APPRENTICESHIPS - EARN AS YOU LEARN
APPRENTICESHIPS – EARN AS YOU LEARN
Do you know anybody who would be interested in starting their career in construction with us?
We are looking for apprentices throughout our operating area.
APPRENTICE SITE OPERATIVES
As an Apprentice Site Operative, you will gain experience by working alongside an experienced gang of site operatives as well as spending time at college (either day or residential block release).
The apprenticeship will include learning a range of practical construction skills including drainage, roadbuilding and concreting.
You should be physically fit, have good practical skills and enjoy working outdoors as a part of a team.
Qualifications
GCSE or equivalent Maths & English (Grade D/3) essential
Other Driving Licence (Grade Full) desired
You will initially be paid £5.40/hour but this will be reviewed as you progress.
What do Site Operatives do?
- As a site operative you will carry out varied roles, working with plant, equipment and materials.
- Preparing site, unloading and storing materials
- Installing drainage
- Constructing roads and car parks
- Laying foundations
- Preparing and laying reinforced concrete
- Installing and maintaining sea and river defences
- Preparing and installing kerbs, block paving and paving slabs
- You will be part of a team and gain job satisfaction from your completed works.
- You will receive all the relevant training and gain qualification / certificates
- You be given the chance to progress within the company to become a Plant operative, Ganger, Site Foreman or Site Manager
- 180* Excavator
- 360° Excavator
- Dump Truck
- Telehandler
- Training covers a selection of the following as appropriate to the
- apprentice’s chosen trade:
- Operating specialised plant and machinery to performance requirements, including:
- lifting and transferring plant
- extracting and excavating plant
- construction and formation plant
- Transporting and discharging bulk material loads
- Extracting and excavating materials
- Lifting, transferring and positioning loads
- Distributing, layering and consolidating materials
- Level 2 NVQ in Plant Operations (Civil Engineering)*
- Level 2 Diploma in Plant Operations
- Construction Plant Competence Scheme (CPCS) Red Trained Operator Card
- Level 1 Functional Skills
- Employment Responsibilities and Rights
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
- Safe working practices
- Managing excavation, plant and piling
- Laying domestic and large diameter drainage
- Levelling
- Information, quantities and communicating with others
- Building methods and construction technology
- Mathematics for civil engineers
- Carrying out pre-pour inspection and testing of concrete
- Planning and design process and environmental considerations.
- Communication skills
- Problem solving
- Creativity
- Year 1 17 Weeks at College (or day release) plus onsite training.
- Year 2 16 Weeks at College (or day release) plus onsite training.
- Year 3 All employer based work experience with assessment.
- Level 3 Construction Diploma in Civil Engineering
- Level 3 NVQ Diploma in Construction Contracting Operations
- Level 2 Functional Skills (maths and English)
- Personal Learning and Thinking Skills.
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