Electrical, Control&Instrumentation Engineering Apprenticeship, PO12
Southampton, South East England 1+ months ago
Job Description
Electrical, Control&Instrumentation Engineering Apprenticeship
Location: Gosport
The role: A new and exciting opportunity has arisen for an Electrical, Control&Instrumentation Engineering Apprentice to join the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation Maintenance Team based at our Gosport OFD (Oil Fuel Depot).
Although the successful candidate will be based at Gosport, the apprenticeship will also gain experience around working across the other OPA Depots in England, located at Gosport in Hampshire and the OPA facility at Plumley in Cheshire.
The successful candidate will initially be enrolled on a 3 / 4-year Electrical Apprenticeship programme with some enhanced knowledge around Instrumentation Systems.
The Electrical Apprenticeship Program is designed to develop your expertise across a breadth of operational and technical areas of the business. Your plant-based training program is supported by the nationally recognised apprentice standard structure (Level 3 Science Industry Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship supported by BTEC National Certificate in Advanced Manufacturing Engineering (Electrical / Electronics). We support the apprentice standard with all the relevant technical certificates to enable the apprentices to develop their skills in all aspects of Electrical and Instrumentation engineering. You will not only gain valuable skills and knowledge around Engineering, but you will also learn all aspects about working within a COMAH Bulk Liquid Operations Site. In the area of Process Safety, you will gain valuable insights into all aspects Process Safety study techniques, COMAH requirements, Human Factors and Functional Safety. We provide a positive environment together with a strong safety and team working culture. The programme is run in conjunction with the Cogent Skills and the successful candidate will be based at Gosport supported by 3 / 4 days a week, and day release for the first two years at Southampton City College.
Years three and four are primarily based at the OFD Gosport under a mentorship programme.
Throughout the Electrical Engineering apprenticeship program, the successful candidate will have opportunities to develop their skills to include Control and Instrumentation.
Our Electrical Engineering Apprentice Program will ensure a well-rounded exposure to all of these areas of Engineering, and we will provide you with the opportunity to make a genuine impact in a company with a pioneering spirit.
Electrical, Control&Instrumentation Engineering Apprenticeship Responsibilities:
Here are some of the tasks that the successful candidate will be doing;
* Routine inspection maintenance and electrical repair of fuel storage plant and equipment,
* Carry out planned maintenance activities and defect rectification efficiently,
* Overhauling and replacing parts according to schedule,
* Fit and assembly of electrical systems making use of appropriate machinery/hand tools,
* Be responsible for the filling out of job sheets, planned maintenance cards etc,
* Carry out PPM and extra work requirements in adherence to set engineering standards in accordance with HASAWA requirements.
* Understand a full range of electrical tasks including some of the following: Maintenance of LV distribution system, small power and lighting, emergency lighting and fire alarm systems, hazardous area equipment and connections, understanding of SCADA or DCS system, understanding of automatic tank gauging systems.
The candidate: We are looking for candidates who are hardworking, reliable, trustworthy, and keen to learn and develop themselves within the Engineering and the Bulk Liquid Storage Industry. You need to be able to demonstrate good communication and problem-solving skills and be able to work as part of a team.
You must have minimum qualifications of 3 GCSEs at A* - C (9-4) Grades including English and Mathematics based subjects or equivalent.
Significant travel with overnight stays to other sites will be required, therefore a full (preferably clean) driving licence is essential for this role.
Remuneration: The starting salary is currently£13,000 per year (dependant on age rising to £22,330 in the final year of the apprenticeship). The hours of work at the Depot are 07.30 to 15.30 Monday to Thursday, 07.30 to 15.00 Friday (37 hours per week. Once you are fully trained, qualified and have gained sufficient experience, your salary will increase through the organisations pay grades and spines structure.
Progression: Whilst this vacancy is for an Electrical, Control&Instrumentation Apprentice based at our Thanckes Depot, during and after your apprenticeship the individual will also opportunities to develop their careers across other aspects of the OPA business (Project Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Process Safety Engineer
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