Apprentice Technical Operator

**Apprentice Technical Operator - Water (Hafren Dyfrdwy)**

**LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT**

**Taking care of ‘one of life’s essentials’ - it’**s our purpose and we want you to be part of it. Supplying wholesome drinking water, treating wastewater and recycling this back to the environment responsibly is no mean feat. We serve around 8 million people across the Midlands and Wales and unlike other businesses, our delivery is non-negotiable. It’s a matter of life.**

**Many of our employees are also our customers, so we truly** take pride in what we do Employing people from across our communities and beyond, **Hafren Dyfrdwy** **is an exciting and inclusive place to work - a place where you can be curious, can be ‘Wonderfully You’ and where you can truly make an impact to our environment, now and for future generations.**

**LET’S TELL YOU MORE**

Apprenticeship Programmes are a great way to earn and learn Our Apprentice Technical Operator Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the core of our business. Entering an apprenticeship scheme with us involves working towards the role of a fully-fledged professional, earning a salary, whilst also being able to maintain a sense of academic achievement. At Hafren Dyfrdwy we provide the perfect mix between hands-on experience and a formal qualification, enabling our apprentices to make a real lasting difference to our customers and communities, not just for now, but far into the future.

**HOW WILL THE PROGRAMME WORK**

**Standard**

**Water Process Operative**

**Website
**Apprenticeship Duration**

18 months Excluding EPA

**Apprenticeship Level**

Level 2

**Locations**

Wrexham, LL14 4EH

**Salary
**£17,194

**Provider/ F2F or Online
**The Academy (Coventry) / F2F**

**ENTRY CRITERIA**

This apprenticeship standard is Level 2 (equivalent to GCSE A-C or Grades 4-9). If you don't already have GCSEs in English and maths, you will need to take functional skills as part of the apprenticeship, which is an alternative to GCSEs and achieve a Level 1 while continuing to work to a Level 2. This will need to be achieved prior to completion of your apprenticeship.

**DRIVING REQUIREMENTS**

You will need a full UK Driving licence & access to your own vehicle from the beginning of your role as the ability to drive is mandatory.

**ROLE EXPECTATIONS POST APPRENTICESHIP**
- By the end of this programme, you will take up a role as a Technical Operator where you will be able to put your skills to action
- You’ll be part of a standby rota.
- You will be working independently across multiple sites.

**WHAT WILL YOU LEARN**
- How to carry out routine daily operational tasks on treatment works including treatment processes, security, safety, and housekeeping
- How to treat water to a wholesome standard, escalating concerns to senior members of staff
- How to carry out first line maintenance and water sampling
- How to work safely and report hazards and/or take appropriate action to resolve
- How to safely disinfect plant, assets, tools, and equipment, which will provide a clean environment for water production

**WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR**

We want our employees to care and to have a genuine passion for what we do as a business. We need people who want to make a difference in providing a vital service to our customers, now and for the long-term.

We’d love you to be someone with
- A ‘can do’ attitude - willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work
- A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment
- Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving.
- No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams
- Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences
- Ability to travel freely across our patch to visit different sites and travel to meetings and training days
- Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment
- Ability to work in all weather conditions to serve our customers and protect the environment

**HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN**

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite perks that you’ll get being part of the Hafren Dyfrdwy family:

- Annual bonus scheme of up to £1,500, based on company performance
- 23 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up