Property Maintenance Operative Apprentice

MR P R CLAY T/A PERRYSTONE

HEREFORD (HR1 4TQ)

Closes in 16 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 August 2026

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Summary

Join the Clay Estates as a Property Maintenance Operative Apprentice and gain hands-on experience across a range of building and maintenance trades. Work alongside skilled professionals, earn a recognised qualification, and develop the practical skills needed for a rewarding career maintaining and improving Estate properties.

• Wage:

  £16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age

  National Minimum Wage

  Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

• Training course: Property maintenance operative (level 2)
• Hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 - 16:30.

  40 hours a week

• Start date:

  Monday 7 September 2026

• 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

• Assist with the maintenance, repair and improvement of residential, commercial and agricultural properties.
• Carry out routine property maintenance tasks under the supervision of experienced tradespeople.
• Learn and apply practical skills in carpentry, brickwork, plastering, roofing and decorating.
• Help install, repair and maintain doors, windows, fencing, fixtures and fittings.
• Support refurbishment and upgrade projects across the Estate’s property portfolio.
• Assist with emergency and reactive maintenance work when required.
• Prepare work areas and materials, ensuring tasks are completed safely and efficiently.
• Use and maintain tools, equipment and vehicles in accordance with health and safety procedures.
• Work with Estate staff, contractors and tenants to ensure maintenance work is completed to a high standard.
• Keep work areas clean, tidy and safe, and report any maintenance issues or hazards to the Estates team.

Where you'll work

BROCKHAMPTON COTTAGE
BROCKHAMPTON
HEREFORD
HR1 4TQ

Training

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

Training provider

HEREFORDSHIRE, LUDLOW, AND NORTH SHROPSHIRE COLLEGE

Training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)

What you'll learn

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.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

Ability to travel to and from the Estate (or college) each day and arrive on time.

A full UK driving licence would be advantageous but is not essential.

About this employer

The Clay Estates span 4,500 acres of beautiful countryside in the Wye Valley, much of which lies within the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Our diverse activities include farming, forestry, shooting, fishing, and property management, all underpinned by a strong commitment to sustainability and environmental stewardship.

The Estates manage a portfolio of 73 residential properties, along with commercial and agricultural buildings, all maintained to a high standard.

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Become a qualified Property Maintenance Operative.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MR P R CLAY T/A PERRYSTONE

Sarah Hollis

sarah.hollis@fishergerman.co.uk

07854763409

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000047970.

Apply now

Closes in 16 days (Friday 28 August 2026 at 11:59pm)