Calibration Technician Apprenticeship

Maintenance and Calibration Instrument Technician
 
Salary & Benefits(5b): £32,088 - £40,110  depending on experience + company van + 25 days holiday + 1 wellbeing day + bank holidays
 
North East / South Yorkshire (York, Malton, Hull, Scarborough, Thirsk, Wakefield, Huddersfield, Sheffield, Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster) with regular, regional travel. 
 
Work type:  Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday. 
 
We have an exciting opportunity for a  Maintenance and Calibration Technician to join the North East or South Asset Delivery team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

 
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Our Maintenance and Calibration Technicians are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.   
 
Complete repairs, maintenance, calibration and certification of Yorkshire Waters Instrumentation assets across water and wastewater treatment and pumping installations in line with current KPI’s and quality management procedures. Mobile working as part of a Maintenance Team to deliver Planned & Reactive maintenance. Driving to deliver improved asset reliability through effective decision making. 
 
Drive excellent Health and Safety behaviours in relation to policy and standards.
Fully compliant with Management of change processes currently in place and work in accordance with Yorkshire Water maintenance task lists, Safe Working Procedures and Safe Systems of work.
Take responsibility of your own PPE, vehicle & other tools and equipment, ensuring they are in good condition & reporting any defects and ensure your equipment is presented for testing and inspection in advance of expiry dates.
You will be required to work as part of a team to deliver excellent performance by understanding how your individual performance links into achieving the team’s wider objectives, being able to manage and prioritise your own workload in line with business requirements and the Working Time Directive, whilst having to work unsupervised in remote geographical locations.
Maintain, fault find and repair all of Yorkshire Waters Instrumentation equipment to the Company standards within the role's area of responsibility, in line with current KPI’s and quality management procedures.
Understanding how your actions impact on the company’s water quality obligations.
You will from time to time be required to assist in the development and training of apprentices and other less experienced craft and technicians.
You will be expected to professionally develop in line with the progression plan for the role, with training and support given to do so, through to 'competent' level 5 technician status.
 
As a Maintenance and Calibration Technician it is mandatory that you can demonstrate experience and knowledge in;
 

Maintenance of instrumentation (pressure, level, temperature, analytical instrumentation & flow monitoring systems)
MS office
Ability to produce maintenance reports 
 
Experience of maintaining, calibration and certification of regulatory instrumentation (including flow and level monitoring equipment)   

 
It is a mandatory requirement that you hold a recognised Electrical Apprenticeship and / or a City & Guilds / ONC / BTEC / NVQ / HNC / HND or equivalent in Instrumentation/Electrical/Electronic Engineering or Professional Eng Tech registration. 
Be able to work in Confined Spaces (Training can be provided).
Working experience of fault finding and installation of Pressure/Level/Flow/Temperature instrumentation
Experience in an industrial asset maintenance environment
Must possess good team building and communication skills
Must be capable of working alone, or equally, as part of a team.
Full clean UK driving licence
 
Experience of maintaining, calibration, and certification of flow monitoring equipment
Experience of maintaining, calibration and certification of Ultrasonic Level instruments, Pressure instruments and any other instruments related to the water Industry.
 
If you’re an experienced Maintenance and Calibration Technician and want to help us deliver exceptional service for our customers whilst protecting the environment, then apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer for you. 
 
We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. 
 
We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.