Mid Green occupationConstruction and the built environment
Construction assembly and installation operative - Relocateable modular and portable
Assembling and installing manufactured components to agreed design specification and tolerance.
Summary
This occupation is found in the construction sector. On site assembly of manufactured components is a rapidly growing part of the construction sector, representing 15% of the market in 2018. Projects include; infrastructure, residential, commercial, retail, healthcare, education, rail, prisons and leisure. Structures and components are manufactured in factories and then transported to the construction site, ready for location, connection and finishing. Materials can include concrete, timber, modular and portable buildings and can include plastic and steel components. Projects can be small local ones such as a bespoke house or nationwide in large scale developments such as residential and social housing, schools and hospitals. These can be permanent, temporary or re-locatable.
The broad purpose of this occupation is to use elements manufactured off site, installed and assembled in a construction site environment.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with team colleagues and supervisors as well as those from other organisations such as main contractors, sub-contractors, architects, engineers, plant operators, drivers, Health and Safety Executive representatives, Environment Agency, site managers, construction managers and other trades. The occupation involves working outside on a construction site, in a range of weather conditions, on projects anywhere in the UK. In some instances it will involve travelling and working away from home.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for the assembly and installation of manufactured components to agreed design specification and tolerance. This includes the safe handling, moving, installing and finishing to specification and within deadlines under the guidance of senior team colleagues or a supervisor depending on the size of the organisation.
The apprenticeship consists of four optional routes:
- Pre-cast Concrete
- Timber Frame
- Relocatable Modular and Portable Buildings
- Permanent Modular Buildings
Typical job titles include
- Assembly operative | Concrete finisher | Modular and portable building operative | Modular building installer | Modular cabin fitter | Modular installer | Precast erector | Precast installer | Slinger signaller | structural insulated panels (SIP) installer | Timber frame erector | Timber frame installer | timber framer
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
K1:
The principles of environment, health, safety and welfare and how they must be applied in relation to their work and to others.
K2:
The responsibilities under current legislation and official guidance to undertake the work e.g. Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Manual Handling and Working at Height Regulations.
K3:
How to communicate with others and follow organisational procedures to conform to productive work practices.
K4:
The different techniques and methods to move, lift and handle, pre-assembled, manufactured elements and modules.
K5:
How to use, store and maintain hand tools, power tools and ancillary equipment.
K6:
How to interpret various types of information for drawings and specifications in various types and formats including digital e.g. Building Information Modelling and Personal Digital Assistant models.
K7:
How to comply with specifications and drawings when assembling, positioning and fixing manufactured elements and modules.
K8:
The specific safe working practices for moving, lifting and handling pre-assembled, manufactured elements and modules including – risk assessments and method statements, lift plans, control of hand-arm vibration syndrome, dust and noise.
K9:
The different techniques and methods to move, handle and store resources prior to installation.
K10:
The principles and practice of working at height and the use of access equipment including: mobile elevated work platforms, scaffold, fall prevention systems and equipment.
K11:
The principles of slinging and signalling.
K12:
The use of different materials and how they work together for load bearing and non-load bearing purposes.
K13:
The quality requirements of the materials and products that are being installed.
K14:
The different methods of installation and removal of temporary works and/or formwork.
K15:
The different methods of installation and removal of products such as structural elements, flooring units, stairs, pods, modules and cladding.
K16:
How and when to follow organisational reporting procedures to identify and rectify problems arising from information, resources and methods of work.
K33:
how to complete product paperwork, including pre-delivery inspection, handover documentation and after hire inspection reports, identify and record all damages and faults in accordance with company procedures.
K34:
how to construct, install, maintain and dismantle modular and portable buildings including the following elements:• how to maintain non-structural carpentry work• how to complete like for like replacement of electrical fittings as instructed• how to complete a pre-delivery electrical inspection• how to maintain non-structural and structural components e.g. door frames, windows, partitions, structural supports• how to install plumbing such as toilet and sink units• how to apply paint by brush, roller and air spray• how to prepare surfaces using abrasive blast cleaning• how to install plaster board linings.
K35:
How specific maintenance, installation and dismantling times are estimated to meet production sequencing requirements.
K36:
how to use methods of calculating quantity, length, area and wastage associated with materials used to construct, install, maintain and dismantle modular and portable buildings.
K37:
how to avoid heat loss and condensation by applying the principles of airtightness and ventilation
Technical Educational Products
- ST0265: Construction assembly and installation operative - Relocateable modular and portable (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0265C
- Status:
Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £25,364 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 8149 Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 8149/00 Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
S1:
Identify and apply safe working practices in accordance with current legislation, health, safety and welfare regulations, Approved Codes of Practice, company guidance, site specific requirements and taking account of changing circumstances.
S2:
Plan and undertake work practices productively.
S3:
Identify and apply safe use, storage and maintenance of hand tools, power tools and ancillary equipment.
S4:
Identify and apply safe working techniques when manual handling, working at height and using access equipment and plant such as – fall prevention systems e.g. fall arrest, restraint and access systems, harnesses and scaffold.
S5:
Identify and apply safe working techniques when slinging and signalling the movement of loads.
S6:
Apply different materials for load bearing and non-load bearing purposes according to design and specifications.
S7:
Install and remove temporary works e.g. protection, formwork, propping, bracing and access ramps in accordance with schemes of work.
S8:
Assemble, position and install manufactured components such as structural elements, flooring units, stairs, pods, modules and cladding.
S9:
Complete post installation checks to ensure compliance with specification.
S10:
Interpret information for drawings and specifications in various types and formats including digital e.g. Building Information Modelling and Personal Digital Assistant models
S20:
Install floor systems according to drawings and specifications including cassettes, joists and combination systems.
S24:
Prepare relocatable modular or portable buildings for loading onto transport vehicles, and assist in securing for travel, in line with supplied lift plan and method statements; e.g. temporary stability panels, temporary seals, and covers.
S25:
Commission, operate and decommission powered units, machinery and equipment specific to the relocatable modular and portable building operations e.g. pumps, generators, compressors, pressure washers and lighting sets.
S28:
Demonstrate product to a customer, completing all paperwork for pre-delivery inspection, handover documentation and after hire inspection reports.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0265: Construction assembly and installation operative - Relocateable modular and portable (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0265C
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £25,364 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 8149 Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 8149/00 Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
B1:
Working safely: in accordance with legal, regulatory, contractual and company procedures.
B2:
Effective communication: oral, written, listening, body language, digital and personal presentation.
B3:
Team work: work effectively and respectfully with others with minimum supervision, having consideration for equality and diversity.
B4:
Independent working: take responsibility for completion of your own work.
B5:
Logical thinking: use clear and valid reasoning when making decisions to undertake the work instructions.
B6:
Working effectively: undertake the work in a timely and productive manner.
B7:
Adaptability: be able to adjust to changes to the work instructions
B8:
Customer focus: deliver work to required quality standards
Technical Educational Products
- ST0265: Construction assembly and installation operative - Relocateable modular and portable (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0265C
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £25,364 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 8149 Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 8149/00 Assemblers and routine operatives n.e.c.
