Apprentice Estates Technician

Summary

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Apprentice to join our Estates team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to learn new skills and contribute to the maintenance of our buildings and grounds, ensuring a safe and comfortable environment for all campus users.

Annual wage

£22,971 a year

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The employer will pay your travel costs from home to college and the apprenticeship wage.

Training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Hours

37 hours per week (max 40). Regular pattern of days Monday to Friday. Approx Start and Finish times 8.30 am to 5 pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 4 November

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

Duties will include, but will not be limited to:

To undertake the Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative course and develop and execute the knowledge, skills, and behaviours relevant to their duties in this role, through training.
Assist the Estates Maintenance Technicians in the delivery of reactive maintenance duties that may include minor re-decoration and repairs, the making and installation of shelving, notice boards, and other fixtures and fittings.
Complete documentation pre and post-task to ensure the job is undertaken safely and records of work undertaken are accurate.
Learn new skills in undertaking safe compliance testing, to include of emergency lighting, fire alarms, fire extinguishers and fire doors, and water flushing across the University estate, including the recording, and registering of results.
At all times work in compliance with university policies and health and safety standards including safe access and working in areas that may have access restrictions.
Learn new skills in maintaining personal tools, and equipment.
Learn new skills in maintaining personal tools, and equipment.
Work with the Estates Maintenance Technician to set up rooms for meetings, move furniture, and ensure equipment is in place as required. Carrying out cleaning duties as business requires disposal of rubbish and recycling as necessary. Ensure external areas around the campus are free from rubbish and hazards.
To execute any duties that are consistent with the grade of the post at the request of the Estates Maintenance Officer and Campus Operations & Accommodation such as grounds maintenance.

Where you’ll work

BISHOP GROSSETESTE UNIVERSITY

LONGDALES ROAD

LINCOLN

LN1 3DY

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

LINCOLN 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.