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Technical Engineering Apprenticeship - 2024
Full time based at Selby
Salary: Year 1 - £10,186.63 Year 4 - £32,048
Career Family: Operational Focus
Job Type: Deliver
Are you looking to get your foot on the career ladder as an Engineer? (wearing the right safety boots obviously!) Then you might be interested in our 2024 Apprenticeship Program.
You’ll start your four-year Apprenticeship program with us in August 2024, and you’ll specialise as either a Mechanical Engineer, or an Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer.
About the Role
So, what’ll you be doing? Over the four-year apprenticeship you’ll spend your first year at our training providers learning hub. The hub might not be local to you, but that’s okay as we’ll provide the transport to get you there and back, so you just need to be able to get to us.
After your first year of study, you’ll begin your onsite training at our power station in Selby, so you’ll need to be able to get to us every day. There’s no such thing as a typical day as an apprentice as it’ll vary depending on what year you’re in, and what team you’re working with. But, to give you a bit of an idea you can expect to provide maintenance (with help of course) on Drax mechanical, electrical or control and instrumentation bits of our plant. Then next you might be learning to read and interpret technical drawings to make sure you’re fixing the right bit of kit.
Ultimately, you’ll be learning to be responsible and accountable for the plant, its equipment and systems. But that’s not all, you’ll also be learning to solve problems safely, logically, quickly, and confidently.
You’ll be joining a large team of experienced and trainee technicians. So you’ll get all the knowledge of our highly skilled long serving technicians, alongside all the advice, friendship and support of your apprentice colleagues (they’ve been in your shoes so they know!)
About you
Sound exciting? Wondering what you need to apply?
Well, you’ll need (or be predicted to achieve by 2024) a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C/5 or above: Maths, English, Double Science and a further 2 GCSEs (or equivalent) in any other subject area. And as well as getting the right grades, we’ll also be looking for candidates with good communication skills who can work as part of a team.
About Drax
We’re one of the largest energy generators in the UK, we operate a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets across four sites in England and Scotland. That means there are a lot of complex and interesting structures to work on, not to mention some of the new ones in the pipeline. We could easily tell you more about what a fantastic opportunity this is, but here is what some of our past Apprentices have to say:
“Learning is an essential part of an apprenticeship and I love that I have the opportunity to improve my skills as well as gaining qualifications that will help shape my future career with Drax.” - Danielle Nicholson
“Being an apprentice at Drax is truly something to be proud of, you work alongside highly skilled craftspeople on site furthering your knowledge every day. You’re constantly learning new skills” – Daniel Callon
Application Process
Applying is easy, please click “” button below and fill out the application form. Remember, we want to get to know you as an individual, so don’t forget to let us know your motivations and aspirations as well as why Drax sparked your interest. Roles will close once we've received enough applications so make sure you apply as soon as you can.
We’re at our best when we inspiration and insight right across Drax, and search for new ideas and ways of working. We welcome applications from everyone and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
Full time based at Selby
Salary: Year 1 - £10,186.63 Year 4 - £32,048
Career Family: Operational Focus
Job Type: Deliver
Are you looking to get your foot on the career ladder as an Engineer? (wearing the right safety boots obviously!) Then you might be interested in our 2024 Apprenticeship Program.
You’ll start your four-year Apprenticeship program with us in August 2024, and you’ll specialise as either a Mechanical Engineer, or an Electrical, Control & Instrumentation Engineer.
About the Role
So, what’ll you be doing? Over the four-year apprenticeship you’ll spend your first year at our training providers learning hub. The hub might not be local to you, but that’s okay as we’ll provide the transport to get you there and back, so you just need to be able to get to us.
After your first year of study, you’ll begin your onsite training at our power station in Selby, so you’ll need to be able to get to us every day. There’s no such thing as a typical day as an apprentice as it’ll vary depending on what year you’re in, and what team you’re working with. But, to give you a bit of an idea you can expect to provide maintenance (with help of course) on Drax mechanical, electrical or control and instrumentation bits of our plant. Then next you might be learning to read and interpret technical drawings to make sure you’re fixing the right bit of kit.
Ultimately, you’ll be learning to be responsible and accountable for the plant, its equipment and systems. But that’s not all, you’ll also be learning to solve problems safely, logically, quickly, and confidently.
You’ll be joining a large team of experienced and trainee technicians. So you’ll get all the knowledge of our highly skilled long serving technicians, alongside all the advice, friendship and support of your apprentice colleagues (they’ve been in your shoes so they know!)
About you
Sound exciting? Wondering what you need to apply?
Well, you’ll need (or be predicted to achieve by 2024) a minimum of 5 GCSEs at grade C/5 or above: Maths, English, Double Science and a further 2 GCSEs (or equivalent) in any other subject area. And as well as getting the right grades, we’ll also be looking for candidates with good communication skills who can work as part of a team.
About Drax
We’re one of the largest energy generators in the UK, we operate a generation portfolio of sustainable biomass, hydro-electric and pumped hydro storage assets across four sites in England and Scotland. That means there are a lot of complex and interesting structures to work on, not to mention some of the new ones in the pipeline. We could easily tell you more about what a fantastic opportunity this is, but here is what some of our past Apprentices have to say:
“Learning is an essential part of an apprenticeship and I love that I have the opportunity to improve my skills as well as gaining qualifications that will help shape my future career with Drax.” - Danielle Nicholson
“Being an apprentice at Drax is truly something to be proud of, you work alongside highly skilled craftspeople on site furthering your knowledge every day. You’re constantly learning new skills” – Daniel Callon
Application Process
Applying is easy, please click “” button below and fill out the application form. Remember, we want to get to know you as an individual, so don’t forget to let us know your motivations and aspirations as well as why Drax sparked your interest. Roles will close once we've received enough applications so make sure you apply as soon as you can.
We’re at our best when we inspiration and insight right across Drax, and search for new ideas and ways of working. We welcome applications from everyone and hire great people to build talented and diverse teams.
