Maintenance Apprentice

Summary

Our company can offer a long-term position, stability, continued access to training, career development, competitive pay, company benefits, being part of an established team, and primarily local work.

Wage

£20,800 a year

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Starting rate £10.00 per hour (minimum wage rate for mature applicants if applicable)

Training course

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 07.30 - 16.00 (On Site Hours).

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 4 August 2025

Duration

1 year 3 months

Positions available

2

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 role will include working in busy and varied environments, typically within the Oxfordshire area, working across a range of domestic and commercial/industrial building sites. This could be under the umbrella of a main contractor or working for the client direct.

Typical tasks include:

Installation work (e.g. installation of a replacement boiler or heat pump)
Planned maintenance (PPM in accordance with SFG20)
Call out / remedial works (calls vary extensively but could be for leaks, faulty pumps, boilers, etc.)
The role will be extremely varied and include Plumbing, Heating, Gas and Renewable natured works

Where you'll work

UNIT 10
GROVE TECH PARK
DOWNSVIEW ROAD
WANTAGE
OX12 9GN

Training

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

College or training organisation

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Your training course

Gas engineering operative (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Comply with health and safety practices.
Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
Decommission appliances and systems.
Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
Undertake and document risk assessments.
Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
Check and action inspection records and schedules.
Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
Complete and maintain work records including appliance and customer data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Comply with health and safety practices.
Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
Decommission appliances and systems.
Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
Undertake and document risk assessments.
Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
Check and action inspection records and schedules.
Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
Complete and maintain work records including appliance and customer data in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.

Your training plan

Delivery model:

Work-based training with your employer
Day release during term time (1 day a week for 1 and half years)
Regular meetings with your training coordinator to monitor progress and well-being
Approximately 5 on-site assessment visits per year
Off the job training will count for at least 20% of an apprentice’s time at work

Qualifications included:

Level 3 Gas Engineering Operative Apprenticeship

End Point Assessment:

Gas Safe Registration
Competency test
Multiple choice knowledge test
Work log review and professional discussion

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English and Maths (grade A* to C / Level 9 -4)

Other in:

Plumbing (grade At least 1 year in plumbing)

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
Customer care skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness
Personable

Other requirements

The role involves active day to day tasks therefore a can do attitude, coupled with a good level of physical fitness is necessary for long term success.

About this company

Lawton (BES) Ltd is a building engineering services company. We are capable of handling a wide variety of projects across an array of market sectors. We specialise in taking projects from inception through to detailed design, site construction, commissioning, in-life maintenance and performance optimisation. We operate throughout Oxfordshire, London, the Midlands and the Southwest of the UK. Following continued expansion, we are currently looking to recruit apprentices within the Oxfordshire area.

http://www.lawton-bes.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Regularly reviewed pay: your rate will be commensurate with experience, skill and value demonstrated by yourself.

After this apprenticeship

A competent and qualified tradesman, who will experience a plethora of project work.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ABINGDON AND WITNEY COLLEGE

Imogen

apprenticeships@abingdon-witney.ac.uk

01235 216216

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317622.

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