Apprentice Multi Trade Operative - Kirklees

As an Apprentice at Ian Williams, you’ll learn on the job, gaining hands‑on experience while studying at college. You’ll be supported by experienced tradespeople, including your own dedicated mentor, and work towards mastering your chosen trade.

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Responsibilities

Your work will vary from contract to contract, but here’s an idea of what you’ll be up to:

• Working on projects predominantly in social housing
• Covering areas including (but not limited to): Kirklees
• Locations may vary depending on contracts, and you may occasionally travel further afield. We will help with transport where possible
• A driving licence isn’t needed straight away, but you’ll be expected to work towards obtaining one so you can travel to sites independently once qualified. It’s your responsibility to travel to an agreed pick‑up location in the meantime.
• Being an apprentice Multi Trade Operative means that you won't specialise in one trade, rather you will work on jobs that come under a range of different trades to repair and maintain properties
• Ripping out and preparing empty properties for new tenants
• Planned and responsive repair work
• You will gain an overview and basic understanding of multiple trades including carpentry, electrical, plastering and plumbing. You will not gain an apprenticeship in a single trade i.e. Carpentry but will become a qualified Multi Trade Operative instead.
• Work both inside and outside in all weather, whether it’s boiling hot or freezing cold!

You’ll also:

• Attend college to understand the “how and why” of your trade (usually 1 day a week)
• Build an awesome portfolio of evidence for your End Point Assessment (EPA)
• Be a valued team member and contribute to our overall success

Requirements

Essential qualifications:

• GCSE in:
  • English (grade 3/E)
  • Maths (grade 3/E)
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills:

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Customer care skills
• Team working
• Creative

Other requirements:

• Passing a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

What you'll learn:

• Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
• Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
• Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
• Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
• Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
• Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
• Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
• Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
• Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
• Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
• Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
• Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
• Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
• Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
• Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
• Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
• Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
• Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
• Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
• Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
• Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
• Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
• Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
• Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.

Benefits

• Permanent contract guaranteeing you a job once you are qualified
• 23 days holiday per year plus bank holidays
• Personal Protective Equipment and Uniform
• We provide you with Toolkit to get you started
• After this apprenticeship: Options to explore Supervisory/Foreperson roles for those interested in progression

About Ian Williams

With expertise in social housing, education, and commercial sectors, Ian Williams is a leader in delivering innovative planned and responsive services to the built environment. Our responsive repairs and maintenance team undertakes 300,000 visits a year, fixing faults in homes and workplaces.

We owe our success to our people and believe that our success will continue if we offer you a great place to work and the opportunity to develop your career. We’re proud to have been awarded We Invest in People Gold accreditation.

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Contact

• The contact for this apprenticeship is: PLACES FOR PEOPLE GROUP LIMITED
• apprenticeships@ianwilliams.co.uk
• The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028558.
• Closes in 31 days (Friday 29 May 2026)
• After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.