Apprentice Field Technician

As our Apprentice Field Technician you will work to develop your competence in:

·       Operation, Maintenance and Optimisation of the Clean Water Network.

·       Operation, Maintenance and Optimisation of our Above Ground Assets; Service Reservoirs, Water Pumping Stations and Water Towers. Understanding the asset and its operation, and its connectivity and impact upon the Water Network. 

·       Proactive operation of the Assets to ensure failure is minimised and completing cyclical maintenance checks as part of the proactive work basket.

·       Providing excellent service and resolution of issues raised by our customers.

·       Responding to Asset Failure, understanding the impact of that failure, and responding appropriately to resolve.  This can involve working with other specialists to get the operation back up and running.

·       The use of corporate systems to understand risk and optimise performance.  This includes understanding different alarms, their meaning and how to respond to them.

·       You will be part of a team but also be expected to work alone.

Training:

The apprenticeship is delivered to cohorts of apprentices specific to Yorkshire Water at a Yorkshire Water Academy centre. This is on a block release basis for 3 consequtive days every month to 6 weeks. A full training plan is provided in our Apprenticeship Handbook that is given to the sucessful candidates once an offer has been processed. 

Training Outcome:

Apprentices are given a career progression plan that is incentivised through pay increases. The progression includes senior technician roles. 

Employer Description:
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.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week working 8-4pm. Hours may be flexible to meet the needs of the business and the individual. Please note that upon completion, there will be unsociable working patterns.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Problem solving skills,Analytical skills,Team working,Physical fitness,Driving License