We are offering an exciting opportunity for mature, hardworking individuals to join our production teams across the country as a Groundwork Apprentice. This is a great chance to build your knowledge and experience in a sought-after trade, learning fundamental and transferable practical skills, whilst gaining valuable work experience and life lessons.
As an apprentice your time will be split between working on a live site and attending college through a mixture of day release/block week’s. Your time in college will support your knowledge and understanding of the various tasks completed on site. You will finish the course achieving a Level 2 Groundwork Apprentice qualification.
DUTIES
Groundworkers are the first contractors to begin work on a construction site. They work closely with all construction trades, such as bricklayers and plant operatives, to prepare the site ready for building works to begin.
Key activities include:
• Foundations, hard landscaping, and earthworks.
• Concreting.
• Traditional drainage and pipe laying.
• Benching, channelling manholes and gullies.
• Road works, laying kerbs, paving, surfacing and tarmac laying.
• Utility ducting and laying.
• Use of plant/machinery.
• Steel fixing and piling.
In order to work on site you will be required to sit a Health and Safety Operative test, to gain your CSCS card. This will be organised and funded by MV Kelly.
WORKING HOURS PER WEEK
37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 7.30am - 4.30pm
REQUIRED SKILLS
Teamwork
Communication
REQUIRED QUALITIES
Excellent work ethic and positive attitude.
Motivated.
Willing to learn.
Flexible and Resilient
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
5 GCSE’s grading 4 and above including English and Maths
NUMBER OF VACANCIES
1
EXPECTED DURATION
18 - 24 months
FUTURE PROSPECTS
MV Kelly offer a wide range of career opportunities, from site to office. Our areas of opportunity include Contracts and Project Management, Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Health and Safety, Plant and Buying, Finance, Accounts, IT, Office Administration.
