Property Maintenance Operative Apprentice / Multi-Skilled Trade Operative Technician in Macclesfield

ABSOLUTE DEVELOPMENTS NW LTD

Macclesfield (SK10 4NA)

Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

Posted on 17 April 2025

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Summary

We are leading renovation specialists covering Cheshire & Lancashire, and we're looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Apprentice to join our growing team. Learn valuable hands-on skills in all aspects of building works including full property refurbishments, kitchens, bathrooms, plastering, plumbing, electrical, decorating, and more.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

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Wage depends on experience, age & use of own vehicle.

Training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours
The candidate is to arrive at the job site at 06:50. The candidate can make their own way to the job site, or they can meet at the pickup point for a lift in the morning and drop off after work.

40 hours a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 July 2025

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

  • Carpentry 
  • Joinery 
  • Building 
  • Plumbing 
  • Electrical 
  • Plastering 
  • Painting and decorating 
  • Tiling
  • Flooring
  • Bricklaying & Masonry
  • General property maintenance
  • Site preparation and clean up

Where you’ll work

London Road
Adlington
Macclesfield
SK10 4NA

Training

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

College or training organisation

MACCLESFIELD 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

Things to consider:

  • The candidate is to arrive at the job site at 06:50.
  • The candidate can make their own way to the job site, or they can meet at the pickup point for a lift in the morning and drop off after work.
  • Pickup time is between 06:10 and 06:40, depending on the current job.
  • Pickup & drop off point is either: The Windmill Pub, Holehouse Ln, Whiteley Green, Macclesfield SK10 5SJ, OR, Toby Carvery Macclesfield, London Road, Adlington, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 4N, depending on where the current job is.

More training information

  • Training will be provided on the job site, with day release to college.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade 4/C+)
  • Maths (grade Grade 4/C+)

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Physical fitness

About this company

Kickstart your career in construction with Absolute Developments! We are leading renovation specialists covering Cheshire & Lancashire, and we're looking for an enthusiastic and reliable Apprentice to join our growing team. Learn valuable hands-on skills in all aspects of building & maintenance works including full property repairs and refurbishments, kitchens, bathrooms, plastering, plumbing, electrical, decorating, and more alongside experienced professionals. This is a fantastic opportunity to earn while you learn a trade with a reputable company.

https://absolutedevelopments.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Opportunity to grow within the company and advance your career in construction.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MACCLESFIELD COLLEGE

info@absolutedevelopments.co.uk

01625 838 909

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316263.

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Closes on Monday 30 June 2025

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