Instrumentation, Control & Automation Technician Apprentice - North Leeds/H

at  Yorkshire Water

Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join our apprenticeship programme here at Yorkshire Water:

• Salary & Benefits
• We offer a competitive salary o £24,309 per annum.
• A company van if required for your job role.
• Annual incentive related bonus.
• Carefully selected training providers to deliver the specialist knowledge related to your role.
• A mentor who is an expert in your field to support you through your apprenticeship.
• Access to the Funded Learning Team who provide specialist support to you throughout your apprenticeship journey.
• Attractive pension scheme (up to 10% company contribution)
• Development opportunities in line with the apprenticeship progression plan along with additional extracurricular activities to enhance your employability skills and personal brand.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays – plus an extra wellness day!
• Life assurance cover of 4 times pensionable salary
• A great benefits package – choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover.
• Retail savings scheme
• Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!

Location: We are looking for an apprentice to cover the Leeds and Harrogate areas.
Work type: Permanent. 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday. This role includes starting from your home address and travelling to the first job of the day within the area allocated above.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Instrumentation, Control & Automation Technician Apprentice to join the Asset Delivery 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 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. Asset Delivery are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
Working in Asset Delivery as an ICA Technician 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.

WHAT SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS YOU WILL NEED:

• To hold or be predicted 5 GCSEs or equivalent grade 4 and above/ A-C including English, Mathematics. It is desirable for the role that a GCSE in a Science/Engineering based subject is held or predicted.
• 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.
• A willingness to work outdoors & travel across Yorkshire.

Please refer the Job description for details