Trainee Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 Apprentice
CAPITAL HOTEL KNIGHTSBRIDGE LTD
LONDON (SW3 1AT)
Closes in 11 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 21 May 2026
Contents
Summary
We are seeking a motivated Trainee Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 Apprentice to join our hotel maintenance team. You will support the maintenance and upkeep of the hotel, ensuring high standards are maintained across the hotel. The role will involve working alongside experienced maintenance staff to gain hands-on experience.
- Wage
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£18,720 a year
- Training course
- Property maintenance operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Shift Work Including Weekends which will discussed at the interview.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 June 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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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
This position operates on a shift basis, including evenings and weekends, to support the operational needs of the hotel.
Key Responsibilities:
- Assist with routine maintenance, repairs, and general upkeep of hotel facilities and equipment.
- Support basic plumbing, decorating, carpentry, painting, and electrical maintenance tasks under supervision.
- Carry out preventative maintenance checks to ensure facilities remain safe and operational.
- Respond promptly to maintenance requests from hotel departments and guests.
- Learn how to identify faults and report maintenance issues appropriately.
- Support room refurbishment and repair works as required.
- Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in a clean and safe condition.
- Adhere to all health and safety policies and procedures at all times.
- Work collaboratively with the wider hotel operations team to ensure excellent guest experience standards are maintained.
- Attend and actively participate in apprenticeship training sessions and complete all coursework and assessments required as part of the Level 2 apprenticeship programme.
Where you'll work
22-24 BASIL STREET
LONDON
SW3 1AT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
EALING, HAMMERSMITH & WEST LONDON 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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade Grade 4/C or above)
- math (grade Grade 4/C or above)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Team working
- Positive attitude
- Proactive
- Flexible approach to work
- Ability to work shifts
- Health & Safety in a workplace
- Reliable
- Punctual
- Professional
- Willing to learn
Other requirements
- Willing to work shifts, including weekends and evenings.
- Previous experience within a hotel, hospitality, facilities, or property environment is desirable.
About this employer
Founded in 1980 by Richard Chiu, Warwick Hotels and Resorts represents a collection of distinct, upscale hotels and resorts known for quality throughout the world with over 40 hotels on five continents. As a collection, Warwick hotels are bound to each other by what distinguishes them from others – all of our hotels are renowned for our exceptional locations and remarkable stories to tell. Discover our unique tales steeped in deep-rooted origins and celebrate local traditions as we bring our heritage to life.
Paris, Brussels, Geneva, New York, San Francisco... are among the many fascinating cities where our hotels can be found. Proudly located in the heart of each metropolis, Warwick Hotels and Resorts serve as a calm refuge amidst the hustle and bustle.
At Warwick Hotels and Resorts, we create extraordinary stays in the world’s most coveted locations, blending timeless elegance with unparalleled personalized service. Each hotel is a reflection of its surroundings—steeped in history, rich in culture, and architecturally distinct. Our diverse collection of landmark hotels offers a luxurious, tailored experience, where attention to detail transforms every stay into something truly unforgettable.
https://www.warwickhotels.com/the-capital (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- Company pension
- Discounted or free meals whilst on shift
- Employee discounts
- Staff canteen facilities
After this apprenticeship
Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship, we aim to offer a permanent role within the organisation if a position is available.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
EALING, HAMMERSMITH & WEST LONDON COLLEGE
Hema
employer@wlc.ac.uk
02075651388
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032689.
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Closes in 11 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)