The Apprentice Property Maintenance Operative

The Apprentice Property Maintenance Operative will be based in County Durham and, as a key member of the Projects Team, will have an important role in supporting the restoration and maintenance of the Estate's residential, commercial, and agricultural properties.

The successful candidate will work alongside experienced colleagues whilst developing the knowledge, skills, and behaviors required to achieve a Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship.

What you'll do at work:

• Assist in carrying out restoration and reactive maintenance across estate properties
• Develop skills in painting & decorating, plumbing, electrical repairs, and carpentry & joinery
• Assist with planned inspections and reactive maintenance
• Learn safe use of hand and power tools
• Maintain accurate records of work undertaken
• Support other trades across the Estate
• Lead by example and demonstrate a high regard for Health and Safety
• Work with colleagues to ensure an efficient and effective service is provided

Where you'll work:

Sawmill Building Yard
Winston Road, Staindrop
Darlington
DL2 3NR

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

Training provider:

BISHOP AUCKLAND COLLEGE

Training course:

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

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 organize the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
• Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
• Use safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment, and ensuring the 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.