(App746) Assistant Maintenance Engineer Apprentice

Summary

Report to the Operations Manager while also working under the guidance of the Maintenance Engineer to deliver an efficient, effective, and sustainable maintenance service covering all aspects of the Canalside Training Centre. Maintain a safe, healthy, and well-maintained environment for staff and visitors based at our training ground.

Wage: £13,741 to £22,222.20 a year
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Training course: Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours: Monday to Friday, with occasional weekends and out of normal business hours.
35 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 1 May
Duration: 2 years
Positions available: 1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

The post holder will be required to:

Work with the Maintenance Engineer to support the planning, preparation and delivery of property maintenance tasks in accordance with associated regulations and legislation
Contribute to maintaining a safe working environment by implementing any necessary control measures, by identifying, mitigating, and reporting risks and hazards, in line with health and safety legislation, and Company policies and procedures.
Access and utilise appropriate work plans, job sheets, specifications, drawings/diagrams, information and data sheets, taking into account factors such as regulatory requirements and legislation, performance and quality criteria, efficiency, sustainability, and the need to reduce waste.
Select, check, use, and maintain tools, equipment, materials, components, compounds and parts appropriate to the task being undertaken, and handling, positioning, and storing these safely, also clearing and disposing of waste safely on completion of work, and in accordance with codes of practice.
Safely isolate 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 and/or responsive plumbing and drainage repairs to a satisfactory conclusion.
Carry out preventative and corrective maintenance, minor repairs, and replacement of components within any water, environmental, and energy management systems on site in accordance with current legislation, industry standards, and with the manufacturers requirements.
Use carpentry and joinery skills to complete minor repairs and/or refurbishment to fixtures within and around the site, such as doors, windows, frames, and 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 any other 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.
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing and using digital technologies to access, identify, record, and report information, liaise and coordinate with other team members, and provide customer service to internal and external customers.
Maintain and develop competence in the property maintenance industry, recognising own levels of competence and when to escalate concerns to others, always adhering to safe working practices.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and the post holder is required to undertake any other duties as may reasonably be required by the Operations Manager, the Maintenance Engineer, and/or any other senior leader.

Where you’ll work

The John Smith's Stadium Stadium Way
Leeds Road
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire
HD1 6PX

Training

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

College or training organisation

CALDERDALE COLLEGE

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.
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.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4/C or above)

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

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Time-Management
flexible

About this company

Huddersfield Town AFC is a professional football club currently playing in the EFL League One. Established in 1908, the Club has a long and proud history, both on and off the pitch.

After this apprenticeship

The successful candidate will support our Maintenance Engineer and potentially have the opportunity to take over as the lead engineer, as we are working on succession planning for anticipated retirement.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CALDERDALE COLLEGE

Shannon Ingham

Shannon.Ingham@calderdale.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310305.

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Closes on Wednesday 30 April 2025

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