Apprentice Instrument Technician

Summary

Perenco UK is a leading operator where we encourage our engineers to innovate and put operations at the heart of our business. We believe in equipping our people with the best skills which is why we’ve partnered with Humberside Engineering Training Association (HETA) to offer a 3 Year Apprenticeship programme to aspiring engineers.

Wage

£15,500 a year

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Benefits package including Private Medical Cover, Flexible Benefits, Pension, Discretionary Bonus, and generous holiday allowance

Training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Hours

Initially apprentices will work Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week when they join site. Once they are competent and have been allocated to a team they will move to shift working which is 7 days on, 7 days off, 12 hour shifts.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 26 August

Duration

3 years 6 months

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

Our 3 Year Apprenticeship Programme will see you develop both technically and personally, with the majority of your first year spent at HETA training centre in Hull completing some of the following training:

Foundational knowledge units including Engineering Mechanical & Electrical Science and Net Zero Sustainability
Specialist Instrumentation training including:
- Electrical Wiring & Maintenance
- CAD
- Programmable Logic Control
1 Day a week will be dedicated to the delivery of a BTEC Level 3 Extended Certificate in Engineering

Accommodation will be provided for Year 1 whilst at college, this will be in facilitated living alongside your peers.

Once you’re equipped with your foundation knowledge, you’ll join us on-site for Year 2 and 3 where you’ll work alongside our teams and start gaining valuable hands-on experience and training to further your understanding and start applying what you’ve learnt. You’ll be assigned a mentor, who will oversee your development and training, offering valuable insights into career paths at Perenco.

Some of your activities on-site might look like the below:

Working within a multi-skilled Maintenance team to safely operate and maintain the Bacton Terminal within the operational and maintenance procedures
Maximising the plant availability in the processing of gas received from our offshore fields
Plan and carry out preventative maintenance tasks to required standards and procedures, minimising impact on production
Perform breakdown repairs in a timely manner
Complete all weekly maintenance routines as defined in Maximo (Maintenance Management System) and ensure that maintenance routines are completed with the appropriate amount of detail
Ensure jobs are raised in Maximo to address all known defects. Order all required materials and where appropriate feed the job into the plan
Act as a Performing Authority and Isolating Authority as required
To assist with projects, working with vendors and sub-contractors as required
Ensure a clear and concise discipline handover is provided on each crew change
Management of spares and test gases to enable testing/calibration of gas monitors
Ensuring that Health, Safety and Environmental requirements are always adhered to and actively promoted

Where you’ll work

Natural Gas Terminal

Paston Road

Bacton

NR12 0JF

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

HUMBERSIDE ENGINEERING TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Your training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Your training plan

Our Apprentices will undertake a Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician, Level 3 (A level). This will include a full-time period of practical workshop based ‘off-the-job’ training at HETA in Hull.

You will also begin a technical certificate (depending on your prior attainments) where you will be required to attend HETA one day a week over two academic years. After your initial training at HETA, you will be working towards your End Point Assessment.

More training information

At Perenco, we want to empower our people to the best of their abilities, so we also sponsor our apprentices to begin a Level 4 HNC specific to their trade in Year 3 following completion of the BTEC to satisfactory level.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths, English & Science (grade 5s or above)

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
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Team working
Initiative
Drive & Determination

Other requirements

Our Apprentices will be based at Bacton Gas Terminal following completion of college in Year 1, Perenco will provide accommodation for the first year at college in Hull. Apprentices will require a driving licence.

About this company

Perenco is a leading international independent hydrocarbon producer with operations globally across 15 countries. At Perenco we believe in sustainability. We recycle, we modernise and we redevelop in both mature and marginal oil and gas production, this means making the most of what already exists. We take on projects that others have left behind, doing better and producing longer. That was the vision of our founder Hubert Perrodo. Production is key and we believe the Oil and Gas industry plays a pivotal role in reaching Net Zero targets and energy transition. Perenco have committed to a climate strategy which focuses on decarbonising our production process, developing our sustainability offering and contributing to local energy transition in the countries where we operate. We offer apprenticeship across 3 of our onshore sites: Wytch Farm, Dorset. Bacton, Norfolk. Dimlington, Humberside.

https://www.perenco.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Health & Wellbeing many physical and mental health related benefits and a Sports & Social Club offering access to discounted events and activities.

After this apprenticeship

By the end of the apprentice programme, you’ll have developed your technical abilities as a qualified technician, built your networks, and be on your way with further study with a varied career path ahead of you.

We believe training Apprentices is investing in the future of our business and we hope our Apprentices will want to stay with us and build a successful career. We’re a wide business with both Onshore and Offshore assets across the UK and encourage our people to explore all opportunities, so be bold and join us today!

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