Apprentice Waste Maintenance Technician

Job Requisition Number                              7342                                                                               Work Type Permanent Job Function Operational Salary Range £23,142.00 -£29,737.00  Base Dolgellau Closing Date 23:59 on 10/03/2025

 

What you’ll be responsible for

As an Apprentice Maintenance Technician, you will learn the craft of both Electrician, and Mechanical fitter, in this dual skilled role.
 
A key element of this role will be planned maintenance of all Welsh Water’s asset types including wastewater Treatment works, or Sewage pumping stations and combined sewer overflows.

 
As part of your development, there will be a mixture of practical and theory-based learning. You will expect to attend college over 4 years to complete a BTEC and NVQ in Performing Engineering Operations. As well as this, you will receive role specific technical training in line with your academic studies. 
 

Your college / training provider will be Bridgend College (Travel will be likely if role is based elsewhere. If it is the case that we deem the college not a realistic daily commute, accommodation will be provided).
 

What you’ll be learning:

1. Carrying out maintenance work on our equipment to reduce the risk of breakdowns.
2. Find out why our equipment sometimes doesn’t work and repair as quickly and efficiently as possible.
3. Carrying out inspections, like for like installations, testing, refurbishment and help with commissioning equipment when required.
4. Reading and interpreting engineering drawings of various equipment to ensure correct tolerance and fits are maintained for efficient plant operation.

About you

A minimum of Grade B in GCSE Maths and Grade C in English and Science (or equivalent) is required and also working towards a driving licence if you haven’t already got one.
 

Good to know

• College / Training provider: Bridgend College
• Length of Apprenticeship: 4 years 
• Qualification: Level 3 Extended Diploma in Engineering Techniques and PEO modules
• Salary: All of our apprenticeship programmes will start on £23,142.00. 

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

 
•             Variable pay schemes (your salary band will remain the same, but performance depending, you could receive an incremental within-band increase and a yearly incentive)
•             Option to buy additional annual leave up to 5 days per year
•             Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
•             Free Mortgage Brokering Services 
•             Enhanced family friendly policies
•             Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
•             Gym and fitness discounts as well as high street shopping
•             Cycle to work scheme
•             Discount off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
•             Car-leasing scheme and free on-site parking at all sites
•             Health CashBack scheme and access to an online GP service
•             An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
•             Many more can be found on our website. 

 
Please note, we may close this role sooner if required. We may also extend the original closing date depending on interest.
 
 
Due to the nature of the industry, we require satisfactory references, post offer medical clearance, and a criminal records Basic Disclosure check on all new employees joining the business.

 For some roles there may be additional checks and security clearance required, and this offer is subject to all checks being satisfied. You will receive further information on how to complete these checks via email once you have accepted this offer.
 

Who we are

Dŵr Cymru Welsh Water keep 3 million people healthy each day with safe, reliable water, and take away wastewater to clean, before returning it safely to our beautiful rivers and seas.

To be able to deliver high quality, essential services which help to protect the health of our customers, colleagues and our environment, we need the right people to deliver on our vision.  This is achieved by living our core values and demonstrating the core behaviours that underpin them.  The security of our people, assets and information is key to us, so