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Gain hands on practical training and obtain a recognised industry qual. Help restore roads, footpaths and surfaces after essential utility works have been completed.
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Build trade skills, gain an industry-recognised qualification and start a long-term career in the utilities sector with a supportive team behind you. Are you looking for a practical, hands-on apprenticeship where you can earn while you learn? We’re looking for Apprentice Reinstatement Operatives to join our team and help restore roads, footpaths and surfaces after essential utility works have been completed.
- Learning how to safely reinstate roads, footpaths and other surfaces after utility works
- Preparing work areas, mixing and laying materials, compacting surfaces and completing finished reinstatement work
- Supporting safe site set-up, including signing, guarding and keeping work areas tidy
- Using hand tools, equipment and small plant safely under supervision
- Working as part of a team to deliver high-quality work for customers and local communities
Where you'll work
Network Plus Services Ltd
Chaddock Lane
Worsley
Manchester
M28 1XW
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE
Training course
Groundworker (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Work safely and securely in compliance with given information, organisational policies and procedures, and current health, safety and welfare legislation including following the procedures for working in contaminated ground
- Conform with productive working practices and completing the work in accordance with the programme of work
- Interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from supervisors and site managers
- Access, interpret and use drawings and specifications
- Select the required resources including tools and fixtures
- Move, handle and store resources complying with relevant legislation & guidance
- Use and maintain power tools and equipment (including; compactor plates, boning rods, portable power tools, levels, straight edges, lines, pins and laser equipment)
- Gauge and mix mortars and concrete by hand and by mixer
- Select and use basic setting out equipment including tape measures, levels, straight edges, lines and pins, boning rods and laser equipment under guidance of the supervisor
- Install, maintain and remove temporary protection and safety arrangements for the work area relating to barriers and temporary structures, including protection, safety notices and safety lighting
- Install and test basic drainage and ducting
- Measure, mark, cut and install geo-membranes to stabilise soil for re-instatement and excavations
- Transport and place, then compact and finish concrete to slabs/bases, footing oversights, paths, form slab edgings including positioning reinforcement and kerbs
- Set out and lay flags, paviours and edging to paths, driveways and other areas
- Install ironworks relating to access covers and frames, and gully grates and frames including preparatory brickwork
- Locate and excavate to expose buried utility services using electronic location instruments
- Provide and remove temporary works including shallow excavation support (up to 1.2 metres)
- Form and reinstate excavations and surfaces to sub-grades, sub-bases and road bases
- Prepare to, then direct and guide the movement of vehicles, plant or machinery
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Groundworker Level 2.
You will be required into Hopwood Hall College M24 6XH for 1 day of the week and working the other 4.
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Math (grade 4)
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
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
Other requirements
You may be required to get to and from different sites a driving licence would help with this.
We are a group of specialists that deliver infrastructure services, keeping communities connected and resilient. Working in partnership with the UK’s leading utility providers, we combine skilled people, strong governance and a safety-first culture to deliver reliably, even in the most challenging environments.
https://networkplus.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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Upon apprenticeship completion, this will be the beginning of a career working with Network Plus.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
HOPWOOD HALL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000054347.
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