Distribution Craft Apprenticeship Opportunities - Oxfordshire, United Kingdom - SSE
Description
Distribution Craft Apprenticeships - September 2023 Intake
Locations:
Scotland - Aberdeen, Barra, Brora, Dunoon, Inverness, Isle of Bute, Lairg, Lochgilphead, Perth, Shetland, Stornoway
England - Aldershot, Melksham, New Forest, Petersfield, Poole, Portsmouth, Oxford, Reading, Slough, West London, Yeovil
Salary:
£11,628 + a range of other benefits to support your family, finances and wellbeing
Working Pattern:
Permanent | Full Time
What is the Role?
We have several apprenticeship opportunities across our
Distribution business**, which include Fitter, Jointer, Linesperson and Multi Skilled positions.
These are field based roles, which means you will be required to travel and work outside in all weathers at all times of day and night as you will be an integral part of the team who ensure electricity supplies are maintained for our customers.
TheLinesperson is part of a highly skilled team that works at height on the overhead network.
You will use your newly acquired knowledge and practical skills to build and maintain the overhead network as well as responding to supply emergencies, ensuring continuity of supply to our customers.
You will learn how to problem solve, identify faults and carry out necessary corrective actions to restore supplies.
The
Jointer carries out work on our underground electricity network, this could be damage or fault to the cable or planned work such as supply upgrades or laying the cable to a new house.
The
Fitter** has an exciting and extremely varied role, which may include inspecting and maintaining the low voltage electricity network in your local street or making a repair to an extra high voltage substation which could be providing the supply to a whole town.
You will be gaining invaluable mechanical reasoning and problem solving skills and using your hand skills to practically restore the Network.
The
Multi Skilled (Scotland only) is completed over a 4 year programme and combined both the Jointer and Lines role in our more remotes locations.
The programme can take 3 to 4 years depending on your programme and is centred on work-based learning, training linked directly to the job and academic study at College.
By the end of the programme you'll have gained valuable on-the job experience, learned new skills and gained an industry recognised qualification, enabling you to have the opportunity to build a rewarding and successful career in the energy sector and contributing to the delivery of NETZERO.
Our apprentices attend college and our internal training school on a block release arrangement.This can be for several weeks at a time, and you should be prepared to live away from home for short periods.
During this time you will be fully supported and travel and accommodation will be organised on your behalf.What do I need?
We're looking to recruit the best future talent for our sector - and we know that it's not all about qualifications.
To be considered for this role, we would love you to:
- Be able to demonstrate an ability to use your initiative, be resilient to the continual changes within our sector and always focussed on delivering great results.
- You'll have a thirst for knowledge and be able to pick up new skills quickly, working with others to achieve common goals and adjusting your behaviour to reflect the diversity of our workforce and customer base.
- Naturally, you'll have a focus on safety and will adhere to our company motto "if it's not safe, we don't do it."
- All of these roles will require you to work outside in all weather conditions, demonstrating a hands on approach to keep the lights on for our customers.
About our Business
SSEN Distribution powers 3.8 million homes and businesses in communities across central southern England and the north of Scotland.
Our team of more than 3,500 people keep customers connected to a safe and reliable supply of electricity whilst developing the flexible networks that are vital to achieving net zero.
By enabling a smarter, more resilient electricity network we're ensuring our local communities continue to receive the power they need, both now and in the future.
We are consistently investing and innovating to improve network resilience and future-proof power supplies for life's changing demands, from rolling out large scale EV charging schemes to supporting small community generation projects.
What's in it for you?
An excellent package with 34 days holiday entitlement, enhanced maternity/paternity leave, discounted healthcare, salary sacrifice car leasing and much more, view our full benefits package on our careers site.
Next Steps
Before commencing employment with SSE, you'll be required to fully complete our pre-employment screening process consisting of a basic criminal records and credit check.
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