Bathroom Installer Apprentice

Summary

Learn from experienced professionals and develop a broad range of skills needed to install high-quality bathrooms. Benefit from one-on-one mentoring to help you grow into a fully-fledged Adroit Installer. Industry-leading salary, travel expenses and tool allowances with performance bonus, healthcare and holiday ladders available on completion.

Annual wage

£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

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starting salary is £15,579 enhanced starting salary considered based on candidates relevant work experience and opportunities to adjust periodically during placement as skills are acquired.

Training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8am to 4:30pm

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 2 January

Duration

1 year 6 months

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

Learn from experienced professionals
You will be working in clients homes (typically a new client each week)
Passion for Craftsmanship: You have a keen interest in bathroom installation and a desire to produce high-quality work
Customer Service Skills: You enjoy working with people and are dedicated to delivering excellent service
Eagerness to Learn: You are ready to develop your skills and grow with us

Where you’ll work

17 BRIDGEGATE BUSINESS PARK

GATEHOUSE WAY

GATEHOUSE INDUSTRIAL AREA

AYLESBURY

HP19 8XN

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

ABINGDON AND WITNEY 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

Property Maintenance Operative (level 2)
Abingdon & Witney College (Bicester Campus)
Block release

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

NVQ or SVQ Level 2 or equivalent in:

Plumbing (grade Pass)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Physical fitness

Other requirements

Installation is a physical job. You will be working in clients homes across the Aylesbury Vale and as such will need your own transport (and insurance) be mobile while also transporting your tools (typically a new client location each week). We do cover mileage expenses and post apprenticeship you would have a company vehicle.

About this company

A multi-award winning family business who have been fitting domestic bathrooms in Buckinghamshire since 1989. We are Trading Standards approved with a 5 star reputation and are passionate about passing our skills to the next generation.

http://www.adroit.services (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Vitality Health insurance (included many shopping and subscription benefits) Employee Assistance Program £360 annual tool allowance Mileage allowance for travel to site and college

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

It is expected that you would become a fully-fledged installer within our business on completion of your apprenticeship, developing into an Adroit Installer. In time we would love for our mentees to become our future mentors and pass their skills along to the next generation!

We provide exceptional employment opportunities, with industry leading salaries, bonus' and benefit package - all with an excellent ethos for a work/life balance.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE ADROIT SERVICES PARTNERSHIP

Emma Butt

emma@adroit.services

01296 489993

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000288076.

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