Apprentice Maintenance Technician - Electrical

Overview

Apprentice Maintenance Technician
- Electrical (Level
3)

LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT. At Severn Trent, we believe everyone deserves more. More care for the environment, more sustainable initiatives, and more support for the communities we serve. We are on a mission to deliver bigger and better things, and we need passionate apprentices to help us achieve our goals. Our people and culture are the heart of our success.

We are proud to be in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. With nearly 10,000 colleagues, we’re looking for more brilliant people who are eager to turn challenges into opportunities for a better future. If you’re excited to learn and ready to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

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Apprenticeship Programmes are a great way to earn and learn. Our Apprentice Maintenance Technician
- Electrical Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the core of our business.

Do you have a basic understanding of mechanics or an interest in maths, physics and design technology? If you enjoy working with your hands, fixing things around the house, or have a passion for DIY projects, then this programme might be perfect for you!

Our Electrical Maintenance Technicians are problem solvers. They ensure our critical equipment and assets (like pumps, motors, control panels and instrumentation and other electrical components) remain in good working condition and are quickly overhauled and repaired to keep our treatment processes working effectively, allowing us to provide essential services to our customers around the clock.

Working alongside our electrical maintenance team you’ll undertake installation, testing, servicing, removal, replacement, maintenance, and repair of a range of equipment as part of planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes. You will play a crucial part in creating an electricity generating environment, which may use fuels including gas, wind and other renewable sources. You will be building upon the electrical systems our infrastructure needs to operate, using knowledge of computer systems to repair and recycle equipment.

Every day brings something new in our evolving environment. We constantly review and introduce new technologies, ensuring you stay adaptable to daily requirements. This dynamic setting offers you the chance to keep your skills sharp and up-to-date.

We welcome all apprentices from diverse backgrounds and are looking for someone who wants to build their career with us. We will support you with varied experiences, training and development to provide a grounding for your future career.

How will the programme work?

You will be based at Wigston in Leicester. While on the apprenticeship, you’ll be buddied with a technical mentor as you develop your skills. At the end of the programme you’ll be working as part of the maintenance team with your own workload to manage, which may require you to work independently. You’ll have 1-1 meetings with business leads, mentors, a study buddy, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team to discuss development and career ambitions.

You will expand your knowledge of:

• Maintenance practices, processes and procedures covering a range of waste and water treatment systems, plant, and equipment.
• Relevant theory and principles underpinning the design and function of electrical systems and equipment.
• How to install and connect a range of electrical equipment and components used throughout water and wastewater treatment processes.
• Installing and commissioning electrical equipment and instruments used within the water industry.
• Skills in the use of hand and power tools and how to use micrometers, verniers, lasers and other precision measurement tools.
• How to interpret engineering drawings, schematics and manuals to install and maintain electrical equipment.

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…