Apprentice Electrical Engineer

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. 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. Electrician are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Working within the Water Production Southeast Maintenance team you will build strong bonds within your local team, gain invaluable work and life experience from all team members, from both mechanical and electrical craft.

You will help provide an essential service to our customers, providing safe, clean drinking water and be involved in the process from start to finish. This will involve critical maintenance on our assets right from Raw water pumping, from a water course source. All the way through a water production site where you will maintain plant and equipment that will treat the water to our exceptionally high standards, that is also monitored by our regulatory bodies. And finally maintain our distribution assets that provide the clean drinking water to our customers homes.

Whilst working in and around all these locations you have the chance to see Yorkshire's breath-taking scenery which include picturesque reservoirs, river waster courses and Yorkshire's vast countryside.

Furthermore, you will be adopted into the Water Production family where you will build relationships from different departments, working closely and cohesively to achieve our goals, but most of all contributing to an enjoyable, fun, and safe working environment.

Where you fit in:
As our Apprentice Electrical Engineer you will

• Work towards achieving a recognised engineering qualification through both work experience and formal education, becoming a highly skilled crafts person withing the business.


• Work closely within a team of mechanical fitters and electricians to become an essential team member, through developing skills and knowledge and provide support by working as a team and a driven individual.


• Undertake maintenance of Yorkshire Waters Electrical assets across clean water. This will involve carrying out complex fault finding to problem solve the failure of assets. This will result in keeping assets operational for maximum water throughput.


• Mobile working as part of a Maintenance Team to deliver Planned & Reactive maintenance. Responding to emergency's when needed and driving to deliver improved asset reliability through effective decision making.


• Undertake further in-house plant specific training such as actuators, inverter drives, dosing systems, explosive zoned areas etc.


• When qualified you will be required to work unsupervised in remote geographic locations and be accountable for the completion of planned and reactive electrical tasks within agreed timescales, quality, and cost parameters. You will be expected to manage and prioritise your own workload effectively and to build and maintain relationships with operational customers, colleagues, suppliers, and contract partners. Adhering to the Health and Safety policy and standards actively identifying hazards, providing mitigation, and reporting onto the company hazard database to ensure the cause of the hazard is removed.


• You will pro-actively identify and report follow on work or areas for enhancement. You will conduct your own risk assessments and create appropriate method statements when required to safely carry out maintenance activities.
  
  5 GCSE's grade A-C or 4-9 including English, mathematics and a Science subject


• A full UK driving licence


You will also benefit from having:

• No criminal convictions


• Being able to demonstrate an interest in Engineering through either work experience, a hobby or a qualification


• The ability to pass the Yorkshire Water Occupational Health Screening Assessment
  
  Salary & Benefits: £23151.27 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 Electrician 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!, 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.

If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, then please apply on-line and complete the application process and submitting your CV.

Recruitment Process

To assess your skills effectively, our selection process includes an online assessment, assessment centre and a follow up 2nd stage interview with the hiring manager interview if you are successful at the 1st stage assessment centre.

Closing date: 26th May 2024
1st stage Assessment centres taking place on 18th or 19th June 2024.
2nd stage interviews taking place from the 1st to the 5th July.

Company Information

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. 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 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. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.

Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.