us get ahead of disease together and earn while you learn 

GSK Apprenticeships are full-time, early starter jobs that offer Year 13 secondary school and post-16 students the opportunity to begin their career while studying towards a qualification. This qualification is fully funded by GSK so that you can avoid having any debt.  

The Worthing site manufactures more than 34 million packs of antibiotics each year, and our 60-year legacy has seen generations of talented people proudly producing our high-quality medicines for patients around the globe.  

As an Engineering Manufacturing Technician Apprentice, you will have the opportunity to work with a wide range of people and in a variety of roles across our various engineering departments, covering Tablets Manufacturing, Tablets Packaging, Utilities, Automation, Instrumentation and Electrical Engineering, enabling you to develop into a multi-skilled engineer.  

This Apprenticeship opportunity on the Worthing site is particularly suited to those who would like to work across multi-skilled and multi-disciplined teams to build on their engineering knowledge across numerous sectors within the business.  

Education required: 

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and have one of the following. 
• Two A-levels (or equivalent) in Maths and another technical subject. Or 
• Level 3 Diploma in Engineering with at least a merit.  

Other requirements: 

• Must be able to commute to the GSK Worthing site and Chichester College group colleges in Worthing. 
• Worthing is a penicillin manufacturing site. Please consider this if you are allergic to beta-lactam penicillin. 

Expected Start Date: September 2025  

Application deadline: We recommend you apply as soon as possible. This vacancy will close when we have received enough applications, so please apply as soon as you can so your application can be considered. 

Assessment centre date: Assessment centres for shortlisted candidates will be held between February and April 2025. 

We want you to feel truly motivated and passionate about the Apprenticeship you choose. Take the time to research thoroughly before applying, as you’ll need to show us why this role is the role for you. Wishing you the best of luck with your application! 

Are you looking to gain a head start in your career where you can help positively impact the health of billions of people? Apply for the Worthing Apprenticeship programme at GSK today! 

You will be working at the GSK Worthing manufacturing facility where you’ll be learning how to maintain and improve our pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment and facilities, helping to ensure we can make the medicines and vaccines that we supply to patients.  

Here’s how some of our current Engineering Apprentices describe their roles:  

Engineering Apprentice: 

“As an Engineering Apprentice I work alongside the Engineering Technicians whose job it is to maintain, fix and calibrate the machines that produce the medicine. Most days are never the same; you can arrive at work with a challenge you've never encountered before, which gives you constant opportunities to learn.”     

Engineering Apprentice: 

“I support the packing lines during running, and attend problems that arise from machine-related issues to keep production running to the best of my ability. I problem solve with assistance from the Technicians.”   

This is a 4-year, practical, hands-on apprenticeship where you’ll be working towards a Level 4 Engineering Technician apprenticeship through Chichester College Group. 

Your studies are fully funded by GSK, and through your day-to-day work you’ll have lots of opportunities to apply your theoretical knowledge in a real-world manufacturing environment. 

Other perks include: 

• Eligibility for NUS Extra card providing you with discounts to many high street and online outlets. 
• Access to NxtGen – a social group where you can connect with other GSK apprentices nationally and internationally. 
• Access to healthcare and well-being programmes. 
• Employee recognition programs, which reward exceptional achievements. 
• A buddy and/or mentor who will help you to prepare for joining GSK and who will be there to offer support and guidance throughout your apprenticeship. 

What will you be doing day-to-day?   

• During the first year of your apprenticeship, you will attend college 1 day per week to support your workplace learning and gain an understanding of Engineering manufacturing principles and workshop safety. 
• Following this you will work across multiple Engineering departments, with a mix of 6-month rotations initially and one 12-month option. 
• You will collaborate with experienced Engineering Manufacturing Technicians providing Technical Support, Data analysis, Documentation, Process Improvement and Compliance. 

What do we offer you? 

• Starting salary of £20,300 per year, increasing to £25,900 after 1 year + annual bonus based on company performance. 
• Kickstart a long-term and rewarding career with nationally recognised Engineering Technician qualifications. Lots of our current Engineers and Engineering leaders started their careers as Engineering Technician Apprentices so this is a great starting point! 
• All costs of your apprenticeship will be paid for by GSK. 

About GSK

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it, and we aim to impact the health of 2.5 billion people around the world in the next 10 years. 

GSK Apprenticeships are a brilliant alternative to college courses or university. As one of the worldʼs leading biopharma companies, we offer an on-the-job learning experience that really stands out. Youʼll earn a salary for performing a real role – with your practical experience backed by classroom sessions 

We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together

How to apply

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Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.