Summary
Yorkshire Water offer a comprehensive apprenticeship programme enabling our apprentices to develop their competence to the best of their ability. Our programme includes dedicated mentorship from experts in the field, employability skills sessions, social events along with a dedicated team of Apprenticeship experts monitoring programmes.
Wage
£24,309 a year
A company incentive bonus is also paid additional to the salary.
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
This role is to cover the Doncaster/Rotherham/Barnsley, you typically commence your day from home at 8am and finish at 4pm. Monday to Friday, 37 hours & comes with travel for training, the role and the apprenticeship programme across Yorkshire.
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
4 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
As our Instrumentation, Control & Automation Technician Apprentice you will work to develop competence in:
* Excellent standards of performance in Health, Safety and Environmental management.
* Carry out safe isolation to the current IET regulations.
* Carry out fault finding techniques on control circuits up to the PLC (Programmable logic controller).
* Produce maintenance reports.
* Program PLCs (Programmable logic controller), including Schneider, Allen Bradley & Mitsubishi equipment.
* Maintain, calibrate and certify analytical instrumentation.
* Fault finding and repair of Safety instrument Loops.
* Work in accordance with Yorkshire Water Task Lists, Safe working procedures and safe systems of work.
Where you’ll work
Wheatley Hall Road
Doncaster
DN2 4NU
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
APPRIS CHARITY LIMITED
Your training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
This is delivered through a day release for 2 years at Appris College. Travel to Appris once per week will be required. For the final 2 years the apprentice will focus on building their competence and portoflio of evidence.
More training information
Appris are a specialist Engineering College based on Stickter Lane in Bradford.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade C/4)
* Mathematics (grade c/4)
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
* Science or Engineering (grade C/4/pass)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Problem solving skills
* Team working
* Physical fitness
* Driving licence
Other requirements
This role requires you to be able to pass a colour blind assessment as part of the college entry requirements. The role is based outdoors working in all weathers and travel across the Yorkshire region.