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1 week ago
Instrumentation, Control & Automation Engineering Apprentice
1 Vacancy in the East Yorkshire and the North Yorkshire Coast (Scarborough, Bridlington, Whitby, Filey, Hull, Howden, Selby, York, Pocklington, Driffield areas)
Salary & Benefits: £ range per annum, annual bonus, attractive pension scheme (Up to 10% company contribution), life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary and 25 days annual leave, bank holidays plus a wellness day and development opportunities in line with the Instrumentation, Control and Automation Engineer progression plan. We also offer a fantastic flexible benefits package, where you can choose from benefits such as health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover. Colleagues also have access to a retail savings scheme, online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more
Location: Apprentices will be working across their allocated region, those regions are North West Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire, South Yorkshire.
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Instrumentation, Control & Automation Engineering Apprentice to join the Asset Delivery Maintenance Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?
What we do:
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 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. But for us, it’s so much more than this.
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. The Asset Delivery Maintenance Team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
Working in asset delivery maintenance as an ICA technician engineering apprentice means you will be on the frontline maintaining and repairing the assets that allow our process plant to be automated, as well as the technology that is used to monitor all of our installations 24/7 and our instrumentation that measures, monitors and controls the various water and wastewater plants and systems we have. You will have the opportunity to work in a highly technical environment with the Yorkshire Waters most advanced engineering assets as they evolve through new technology, as well as caring for our traditional instrumentation, electrical control systems and automation equipment always with our vision of a thriving Yorkshire, right for our customers and right for the environment
Where you fit in:
As our Instrumentation, Control & Automation Engineering 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.
What skills & qualifications you will need:
• 5 GCSE’s grades A-C or 4-9 including English, mathematics and a Science subject.
• A full UK driving licence.
• An ability to pass a colour-blind assessment.
• An ability to demonstrate an interest in Engineering and/or Programming through either work experience, a hobby or a qualification.
You will also benefit from having:
• No unspent criminal convictions
• A willingness to work outdoors in all weathers
• Living within or being willing to travel to the regional area where the vacancies are advertised
• The ability to pass the Yorkshire Water Occupational Health Screening Assessment
Although our assets are operational 24 hours a day, 365 days a year the company is committed to support flexible work patterns and job share options, where possible, to give you more control over your time and responsibilities. Whether you have child-care responsibilities or are looking for the ideal work-life balance our flexible options can offer work patterns that suit your needs. College dates and times are set in advance.
If you want to help your local environment and support your local area and 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.
