Operations Technician Apprentice, Brigg, UK

Does sustainable energy trigger your interest? Would you like to join a dynamic engineering firm with an entrepreneurial, fast paced, value-driven culture? Are you ready to help us create ‘Ever Better Energy’? Then you could be our next Operations Technician Apprentice at our Brigg Renewable Energy Plant.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to the duty shift team leader to ensure the plant is operated with respect to safety, environmental and operational limits at all times, whilst maximising availability, reliability and efficiency.

Core Duties

• Part of the shift team to actively deliver, using ‘on-shift’ resources, the planned and reactive first line maintenance, operational routines and testing requirements, to achieve availability and reliability targets required.
• To work flexible working patterns in support of the business, able to change working patterns where necessary in order to meet the needs of the business.
• Carry out other such responsibilities and duties commensurate with the position as required by the company.

Qualifications and Knowledge to succeed

A priority candidate would have the following:

• Good observation and recording skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to take on board feedback constructively
• Work well under pressure
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Flexible and proactive attitude
• Desire to succeed
• Basic IT skills for carrying out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device, fill in a daily log, enter and process data in spreadsheets

What do we offer?

BWSC gives you access to a great network of possibilities. We build inspiring careers locally and internationally by working to our 1 Team, 1 Goal, 1 Standard ethos.

We offer a key position with great colleagues and the possibility to bring your skills into play and growth on a personal level. Whilst working as an Operations Technician Apprentice at BWSC we offer a competitive starting salary and a great total reward package including:

• Health Care Cash Plan (on successful completion of probationary)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Exchange Pension contributions
• Fixed employer Pension contribution of 6%
• Contractual sick pay
• 33 days annual leave (inclusive of the 8 statutory Bank Holidays) with the addition of 1 extra days annual leave for every 5 years of service
• Life Assurance cover
• Opportunity to earn an annual bonus (depending on business performance)

This role is a full-time role contracted for 40 hours per week, working Monday to Friday.

Some occasional and ad-hoc national travel may be required.

Ready for a challenge? 

For consideration of the Operations Apprentice position please apply submitting a CV, providing a brief summary of suitability and an indication of current or desired salary package.  

All applicants must have the right to work in the UK in order to apply. 

The application deadline is 18th April 2025. We will conduct interviews on an ongoing basis, so please send your application today.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Richard Frecknall at ricfr@bwsc.dk. 

BWSC no longer receive or handle applications received via email due to the directives of the GDPR. In order for your application to be processed, you must submit your application via our online recruitment system. 

 For more information about BWSC, please visit www.bwsc.com. 

About Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor (WBOC)

Burmeister & Wain Scandinavian Contractor A/S (BWSC) is a global power plant Operation & Maintenance and technical service provider with engineering expertise, enabling power plant owners to deliver cleaner and affordable energy. We are experts in servicing, upgrading, operating, and maintaining energy systems for diesel, natural gas, and renewable baseload power plants. We help our customers increase reliability and availability of energy production, improve efficiency and performance of their power plant, design and integrate future-proof technologies, and secure lower cost of maintenance. Our people are at the core of everything we do and key to a positive relationship with our customers. We invest in our people and their wellbeing, to ensure continued success and growth of the company.