Operations & Maintenance - Engineering Apprenticeship in London

Become an Operator/Maintainer of the Future with a 4 year Apprenticeship. A Uniper UK apprenticeship is your ticket to becoming an Operator/Maintainer of the future. You will gain first-rate training and mentoring along with hands-on experience and the qualifications to prove it! Our apprenticeship is not just a real alternative to university, but also a genuine chance to learn and prove yourself at one of the largest power and gas companies in the world.

Your responsibilities:

• We take your training and development very seriously and invest heavily to provide you with all of the tools you will need to be successful as you progress your career in the industry.
• You’ll learn on the job, gaining vital hands-on experience at our technologically advanced power stations around the UK whilst getting paid for it.
• In years 1 and 2 you’ll gain formal Engineering training and qualifications with an offsite training provider.
• In years 3 and 4 you’ll gain a HNC qualification and will continue your operations and maintenance development at one of our Power Plants in the South East.

We have teams of highly talented and experienced Operators and Engineers – who you’ll be learning from directly. There’s a real community feel – as you’ll be one of a number of Apprentices on the same career path together. Uniper UK is recognised around the world as one of the largest power and energy companies. We supply power to 40 million homes and businesses – over 5 million of them are here in the UK. We are also leading the way with decarbonising the energy network with new exciting projects such as Carbon Capture Storage and Hydrogen Generation.

What’s on offer?

• At the end of your Apprenticeship, you’ll have some impressive qualifications under your belt, including a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Engineering, a NVQ Level 3 in an Engineering discipline and a HNC qualification.
• This will enable you to gain rounded experience that could open up career opportunities including support for further education – even a degree!
• You’ll be well on your way to becoming an Operator/Maintainer with real work experience behind you – even better you won’t have built up any debt.
• Your starting salary will be £16,750 and this will increase every 12 months subject to satisfactory performance, so in the fourth year, you could be earning over £29,000 and once graduated be earning over £37,000.

Your profile:

We look for capable individuals who have a combination of academic achievements as well as an interest in operating and maintaining power plants. This apprenticeship covers a range of skillsets and disciplines including mechanical, electrical, control and instrumentation; the chosen individual will specialise in one of these fields. So, if you’ve always been fascinated by how all things work and you love taking them apart and putting them back together again, this apprenticeship could be perfect for you. If you have such a passion – and you have at least five 4-9 Grades at GCSE in English, Maths, Science and Technology (or equivalents) - we’d love to hear from you.