Property Maintenance Apprentice L2 Hotel

Summary

Our Maintenance Team is the heart of our hotel as they assist all other departments with the smooth running of the hotel. As our Maintenance Apprentice you’ll join the team in providing both reactive and proactive maintenance for all areas of the hotel including rooms and public areas.

Annual wage: £23,000 a year
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Training course: Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
40 hours a week
Possible start date: Monday 23 September
Duration: 2 Years
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Providing day to day repairs and upkeep of the interior and exterior areas of the hotel
Working with the housekeeping team to ensure bedrooms are maintained to a 4-star standard
Assisting with compliance of and health and safety checks for the hotel to ensure we are in line with all regulations
Learning and building up your knowledge of all areas of the hotel as well as general maintenance skills and understanding.
Working well with your team members to ensure a smooth and prompt response to any maintenance issues.
Attending training & completing e-learning modules to improve your skills and aid your development and your apprenticeship

Where you’ll work

Sir Christopher Wren Hotel

Thames Street

Windsor

Berkshire

SL4 1PX

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

M I T SKILLS LIMITED

Your training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

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.