Maintenance Apprentice Trainee

PURE GROUP SERVICES

Buckinghamshire (MK15 8HQ)

Closes in 9 days (Sunday 15 February 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 February 2026

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Summary

Pure Group is continuing to grow, and we’re excited to welcome an Apprentice to our expanding Property Care team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys hands‑on work, solving problems and wants to build a long-term career in construction and property maintenance.

Wage

£18,720 a year

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Annual Salary

Training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
Hours
Monday – Friday 8am-5pm with paid overtime where needed – 1 hour paid lunch break.

45 hours a week

Start date

Monday 2 March 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

A driving licence is essential for this role. What You’ll Be Doing As an Apprentice, you’ll support our team with day‑to‑day maintenance and installation work across domestic and commercial properties. 

You’ll help deliver safe, efficient, high‑quality jobs while building skills in: 

  • Health & Safety on site 
  • Building fabric repairs (walls, doors, plasterwork, etc.) 
  • Basic plumbing and drainage 
  • Assisting with electrical tasks 
  • Safe use of tools and equipment 
  • Reactive maintenance and fault-finding 
  • Practical problem‑solving 
  • Professional communication with colleagues and customers 

We’re looking for someone with strong communication skills, a willingness to learn, and a positive, team‑focused attitude. You should take pride in detailed, high‑quality work and be flexible with tasks, locations and working hours. This is a hands‑on role, so being physically fit, reliable, punctual and well‑organised is important. If you’re motivated, eager to learn and ready to start a rewarding career in property care, we’d love to hear from you.

Where you'll work

Technology House,
Michigan Drive
Milton Keynes
Buckinghamshire
MK15 8HQ

Training

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

Training provider

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

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

Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship Spend one day a week at Milton Keynes College, learning in top‑class facilities and being supported by expert mentors who’ll guide you through every step of your apprenticeship journey.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

“GCSE” in:

  • “Maths” (grade 9-4)
  • “English” (grade 9-4)

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

Skills

  • Motivated
  • Committed
  • Passionate
  • Reliable
  • Willing to learn

Other requirements

A driving licence is essential.

About this employer

Pure Property Care is part of Pure Group Services Limited, a company with over 20 years’ experience and a strong reputation for exceptional customer service across five specialist divisions: Property Care, Facilities, Plumbing & Heating, Air Conditioning, and Cooling & Heating Hire. Their expert teams provide full installation and ongoing maintenance, delivering a seamless, stress‑free experience for every customer.

After this apprenticeship

This role offers variety, hands-on learning, and real career progression within a growing business. A permanent full-time role in the Property Care team with prospects to run and manage your own team of operatives as a supervisor and then on to management.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000012118.

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Closes in 9 days (Sunday 15 February 2026 at 11:59pm)