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Job title: Electrical Instrumentation Apprenticeship – Level 6

• Location: Waterford, Ireland

Early Careers – Why Choose Us

• Stretch your skills through Ireland’s national Level 6 Electrical Instrumentation Apprenticeship.

• Learn from inspiring mentors and collaborative teams while contributing to real projects in a state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical site.

• Build your future with access to the latest tools, digital innovation, and continuous learning that keep you ahead of the curve.

• Explore more with structured training that combines classroom learning with practical, on-the-job experience.

• Grow in a purpose-driven company where your voice matters and your work helps improve millions of lives.

• Thrive in inclusive, flexible workplaces that support your personal and professional well-being.

• Launch your career with a company that invests in you and empowers you to reimagine what’s possible.

About the job

As an Electrical Instrumentation Apprentice at Sanofi Waterford, you’ll gain hands-on experience while working toward a nationally recognized Level 6 qualification. You’ll learn how to install, maintain, test, and calibrate systems that are critical to ensuring our production facilities run safely and efficiently – all while contributing to life-changing medicines for patients worldwide.

Your training will combine:

• On-the-job learning at our Waterford site.

• Off-site classroom and workshop training delivered at approved ETBI training centres during training phases (12–24 weeks).

Interviews will take place in person in early October, with start dates on 15 October or 1 November 2025.

Main responsibilities:

• Learn to install, maintain, and repair electrical and instrumentation systems in a biopharmaceutical environment.

• Support troubleshooting and preventative maintenance under the guidance of qualified mentors.

• Ensure adherence to safety, quality, and compliance standards.

• Contribute to cross-functional team projects while developing technical and problem-solving skills.

About you

To get started, you’ll need to:

• Have completed your Leaving Certificate or equivalent, with a minimum of O5 in Maths or have completed an approved Pre-Apprenticeship course

• Be 18 or older by the time the programme begins.

• Have good colour vision (you’ll need a medical certificate to confirm this).

• Be able to travel each day to Waterford for on-site work.

• Be ready to spend time at designated ETBI training centres in Ireland during certain phases 2,4 & 6 of the programme (these can last from 12–24 weeks).

We’re also looking for people who are:

• Good communicators: able to share ideas clearly with teammates across different shifts.

• Eager to learn: open to picking up new skills and knowledge along the way.

• Great team players: happy to work with others and support your colleagues.

• Open to guidance: willing to listen to mentors and learn from their experience.

• Reliable and punctual; showing up on time and ready to give your best every day.

• Flexible: able to adapt when things change, and ready to put in extra effort when needed.

Why choose us?

• Help shape the future of care by supporting the safe, reliable production of medicines that improve millions of lives.

• Gain a nationally recognized qualification while building valuable hands-on experience.

• Develop your career in a streamlined, digitally enabled organization that values modern ways of working.

• Benefit from a structured apprenticeship salary, mentorship, and clear career progression.

• Join an inclusive, supportive workplace that invests in your future.

About Sanofi

We’re an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma company committed to improving people’s lives and delivering compelling growth. Our deep understanding of the immune system – and innovative pipeline – enables us to invent medicines and vaccines that treat and protect millions of people around the world. Together, we chase the miracles of science to improve people’s lives.

Equal Opportunities

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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