Multi Skilled Operative Apprenticeship

A Multi Skilled Operative will conduct the general day-to-day maintenance required to keep a range of properties in a good state of repair. They are also involved in routine maintenance tasks, and minor planned and responsive repair works, using a broad range of fundamental trade skills including carpentry, joinery, plumbing, plastering, brick and block work, external works and associated finishing trades including tiling, painting, and decorating. Typical duties may include:

• Support the planning, preparation and delivery of property maintenance tasks in accordance with building safety regulations and legislation.
• Select, check, use and maintain tools, equipment, materials, components, compounds and parts appropriate to the task being undertaken, handling, positioning and storing these safely, and clearing away and disposing of waste safely on completion of work, and in accordance with codes of practice.
• Safely isolates electrical, electronic and emergency systems to enable property maintenance operations to be performed around isolated electrical components, and the reporting of faults as required.
• Perform fault diagnostics to implement a range of minor reactive or responsive plumbing and drainage repairs to a satisfactory conclusion.
• Carry out preventative and corrective maintenance, minor repairs and replacement of components.
• Use carpentry and joinery skills to complete minor repairs or refurbishment to fixtures within and around properties, such as doors, windows, frames, worktops, ensuring associated fixtures and fittings are selected, installed or repaired, and working correctly.
• Carry out minor plastering repairs using appropriate materials and surface finishing techniques.
• Carry out remedial painting and decorating works to a range of surfaces, ensuring the appropriate and safe use of compounds, materials, tools and access equipment.
• Carry out minor tiling and flooring activities or repairs using a variety of materials, tools, adhesives and sealants.
• Carry out planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings and their immediate surroundings to make buildings safe and secure for their occupants or clients.

Typical Working Week
40 hours p/w with start times typically between 07:00 & 08:00 inclusive of 8 hours at college.

Person Specification

• A ‘can do’ attitude – willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work
• A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment
• Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving
• No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond!
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams
• Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences
• Ability to travel freely across our patch to visit different sites and travel to training days
• Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment.
• Ability to work in all weather conditions to serve our customers and protect the environment
• Able to understand and follow health and safety protocols

Qualifications required/desirable

Minimum Requirements

English and Maths at GCSE Grade 3 or above, or Functional Skills at Level 1 or above.

Desired Requirements

The passion and commitment to become fully qualified mutli-skilled worker. It would be advantageous if you have already completed technical certificates in construction or multi-skills, have previous related work experience and a CSCS, but this is certainly not essential.

Key Training/College Information

K10 will enrol you to the Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative course and fund your qualifications through an accredited training provider.

The apprenticeship duration is 24 months.

Eligibility

To start this apprenticeship, you’ll need to be:

• living in England for the last 3 years and have right to work status
• not enrolled on any other courses
• 18+ due to site H&S rules

Who We Are

We are UK’s largest construction-specific Apprenticeship Training Agency. Founded in 2009, we are an award-winning social enterprise with a passion to convert potential.

Our aim is to place our learners in sustainable employment on projects in their local area. To do this, we collaborate with government, referral organisations, local authorities, developers, contractors, and colleges, to deliver apprenticeship programmes specifically designed to upskill the future of construction.

Job Type: Apprenticeship

Salary: £10.18 per hour

Experience:

• Maintenance: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• CSCS (preferred)

Work Location: In person