Site Carpenter Apprentice

Summary

Working on site with the senior joiner and other trade persons. Undertaking works such as: fitting skirtings, architraves, doors, in domestic houses also fitting cupboards, vanity units in bathrooms and kitchens. Fitting door furniture, windows, flooring and much more.

Annual wage

£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

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Uniform provided. (site PPE will also be provided where required)

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours

40 hour week including college time, Monday to Friday, 8.00am start with some flexibility around finish times depending on the job, weather etc.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 16 December

Duration

1 Year 6 Months

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

Working within a multi-trade environment i.e. plumbers, electricians, joiners, plasterers etc.
Working in collaboration with our senior joiner, making and fitting all woodwork as required for the particular job, undertaken for our clients to a high standard
Hands-on tools, cleaning and site maintenance, adhering to site safety, loading & unloading of vans

You will also be taught:

Site health and safety
Material handling
Working to a job specification
Understanding of correct tools for specific jobs
Understanding of the correct materials for the specific jobs
Creating a materials requirement list for each specific job
Learning the different jointing methods and the correct applications

Where you’ll work

MYCOCKS YARD

CHURCH LANE

CHELMORTON

BUXTON

SK17 9SN

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

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

Your training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.

Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.

Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.

Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.

Prepare and maintain a safe working area.

Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.

Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.

Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.

Select, use and store hand tools.

Select, use and store power tools.

Maintain and sharpen hand tools.

Produce jigs.

Identifies well-being support available to self and others.

Site carpenter: Apply first fix techniques and practices for: 1. structural carcassing, 2. straight timber or metal partition walls, 3. floor joists 4. floor joist coverings and 5. straight flights of stairs.

Site carpenter: Install structural fixings.

Site carpenter: Size timber from sizing tables.

Site carpenter: Apply site second fix techniques and practices for:1. service encasement, 2. cladding 3. wall and floor units and fitments, 4. handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs, 5. internal and external doors, 6. skirting boards and architrave, 7. window boards.

Site carpenter: Apply site carpenter techniques and practices to construction of rafter roofs, including trussed (prefabricated) and traditional (built on site) including the construction of verge, eaves and fitting loft access.

Site carpenter: Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.

Site carpenter: Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts and adhesive.

Site carpenter: Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging and recessing techniques.

Site carpenter: Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.

Architectural joiner: Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.

Architectural joiner: Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise and tenon and halving.

Architectural joiner: Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples and adhesives.

Architectural joiner: Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.

Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products: 1. straight staircases, 2. door frames and linings.

Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products: 1. timber doors, 2. wall and floor units, 3. timber mouldings, 4. staircase spindles and balustrades.

Architectural joiner: Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches and draw runners.

Architectural joiner: Inspect, prepare and operate fixed machinery.

Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.

Identify and use safety control equipment, for example, RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.

Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.

Comply with industry regulations, standards, and guidance.

Prepare and maintain a safe working area.

Interpret and use information from drawings and specifications.

Estimate required materials and produce a cutting list.

Verbally communicate with others, applying construction terminology.

Select, use and store hand tools.

Select, use and store power tools.

Maintain and sharpen hand tools.

Produce jigs.

Identifies well-being support available to self and others.

Your training plan

You will study for the Carpentry & Joinery Site Carpentry Apprenticeship standard qualification
Spending time each week in the college workshop with other apprentices alongside your training in the workplace, college transport is available
You will also receive regular workplace visits from a college instructor-mentor

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4/C or above)
Maths (grade 4/C or above)

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Woodwork/Design & Technology or similar (grade 4/C or above)

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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Initiative
Reliable
An interest in the industry
Ability to learn from peers
A desire to learn

Other requirements

Although this role is based at the yard in Chelmorton we work on customers' sites, please consider how you will get to the yard each day to start your working day as it is in a rural location. There is some lifting and carrying involved with this role, it is manual and it's likely you'll be working outside in all sorts of weather.

About this company

Local business established over 30 years ago providing various building services to domestic customers such as, plumbing, electrics, joinery, building, plastering, tiling for bathrooms, kitchens, extensions etc.

After this apprenticeship

There is excellent potential for a permanent role and progression on the successful completion of your apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY OF DERBY

Apprenticeships Team

feapprenticeships@blc.ac.uk

+448000740099

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000274981.

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Closes on Wednesday 30 October

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