Gas Engineer Apprentice
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Company: Hyde Housing Association
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Location: Brighton, BN1 6AF
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £25,000.00 per year
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Sector: Construction and the built environment
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Ref: NAS-2000039169
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Application Deadline Date: 12/07/2026
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Start Date: 03/09/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: Monday–Thursday, 8.30am - 5.00pm and Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm. Including one day per week allocated to day-release training at Steve Willis Training Centre in Burgess Hill. Travelling within 1h 30 minutes from the main office will be required.
Brief Description
Assist in delivering efficient, professional repairs, servicing and installation work, providing high-quality service and improving resident satisfaction. Develop skills and knowledge within property maintenance while completing a gas engineering apprenticeship, working to Gas Safe and HSE regulations and achieving ACS Gas qualifications.
Training to be Provided
Your training course
Gas engineering operative. Equal to Level 3 (A level).
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety practices.
- Install and commission a range of primary appliances, for example, central heating boilers, gas cookers, space heaters.
- Install and commission a range of secondary appliances, for example laundry appliances, water heaters and gas meters (not exceeding 6m3 in capacity).
- Carry out testing and safety checks applicable to the appliance chimney or flue type.
- Carry out routine maintenance and servicing of appliances and components.
- Identify and rectify faults in appliances and components.
- Decommission appliances and systems.
- Isolate the electrical supply to the appliance.
- Conduct electrical safety checks pre- and post-work.
- Undertake and document risk assessments.
- Source, read and follow technical documentation associated with equipment and installation requirements.
- Select, use and maintain tools, equipment and test instrumentation.
- Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Check and action inspection records and schedules.
- Identify unsafe situations or conditions and take action under IGEM G/11 Gas industry unsafe situations procedure.
- Use digital technology to access job, appliance and customer information.
- Complete and maintain work records, including appliance and customer data, in accordance with General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).
- Communicate verbally with customers, including the provision of guidance on energy and efficiency measures specific to the appliance or system being worked on.
- Recycle, reuse, return defective components and dispose of waste.
- Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning and development activities.
- Apply equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Comply with health and safety practices.
Future Prospects
At Hyde apprentices who successfully complete their apprenticeship if performance meets Hydes expectations should move into a Gas improver position.
Vacancy Detail
What you’ll do at work
- Provide professional domestic gas trade services to residents, ensuring internal and external work sites are adequately protected, respecting customer privacy and property and safety whilst ensuring a high level of customer service is delivered.
- If responsible for a Hyde van, perform routine maintenance checks on vehicles, reporting defects, accidental damage, or loss of property in accordance with standard procedures.
- Assist with maintaining and monitoring the supply, stock, and use of gas engineering and plumbing trade materials, ensuring only quality materials are utilised for any repair work undertaken, enhancing the standard level of properties and service the Hyde Group offers customers.
- Exercise and promote the highest levels of duty, care, and safety within all working environments to minimise any exposure to risk for all Hyde Group employees, properties, and customers.
- Communicate effectively to our residents in their homes and demonstrate excellent customer care skills.
- Assist and learn, training alongside qualified gas engineers in the delivery of works such as boilers, pipework, radiators and heating systems and day-to-day responsive repairs maintenance.
- Learn, understand, and adhere to all safe systems of work Health and Safety requirements, policies, and risk management guidelines to always ensure safe working procedures.
- Always wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Ensure any tools or machinery are operated following approved safety instructions/regulations. Report any accidents occurring or dangerous incidents and near misses promptly to both Health & Safety and other relevant managers.
- Report any accidents occurring or dangerous incidents promptly to both Health &Safety and other relevant Managers.
- Demonstrate appropriate behaviours to ensure that excellent service delivery is maintained in all aspects of the role.
- Demonstrating professional representation of the company through appropriate professional behaviour.
- Apply all knowledge, behaviours and skill attributes being achieved during the apprenticeship to your role at work.
- Adhere to all Hyde Groups policies and procedures.
Other Information
- Enhanced DBS Check
- Must have lived in the UK, Europe Switzerland, or Gibraltar for 3 years or more, and have proof of residency
- International candidates they must have a visa for the duration of the qualification, plus 1 year