Instrumentation, Control & Automation Technician Apprentice
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
York, YO41 4BA
Closes in 29 days (Friday 7 March)
Posted on 6 February 2025
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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
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£24,309 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
A company incentive bonus is paid on top of the salary
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Typically the role starts from your home address at 8am and a travel to your first job. Typical finish time of 4pm, 37 hours Monday to Friday.
37 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 8 September
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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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
Elvington Water Treatment Works
Kexby Lane, Elvington
York
YO41 4BA
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
The qualification is delivered at Appris on a day release basis for the first two years. the remainder of the apprenticeship is then focussed on building your competence and portfolio of evidence.
More training information
The qualification is delivered by Appris on Sticker Lane in Bradford and travel to Bradford weekly is required.
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Physical fitness
- Driving licence
Other requirements
This role is an outdoor role working in all weathers and requires travel in and around Yorkshire. The role also requires you to pass a colour blind assessment as an entry requirement onto the apprenticeship qualification.
About this company
Our Funded Learning team work closely with teams across the business to offer as many quality opportunities as possible to support the building of knowledge, skills and behaviours for our learners to use in the workplace. Each apprentice will benefit from a support network including former apprentices who have been on similar journeys and a central support team who will make sure your training provider delivers a quality programme. Complemented by employability workshops, experiential team building sessions and social activities, our apprentice remain strong as a cohort throughout their career at Yorkshire Water.
https://www.yorkshirewater.com/careers/early-careers-and-work-experience/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Attractive pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays plus an extra wellness day! Life assurance cover Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
After this apprenticeship
The role comes with a progression plan linked to pay increases. Progression can also include expanding on technical expertise or into leadership roles across the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Lucy Parr
Lucy.parr@yorkshirewater.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299261.
Apply now
Closes in 29 days (Friday 7 March)
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Company’s application instructions
Applicants need to upload a C.V. and covering letter. Successful candidates will then need to be available to attend an assessment centre between 24th Match and 3rd April.