Apprentice Maintenance Technician - Mechanical

Hafren Dyfrdwy

We'll teach you relevant industry health and safety standards, regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements.

Let's cut straight to it

Taking care of ‘one of life’s essentials’ – it’s our purpose and we want you to be part of it. Supplying wholesome drinking water, treating wastewater and recycling this back to the environment responsibly is no mean feat. As Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy we serve around 8 million people across the Midlands and Wales and unlike other businesses, our delivery is non-negotiable. It’s a matter of life. 

Many of our employees are also our customers, so we truly take pride in what we do! Employing people from across our communities and beyond, Hafren Dyfrdwy is an exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be curious, can be ‘Wonderfully You’ and where you can truly make an impact to our environment, now and for future generations.  

Let's tell you more

Apprenticeship Programmes are a great way to earn and learn! Our Apprentice Maintenance Technician Programmes offer the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the core of our business. Entering an apprenticeship scheme with us involves working towards the role of a fully-fledged professional, earning a salary, whilst also being able to maintain a sense of academic achievement. At Hafren Dyfrdwy we provide the perfect mix between hands-on experience and a formal qualification, enabling our apprentices to make a real lasting difference to our customers and communities, not just for now, but far into the future. 

You’ll be supported every step of the way not only by your line manager and maintenance colleagues but your own dedicated mentor, who you will work closely with throughout your apprenticeship. 

Working alongside our mechanical maintenance team, you’ll be delving into the nitty gritty details of today’s technology, working with mechanical systems in order to maximise efficiency. You will play a key part in diagnosing and determining the cause of faults in mechanical plant and equipment. Your role will entail positioning, assembling, installing, and dismantling mechanical plant and equipment which will include pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework. Whilst also carrying out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on mechanical plants and equipment.  

How the programme will work

 

Apprenticeship Standard

Utilities Engineering Technician

Programme duration 48 months (Excluding EPA) 
Programme level Level 3
Location
Welshpool, Shropshire SY21 7BE
Salary £17,194
Training Provider

Cambria University / F2F

For your first year you will study full time at Cambria University during term time, and you will be on site with your team in half terms 

Entry Criteria

For this Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard we require all candidates to have a minimum of 5 GCSEs at Grades 9-4/A*-C including Maths and English and other relevant subjects such as Science/Design Technology.

Age requirements – You will need to 18+ when starting this apprenticeship

What you will learn

What we're looking for

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 long-term. 

We’d love you to be someone with…  

How we'll reward and care for you in return

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.     

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite perks that you’ll get being part of the Hafren Dyfrdwy family:   

As if that isn’t enough, you’ll receive an annual salary increase whilst you’re on programme and you’ll also get an increase when you move into your first job.

Let's Go

Register your interest to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.  

Please note, we don’t require a CV or cover letter to complete your application, the system will ask you for this, but you can just upload a blank document.

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeatSevernTrent on social media.  

Diversity and Inclusion

At Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy we are passionate about our people. We want to make sure that we continue to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and cohesive culture that represents the communities and customers we serve.

We’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity, who help us with our commitments. 

Find out more about our commitments to Diversity and Inclusion at Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy.