Apprentice Interior Systems Installer

TARRIS CONSTRUCTION LTD

BOURNE, PE10 0AF

Closes in 4 days (Saturday 28 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 7 August 2024


Summary

The role will involve assisting work colleagues to fit out offices and workshops. Carrying general building maintenance works.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

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Training course
Interior systems installer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Working pattern can vary depending on job. Early mornings & late evenings. Also working away. Flexibility is required

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 29 September

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • Assisting in setting out and building of timber/metal stud walls
  • Plaster boarding and dry-lining
  • Fitting doors, skirting and architraves
  • Kitchen fitting
  • Nationwide general reactive and planned maintenance works

Where you’ll work

39 MAIN ROAD

DYKE

BOURNE

PE10 0AF

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

Your training course

Interior systems installer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Measure and set out from drawings provided and check vertical and horizontal datum
  • Select the appropriate materials, tools and equipment in accordance with the specification requirements and or manufacturer specific instructions
  • Safely and correctly operate tools and equipment, plant and machinery appropriate for use. (e.g. scaffold, MEWPS, nail gun, circular saw, lasers
  • Apply fire and acoustic mastic seals in accordance with specification, designs details and manufacturers recommendations
  • Accurately measure and cut components (e.g. metal sections, plasterboard, insulation, timber and plywood)
  • Appropriately fix all components according to specifications and/or drawings
  • Effectively protect surround surfaces and segregate work areas and cutting areas
  • Install dry lining systems to metal and stud partitions framed wall linings, framed and frameless beam and column encasements
  • Clearly communicate with management, customers and colleagues including other trades onsite
  • Maintain a clean and tidy environment, appropriately disposing of waste according to site procedures
  • Identify and select appropriate PPE for the task
  • Install pattresses
  • Install insulation
  • Form service penetrations through partitions
  • Install primary channels or main runners to line and level. Cut to length
  • Frame and fit access panels
  • install drylining and plasterboard linings eg panels, plasterboards, metal sections, timber battens, wallboards, thermal boards, glass reinforced gypsum board, fixings and fittings
  • Select the appropriate materials, tools and equipment for installing drylining and plasterboard linings
  • Install and remove drylining systems according to manufacturers guidelines eg British Gypsum, Knauf, Siniat
  • Form openings and junctions in accordance with drawing specifications
  • Carry out repairs to dry lining and plasterboard walls and ceilings in accordance with design details, specification and manufacturers recommendations
  • Form and Fix standard deflection heads in accordance with manufactures standard details
  • Accurately measure and cut components
  • Appropriately fix all components according to specification/drawings.
  • Install different types of drylining systems eg Twin walls, Staggered studs, Service shaft partitions, Curved walls, Walls over 3 metres high
  • Cut and fix tracks at appropriate centres according to Specification & manufactures instructions
  • Apply wall coverings according to Specification & manufactures instructions
  • Install door and window frames in accordance with drawings.
  • Fit cover trims and skirtings in accordance with Specification & manufactures instructions
  • Install glazing, blinds and manifestations to meet customer requirements
  • Hang door leaf complete with ironmongery including cutting and fitting of door furniture (eg hinges, levers, locks, closers and signage).
  • Cut and fix hangers in accordance with specification, manufacturers recommendations and FIS best practice guidlines
  • Install ceiling perimeter trim to level. Ensure trims are cut to length and form internal and external corner mitres.
  • Install subgrid eg hangers and heavy gauge channel to bridge services, heavy gauge channel between roof purlins
  • Fix secondary grid / cross tees ensuring grid is square and following manufacturers recommended installation. Form upstand using cross tee and appropriate trims or channels
  • Cut and install service tiles and pattresses e.g. form square and circular service cut outs through mineral tiles with plywood pattress or metal tiles and insulation pad
  • Complete tiling including: Perimeter tile cuts to mineral and metal tile; tegular tile edges to mineral tile; perimeter wedges for cut metal tiles; tile clips to back of mineral ceiling tiles; insulation pads to back of metal ceiling
  • Remove sections of ceiling and replace damaged grid & tile
  • Measure and set out from drawings provided and check vertical and horizontal datum
  • Select the appropriate materials, tools and equipment in accordance with the specification requirements and or manufacturer specific instructions
  • Safely and correctly operate tools and equipment, plant and machinery appropriate for use. (e.g. scaffold, MEWPS, nail gun, circular saw, lasers
  • Apply fire and acoustic mastic seals in accordance with specification, designs details and manufacturers recommendations
  • Accurately measure and cut components (e.g. metal sections, plasterboard, insulation, timber and plywood)
  • Appropriately fix all components according to specifications and/or drawings
  • Effectively protect surround surfaces and segregate work areas and cutting areas
  • Install dry lining systems to metal and stud partitions framed wall linings, framed and frameless beam and column encasements
  • Clearly communicate with management, customers and colleagues including other trades onsite
  • Maintain a clean and tidy environment, appropriately disposing of waste according to site procedures
  • Identify and select appropriate PPE for the task
  • Install pattresses
  • Install insulation
  • Form service penetrations through partitions
  • Install primary channels or main runners to line and level. Cut to length
  • Frame and fit access panels
  • Your training plan

    Level 2 Interior Systems Installer, including Functional Skills if required. Training to be completed in the work place & at College on a one week block delivery, 6 weeks back at work.

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4)
    • Maths (grade 4)

    Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

    Skills

    • Communication skills
    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Customer care skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Logical
    • Team working
    • Initiative
    • Physical fitness

    Other requirements

    Successful applicant will mainly be working with our Joiner, who is based at Weston near Stafford and depart to various sites around the country, sometimes working away, sometimes able to drive to and from site if under a couple of hours. 18+ only due to nature of working away from home & driving licence would be an advantage due to travel requirements

    About this company

    Tarris Construction Ltd Building company carrying out commercial fit-outs and general maintenance works

    https://www.tarris.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Long term position offered following successfully gaining qualification and passing probationary period .

    Ongoing training and certification will be provided.

    Further certification in areas to benefit the employee and employer to include iPAF for MEWPS.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000269828.

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    Closes in 4 days (Saturday 28 September at 11:59pm)

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