Painting & Decorating Apprenticeship

KINGSTON MODULAR SYSTEMS LIMITED

HULL, HU7 0XW

Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 8 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 September 2024

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Summary

Kingston Modular Systems are looking for a new painting and decorating apprentice to join their team. You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills whilst working on their busy site in Hull.

Annual wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

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Training course
Painter and decorator (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 7.30am - 4.00pm (subject to company requirements - to be confirmed at interview).

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 31 October

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

  • Shadowing of trademen to develop knowledge of the industry
  • Working with different paint products and applying to different surfaces
  • Working with a range of tools within the workshop
  • Finishing products to a high standard ready for customer approval
  • House keeping duties, keeping a safe and clean environment

Where you’ll work

45B STOCKHOLM ROAD

HULL

HU7 0XW

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

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

Your training course

Painter and decorator (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE), Respiratory protective equipment (RPE) and dust suppression.
  • Check and safely use working at height equipment for example steps, hop-ups, and podiums.
  • Identify hazards and comply with risk assessments, method statements, control measures and safe systems of work and report to manager when required.
  • Read and interpret information for example from drawings, specifications, work instructions, manufacturer’s safety data sheets and manufacturer’s information such as colour charts and notations.
  • Ensure materials are used efficiently and sustainably including suitable disposal of waste.
  • Prepare work area: remove and store furnishings, fixtures and equipment and reinstate.
  • Protect and prepare a safe working area, surrounding surfaces and environment.
  • Select and use hand tools and equipment.
  • Maintain and store hand tools.
  • Select, use, maintain and store power tools.
  • Prepare internal and external untreated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example: trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
  • Prepare internal previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, plasterboard, timber and timber sheet materials.
  • Prepare external previously coated surfaces ready to receive finishing systems for example trowelled finishes plaster or render, timber and timber sheet materials; metals (ferrous and non-ferrous).
  • Prepare and apply surface coatings to untreated external surfaces for example brick, stone, render, wood, metal using a brush and roller.
  • Apply solvent borne and water borne coating systems using brush and roller to ceilings, walls, linear work (skirting board and architrave) doors: flush and panelled and opening windows.
  • Prepare and apply foundation paper: Cross lining or vertical hanging around socket and switches, internal and external angles.
  • Prepare and apply Wallcoverings: Free match or random match finishing papers, vertical hanging, around socket and switches, internal and external angle.
  • Carry out minor repair for example third party damage or post application defect.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.
  • Communicate in writing with others for example, internal and external customers, colleagues.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidance.

    • Your training plan

    • The successful applicant will attend Hull Training & Adult Education 1 day per week to complete the Painting & Decorating Standard, developing their knowledge and skills

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental

    About this company

    Established in 2015, Kingston Modular Systems have been delivering the highest quality modular buildings for their clients for over 5 years. That’s not to mention the 500 plus years of experience within their production team. We work with a huge range of clients on projects as diverse as delivering high profile government hospital contracts to agricultural buildings in the Scottish highlands.

    https://www.kingstonmodular.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Following sucessful completion of the apprenticeship there may be an opportunity for you to gain employment

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

    Mike Jordan

    hulltrainingconstruction@hullcc.gov.uk

    01482 615349

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278783.

    Apply now

    Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 8 October at 11:59pm)

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