Apprentice Electrical Engineer
NORTHERN PUMP SUPPLIERS LTD
ENGLAND (BD5 7RN)
Closes in 15 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 July 2025
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Summary
At NPS, we recognise that our team is the foundation of our success, and helps us continue to develop our reputation as being one of the most trusted names in pumps, pumping systems, backflow prevention, GRP fabrication and more. We are looking for an Apprentice Electrician to join our team in Bradford.
- Wage
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£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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1st year - £7.55 per hour - £294.45 per week 2nd year – £8.80 per hour - £343.20 per week 3rd year - £11.44 per hour - £446.16 per week
- Training course
- Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 7.30am to 4.00pm. Friday, 7.30am to 3.00pm.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Sunday 14 September 2025
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
The Apprentice Electrical Engineer is responsible for manufacturing equipment for our chemical dosing and bespoke system solutions. This includes manufacturing pumps, booster sets, hoses, reels, and any other relevant equipment. The apprentice will receive the support to become fully qualified in their field.
Roles & Responsibilities:
- Undertake repair, maintenance, manufacturing, test and installation tasks as requested
- Manufacture items as drawn to ensure commercial accuracy and maintain efficiency
- 1st fix electrical installation
- Complete SWA installation
- Install cable tray work, Stainless steel, mild steel, and GRP
- Electrical testing
- Panel wiring
- Use of measuring devices
- Undertake other duties linked to your role that benefit the company from time to time on reasonable request of your line manager
Where you'll work
2 UPPER CASTLE STREET
BRADFORD
WEST YORKSHIRE
ENGLAND
BD5 7RN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Training course
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
- Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
- Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
- Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
- Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
- Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
- Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
- Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
- Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
- Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
- Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
- Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
- Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
- Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
Training schedule
- Installation Electrician and Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship Standard
- Candidates will be required to achieve the Level 3 Electrotechnical qualification, (Installation) or (Maintenance)
Apprentices
More training information
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this employer
Since our formation in 1987, Northern Pumps Suppliers, has developed into NPS Engineering Group, we have grown to become an industry leader in; pumps and pumping systems, offsite manufactured systems, dry powder polymer units, chemical dosing systems, project management, backflow prevention systems, glass reinforced polymer (GRP) kiosks – enclosure manufacture includes LPCB rated kiosks, stainless steel, mild steel and structural steel fabrication, floodgates, flood doors and more. Our extensive range of products and services serve a variety of different industries from pharmaceuticals, food production to water treatment, security and energy production.
https://www.npsgroup.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
20 floating holidays All Bank Holidays Christmas shutdown
After this apprenticeship
Full time job after training.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BRADFORD COLLEGE
Donna Hudson
d.hudson@bradfordcollege.ac.uk
01274 088811
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333548.
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Closes in 15 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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