Apprentice Gas Engineering Operative
UNIQUE MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD
Recruiting nationally
Closes in 16 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 July 2025
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Summary
We’re looking for enthusiastic and a motivated individual to join our team as Gas Engineering Operative Apprentice. This is an exciting opportunity to earn while you learn, gaining practical experience and industry qualifications that will set you up for a successful career in gas engineering.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Gas engineering operative (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
8am to 5pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 months
- Positions available
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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
- Install and commission a range of gas appliances and associated systems and controls such as central heating boilers, cookers, space heaters and meters
- Carry out scheduled maintenance activities and servicing of gas appliances, systems and components
- Safely identify and rectify faults
- Safely decommission gas appliances
- Select, use and maintain the appropriate tools, equipment and test instrumentation
- Source, interpret and action relevant technical documentation, standards, regulations and industry wide updates
- Return the working area to a clean and tidy state, safely disposing of waste and recycling items where appropriate
- Provide excellent customer service including providing advice and guidance on operating appliances safely and maximising energy efficiency
- Prioritise health and safety at all times
Where you'll work
In Birmingham and Coventry areas
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN 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
You will achieve the following qualifications
- IGEM IG/1 supplement 2 certification (Natural Gas) or IGEM IG/1 supplement 4 certification (LPG)
- Additional information: Apprentices will achieve either IGEM IG/1 Supplement 2 Certification (Natural Gas) or IGEM IG/1 Supplement 4 Certification (LPG)
- Matters of Gas Safety Competency Accreditations to meet the requirements of the practical assessment with questions
Requirements
Essential qualifications
Other in:
- English (grade Grade 4/C or above)
- Maths (grade 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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Reliability
- Punctual
Other requirements
As you will be employed as a Gas engineering operative responding to customer requests, you will be required to travel and therefore a clean full driving licence would be beneficial.
About this company
The directors, all from British gas, identified a gap in the building services market for an ethical, open, and honest building services company. Our aim is to support our clients with a service that is second to none with technical support and solutions that are both fit for purpose and cost effective. Completing all works in a timely, professional manner. Therefore, providing a “Unique” service.
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunities for progression are available by transitioning into a full-time role upon completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
BMet Recruitment Team
recruitment@bmet.ac.uk
0121 362 1122
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331418.
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Closes in 16 days (Thursday 31 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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