Apprentice Floor Cleaning & Maintenance Technician

OMNI FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED

London (W6 9AR)

Closes in 13 days (Friday 9 October 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 25 September 2026

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Summary

This apprenticeship develops skilled multi-trade maintenance professionals who maintain, repair and improve buildings across a range of environments. Combining practical workshop training with workplace experience, learners build the technical expertise, problem-solving and safety awareness needed to keep facilities safe & operational.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage

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Training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours
Applicants must be flexible to work the following shifts as required: Day Shift: 9:00am to 5:00pm. Night Shift: 10:00pm to 6:00am.

40 hours a week

Start date

Friday 20 November 2026

Duration

1 year 1 month

Positions available

4

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

General Maintenance

  • Assist with cleaning, polishing, and maintaining a variety of hard floor surfaces.
  • Learn how to identify different flooring materials and appropriate cleaning methods.
  • Support floor restoration projects across commercial and residential sites.
  • Assist with stripping, sealing, polishing, and protecting floor surfaces.
  • Operate floor cleaning equipment and machinery following training.
  • Prepare work areas and maintain equipment to company standards.
  • Load, unload, transport, and organise cleaning materials and machinery.
  • Follow health and safety procedures at all times.
  • Maintain a professional appearance and approach when working on client sites.
  • Deliver excellent customer service and represent the company positively.
  • Complete apprenticeship training and any required coursework.

Where you'll work

11 Beavor Lane
London
W6 9AR

Training

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

Training provider

GLP TRAINING LTD

Training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

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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

Training Delivered through a blended model consisting of remote Masterclasses via Teams, 1-1 support and Block release at City and Guilds Centers of Excellence.

More training information

Delivered by GLP Training - https://www.glptraining.co.uk/

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade A-C)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is interested in developing a career in the floor cleaning, restoration, and maintenance industry. No previous experience is required as full training will be provided. The successful candidate will learn how to clean, restore, maintain, and protect a variety of floor surfaces while working alongside experienced technicians.

The role offers hands-on training, industry knowledge, and opportunities for career progression within a growing business.

https://omnifm.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Full training and mentoring from experienced specialists.
  • Opportunity to gain industry-recognised skills and qualifications.
  • Structured apprenticeship programme.
  • Career progression opportunities.
  • Uniform and specialist equipment provided.
  • Supportive and professional working environment.
  • Opportunity to work on a variety of prestigious client sites throughout the UK.

Disability Confident

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

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

Successful apprentices will have the opportunity to progress into:

  • Floor Cleaning Technician
  • Senior Floor Cleaning Technician
  • Floor Restoration Specialist
  • Team Leader
  • Site Supervisor

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLP TRAINING LTD

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000055638.

Apply now

Closes in 13 days (Friday 9 October 2026 at 11:59pm)