Property Maintenance Apprentice

EN:Able Futures, an award-winning Apprenticeship Employer, are partnering with Wates Property Services, who are offering a fantastic opportunity for a Property Maintenance Apprentice to support the team with responsive repairs to social housing properties and gain the skills and knowledge required to succeed.

As a Property Maintenance apprentice you will learn a variety of skills and knowledge in relation to:

• Carpentry & Joinery
• Painting & Decorating
• Tiling
• Plastering
• Basic Plumbing
• Brickwork & Stone masonry

You will also acquire knowledge and a good understanding of:

• Health and Safety in the workplace
• Carrying out repairs to the fabric of a building, for example, repairs to walls, doors, doorframes, skirting boards or plaster damage to internal walls
• Understanding and maintaining plumbing and drainage systems, for example, repairs to WC systems, leaking taps or water testing and unblocking drains
• Maintaining high levels of water hygiene within a building
• Understanding and maintaining electrical distribution, safe repair of electrical installation to legal requirements, for example, replacing damaged sockets, plugs, lighting and fuses
• Understanding and maintaining plant, safety systems and equipment
• Understanding and maintaining grounds and external fabrication of a building, such as drainage and guttering
• Understanding and demonstrating the safe use of hand tools, for example, screwdrivers, power drills, pliers, paper strippers and a variety of other tools used in plumbing and carpentry
• Demonstrating and understanding the importance of the control of resources and stock
• Understanding and demonstrating the principles of Planned Preventative Maintenance
• Understanding how to prepare for refurbishment or deep cleaning of equipment and surfaces
• Carrying out repairs and reactive maintenance
• Understanding the importance of customer service
• Recording and reporting information accurately either internally or externally

The successful candidate will work towards a Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative Qualification which will take 18 months (plus End Point Assessment) and will be delivered by Sheffield College on a Day Release Basis.