City: Caernarfon
Address: Caernarfon, Wales, GB, LL54 5UD
Job Requisition Number: 7338
Work Type: Permanent
Job Function: Operational
Salary Range: £23,142.00-£29,737.00
Base: Dinas
Closing Date: 23:59 on 10/03/2025
What you’ll be responsible for
A key element of this role as an Apprentice ICA Technician, you will be providing Instrumentation, Control and Automation support and expertise for the treatment works and associated assets and ensuring compliance.
As part of your development, there will be a mixture of practical and theory-based learning. You will receive role-specific technical training in line with your academic studies.
Your college/training provider will be Bridgend College (Travel will be likely if the role is based elsewhere. If it is deemed that the college is not a realistic daily commute, accommodation will be provided).
What you’ll be learning:
* To carry out planned maintenance of ICA plants, and make decisions on both tasks and frequencies in order to strike a balance between regular checks and number of breakdowns.
* To respond to breakdowns on a very wide variety of ICA plant, assess problems, decide on action, acquire spares and carry out repairs as necessary.
* Recommend design changes if necessary, to ensure that plant continues to function efficiently and effectively in order to maintain levels of service.
About you
A minimum of Grade B in GCSE Maths and Grade C in English and Science (or equivalent) is required, along with working towards a driving licence if you haven’t already got one.
Good to know
* College/Training provider: Bridgend College
* Length of Apprenticeship: 4 years
* Qualification: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering Techniques and PEO modules and HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
* Salary: All of our apprenticeship programmes will start on £23,142.00.
As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:
* Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
* Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
* Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
* Free Mortgage Brokering Services
* Enhanced family-friendly policies
* Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
* Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
* Cycle to work scheme
* Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
* Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
* Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
* An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.
Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post-offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.
For some roles, there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.
Who we are
Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keeps 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and takes away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.
To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision. This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.
We know that the most successful teams are the most diverse teams. Equality, diversity and inclusion provide the very foundation to our culture at Welsh Water. We want every individual to feel confident, proud and able to bring their whole selves to work.
To ensure an improved representation in our workforce, applications are particularly welcome from minority groups including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people, Females, LGBT+, Non-binary and people with disabilities. Together we continue to build a workplace that not only celebrates the diverse voices of our colleagues but also represents each customer we serve.
In essence, ours is a company based on trust, openness, respect, commitment and honesty. A company that our colleagues are proud to work for.
Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT
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