Apprentice Maintenance Technician - Mechanical

Overview

Apprenticeship Programmes are a great way to earn and learn! Our Apprentice Maintenance Technician - Mechanical Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the core of our business. You'll be supported every step of the way. Your role will be to gain practical experience in a few teams developing your knowledge and understanding of Severn Trent and the processes.

All of this will allow you to further develop your skills so you can communicate data effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders. We welcome all apprentices from diverse backgrounds, as we know diverse minds bring new ideas and a different way of thinking. We are looking for someone who wants to build their career with us and grasp new opportunities, and in return we will support you with varied experiences, training and development to provide a grounding for your future career.

You will be based at Barnhurst in Wolverhampton, the heart of our patch. Our Mechanical Maintenance Technicians are exceptional problem solvers. They ensure our critical equipment and assets (like pumps, motors, gearboxes, valves, actuators and other mechanical components) remain in good working condition and quickly overhaul and repair them when needed to keep our treatment processes working effectively, allowing us to provide essential services to our customers around the clock.

You will undertake installation, testing, monitoring, servicing, removal, replacement, maintenance, and repair of a range of mechanical equipment, sometimes complex, as part of planned preventative, condition based and reactive maintenance programmes.

In this exciting programme, you will have the chance to discuss your development and career ambitions in your 1‑1 meetings with business leads, mentors, a study buddy, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.

As part of this apprenticeship, you will be studying towards a level 3 qualification in Water industry asset maintenance technician. You can find more information about this qualification (known as a standard) by following this link. We encourage you to read this additional information before applying.

• Maintenance practices, processes and procedures covering a range of waste and water treatment systems, plant, and equipment.
• Relevant level of theory and principles that underpin the design and function of mechanical systems and equipment.
• How to install and connect a range of electro‑mechanical equipment and components along with other associated equipment used throughout water and wastewater treatment processes.
• How to perform tasks such as aligning, levelling and setting up equipment and components, as well as maintaining hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• 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, position or re‑locate mechanical equipment, pipework and other associated components.
• Whilst on the apprenticeship programme, you'll be buddied with a technical mentor whilst you develop your skills and knowledge. At the end of the programme, you'll be working as part of the site maintenance team and will have your own workload to manage and deliver which may require you to work on your own.

• A ‘can do’ attitude – willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work.
• A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast‑paced working environment.
• Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head‑first into problem solving.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams.
• Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences.
• Ability to travel freely across our patch to visit different sites and travel to meetings and training days.
• Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions to serve our customers and protect the environment.