Engineering Apprentice

Viridor Energy

Bristol (BS11 0YL)

Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025

Posted on 20 August 2025

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Summary

We currently have an exciting opportunity for you to join us on an Engineering Apprenticeship, based at our Energy Recovery Facility in Avonmouth. We’ll work with and develop you to become a highly skilled technician or engineer who will help to maintain our state-of-the-art electro/mechanical systems used in our ERFs.

Wage

£21,283 a year

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Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 6 October 2025

Duration

4 years

Positions available

2

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

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Carry out planned preventative maintenance
  • General maintenance of equipment
  • Modifying and testing
  • Inspecting condition-based monitoring
  • Identifying faults within our systems

Where you'll work

Energy Recovery Facility
Severn Road, Chittening
Bristol
BS11 0YL

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

Training course

Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)

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Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Motivated
  • Inquisitive Mind
  • Curious

About this employer

Viridor Energy is a UK leader in energy recovery, playing a vital role in supporting the country’s ambition to reduce waste and tackle climate change. Our Energy Recovery Facilities (ERFs) are critical to ensuring that, after reducing, reusing, and recycling as much as possible, any remaining residual waste is managed in the most efficient and effective way. Instead of sending this waste to landfill, our ERFs recover valuable energy, generating low-carbon electricity and helping to make landfill the last resort. Through our work, we support the transition to a more sustainable and circular economy, delivering practical solutions that benefit both the environment and future generations.

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After this apprenticeship

The apprenticeship role has a fixed term of 4 years. There is no guaranteed role available on completion of the apprenticeship contract, however the apprentice could apply for vacant roles either within the Engineering or Operations departments.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000327617.

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Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025

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