Apprentice Multi-Trader

Becoming an apprentice at AxisCLC is an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience and training. You will work alongside experienced colleagues, whilst learning on the job. You will be expected to attend school/college once a week as part of your apprenticeship.

Working with a fully qualified and experienced Multi-Trader to:

• Ensure the effective delivery of service in line with Axis Health and Safety policies and procedures
• Ensure and undertake any recording of work and administration required by Axis standards and timescales
• Report any Health and Safety issues and outstanding defects to your Supervisor, Contracts Manager, Health and Safety team and Apprentice Co-ordinator
• Work as an integral team member with other apprentices, Axis operatives, clients, customers, and tenants
• Attend Axis Induction, Health and Safety training, Toolbox talks and College Induction
• Undertake multi-trade work to a safe, clean, and high-quality standard
• Learn how to cost multi-trade area work with your Axis Mentor, identifying cost reduction methods
• Ensure college course attendance is 100% and college absence communicated to your Line Manager and Apprentice Co-ordinator every time you fail to attend college
• Ensure that you meet your operative on time daily
• Communicate any absence from work as per your contractual terms and conditions
• Communicate college requirements for completion of the Level 2 apprenticeship portfolio work with Axis Mentor, Apprentice Co-ordinator, and Contracts Manager
• Ensure multi-trade work is delivered in a professional manner, in line with Axis Core Values and Equality standards
• Always wear your PPE while working and follow Health & Safety instructions
• Pass all college exams and projects in each year of college to ensure continued progression in your apprenticeship
• Put together and maintain a tool kit so at the end of your apprenticeship, you have all essential tools for your trade
• Follow all company policies and procedures

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

Course contents

• 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.