Apprentice (Process Controller) - Reed Talent Solutions : Job Details

Are you ready to live your future? Do you want to be part of building a greener, healthier, and stronger North West? Come and join us! With a range of award-winning roles on offer, you’re sure to find your perfect career here at United Utilities. We’ll provide you with industry-leading knowledge, skills and the experience you need to succeed in your chosen field.

Life as a United Utilities Apprentice

Our apprentices are well looked after, with a generous salary, 26 days of leave (excluding bank holidays), a £500 contribution towards learning to drive, and many more benefits.

You’ll have a dedicated tutor, mentor and manager to support you every step of the way. All we ask is that you’re willing to learn, work well as part of a team, and manage your time and workload effectively.

Start living your future, today!

As an Apprentice Process Controller (Wastewater Treatment), you’ll learn how to:

• ensure our customers' wastewater is taken care of by learning how to operate and control our wastewater treatment works
• work as a team to ensure our wastewater treatment works run smoothly and comply with strict health and safety and environmental regulations
• follow our site procedures and standards to ensure that all the processes that we use are working to their full potential

A bit more about the role Your apprenticeship will last 36 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Water Industry Treatment Process Technician, Level: 3 (wastewater pathway) standard, endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.

What we’re looking for: We’re looking for someone keen to gain hands-on experience, develop practical skills, and achieve the standards needed to succeed in this role.

This can be a bit of a messy job dealing with the things our customers flush down the loo so you’ll need to be prepared to get your hands dirty.

You'll be expected to:

• Manage a work/college balance.
• Work and communicate within multiple teams/work areas.
• Take responsibility for own learning and workload.

You’ll need to have:

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent, grades A-C or grades 9-4, which must include Maths, English and a Science or Technology subject.

Why choose us to kickstart your career?

• Secure your future - Every apprentice is guaranteed a permanent position at the end of their scheme*
• A springboard to your career - You’ll receive structured training, a dedicated mentor, and high-quality learning to help shape your career
• Inspire the next generation - You’ll have the chance to represent United Utilities at key events across the region, engaging with young people to bring careers in the water industry to life
• Reward and benefits - There are lots of perks, including a starting salary of £19,000, which will increase each year based on performance
• Be part of the UU family - You’ll have the chance to network, bond, and learn from your colleagues and fellow apprentices

Additional Information

During your first year, you’ll spend one working week out of every month, learning new theory and skills at our technical training centre in Bolton. If you’re from outside of the area, accommodation will be provided for this period, excluding weekends.

Once you’ve completed your apprenticeship, you’ll be asked to join part of a formal standby rota, which may require you to do some out of hours work. Don’t worry, your training will prepare you for this but we do advise that you apply for a vacancy that’s relatively easy for you to get to, as we would need you to travel to the site quickly if you’re called out during standby.

You will need to be mobile in this role, we’ll contribute up to £500 towards driving lessons and tests to help to get you on the road!

*As long as you meet all necessary standards and behaviour criteria throughout the programme.

We need fantastic people to help us deliver a great service to the public. We are committed to reaching and recruiting from every community, supporting our employees to achieve their full potential, and ensuring everyone feels valued and included, regardless of gender, age, race, disability, sexual orientation, or social background.

Important NotesIf you are offered a job with us, a number of pre-employment checks will need to be carried out before your appointment can be confirmed. Any offer of employment with United Utilities will be subject to a satisfactory report from the Disclosure Scotland/ the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please only apply for one apprenticeship; as part of the assessment process you will be asked to detail why you have applied for the apprenticeship vacancy.

Please note that we are unable to offer Visa sponsorship for this role.