Apprentice Property Maintenance Operative Manchester - 7846

Title: Apprentice Property Maintenance Operative

Contract Type: 2.5 Year Fixed Term Contract, 40 hours per week:

Salary: £26,508 per annum

Reporting Office: Thomas Street Depot, Stretford, Manchester

Working Location: Manchester Northwest

Persona: Contractual hours to be worked from various locations such as resident home, estates etc, with ad hoc office attendance as required

Closing Date: 5th June 2026 at 11pm

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to close the advertisement earlier than stated

Interview Dates: Assessment Centre and Interviews will be held on the 23rd June 2026 at our office in Manchester. Due to time constraints, we are unable to reschedule the assessment centre date.

Please click here for the role profile - Apprentice Property Maintenance Operative Role Profile.pdf

Benefits include: Excellent pension plan (up to 6% double contribution), 28 days Annual Leave rising to 31 days with length of service + Bank Holidays, Westfield Health Cash Plan, non-contributory life assurance, up to 21 hours volunteering paid days, lifestyle benefits, Employee Assistance Programme and many more…

Overview

The L&Q Apprenticeship Programme has been designed to help you get the career you have always wanted. This role provides the opportunity to start a new career path with a valued-led organisation that will support you to learn and develop throughout the programme and beyond.

We are looking for four Apprentice Property Maintenance Operatives to join L&Q in our maintenance team and to gain experience in multi-trades. You will be carrying out routine maintenance tasks; minor planned and responsive repair works to L&Q housing stock throughout the Manchester Region.

Join our Manchester Direct Maintenance Team at L&Q:

As an Apprentice Property Maintenance Operative, you will receive training to enable you to support the team in providing a first-class service to our customers and will be expected to assist in a broad range of fundamental trade skills including carpentry, joinery, plumbing, plastering, brick and block work, external works and associated finishing trades including tiling, painting, and decorating to L&Q’s housing stock.

The successful candidates will be working under instruction and supervision. With the aim for being about to eventually taking responsibility for their own work (where appropriate, and within their assessed abilities and skill set). This will include carrying out day to day repairs, working with various materials and associated products to learn to create and install building components assisting with installations and repairs.

Apprenticeship details: Level 2, Property Maintenance Operative Apprenticeship

This apprenticeship role offers a 2.5-year fixed term contract, during this time you will undertake a Level 2, Property Maintenance Operative.

The apprenticeship learning will support your development and chosen career path. Whilst undertaking the apprenticeship, your manager will help guide your development and day-to-day work. You will also be assigned a mentor who will provide extra support throughout your role whilst you'll be working alongside experienced colleagues to learn hands-on, work-based skills.

What you'll bring:

• Enthusiasm for the role and L&Q.
• Willingness to learn and grow with a positive attitude to working within a busy maintenance team.
• Desire to deliver high quality work, customer focused and right first-time attitude.
• Willingness to study to gain a qualification and be keen to learn new skills to progress their career.
• Ability to use own initiative, to work independently, as well as being a good team player.
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Responsible and enthusiastic attitude.
• Desire to work within a diverse forward-thinking environment with diverse internal and external customers.
• Good verbal communication skills.
• Interest in using electronic media, (PDA /Email) and associated IT systems.
• A flexible and organised approach to work.
• Ideally GCSEs in English and Maths, Grade C / Grade 4 or above.

Other essential information:

• Must be able to work in the UK.
• NB: To qualify for apprenticeship funding, the individual must have a valid and eligible residency status. This usually requires residency in the UK for at least 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship.
• A full UK Driving Licence is not a requirement for application of this apprenticeship programme, however following completion, a full UK Driving Licence will be required to be considered for progression to a ‘Trainee’ position.
• Successful candidates will be given a start date in August

If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage during this process, including application stage, please email lqcareers@lqgroup.org.uk

About L&Q:

We’re one of the UK’s leading housing associations and developers. We were founded on a simple belief: high quality housing is vital for people’s health, happiness and security. Everyone deserves a quality home that gives them the chance to live a better life.

250,000 people call our properties ‘home’, and we’re proud to serve diverse communities across London, the South East and North West of England.

People are at the heart of our business and our success depends on employing the best people and getting the best from them. The foundation of everything that we are is built on our corporate values and behavioural framework, which outlines our core expectations and should be demonstrated at all times, and all levels, when representing L&Q.

At L&Q, we know that diversity and inclusion make us stronger – and they’re at the heart of everything we do. When we recruit, we look at what really matters: your skills, experience, and potential. We’re proud to be recognised for creating an inclusive workplace. We’re a Disability Confident Leader (Level 3) and we’ve introduced our own Recruitment Advocate scheme to make sure every step of our hiring process is fair, transparent, and consistent. It’s all part of our commitment to ending discrimination and making L&Q a place where everyone feels welcome. Find out more here.

Sustainability is also at the heart of what we do. We recognise the responsibility we hold as one of the UK’s largest housing associations.

Click here to find out more about L&Q and why you should join us!