Scaffolding Apprentice

MB SCAFFOLDING LTD

WOTTON UNDER EDGE, GL12 8NB

Closes in 6 days (Thursday 26 September at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 September 2024

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Summary

MB Scaffolding is a growing family run business, who have been running for 6 years. We are currently looking for an apprentice scaffolder who will be given full training on site practical learning with 2-week block sessions at college. If you're looking to grow further in our industry with dedicated team members then we would like to hear from you.

Annual wage
£12,979.20 to £23,200.32 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£249.60 per week £6.40 a hour to start, depending on age, £500 per week, £26,00 as you progress through the course and gain relevant site experience.

Training course
Scaffolder (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday. Shift times to be confirmed.

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 30 September

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

Daily duties:

  • Labouring duties
  • Loading and unloading lorry
  • Servicing equipment/housekeeping
  • Helping erect and dismantle scaffolding
  • Learning the correct procedures/equipment for scaffold work

Where you’ll work

MILLSTREAM WORKS

STATION ROAD

WICKWAR

WOTTON UNDER EDGE

GL12 8NB

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

WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Your training course

Scaffolder (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents
  • Follow procedures in line with health and safety regulations, standards, and scaffold guidance (quality).
  • Comply with risk assessments, method statements and safe systems of work.
  • Inspect and select serviceable scaffold materials, components, and tools before use and escalate defects.
  • Follow procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Carry, raise, lower, scaffold materials on a working platform.
  • Move and store components tools and equipment.
  • Install scaffold cantilevered structural components according to requirements of industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Protect others within the working vicinity. For example, the public through signage, barriers.
  • Install spurs and supports on cantilever sections.
  • Select, space, and install the correct number of ties to restrain un-sheeted scaffolds to industry guidance and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Determine the component requirements for independent scaffolding.
  • Organise materials to operate within the industry and manufacturers configurations and tolerances.
  • Use lifting equipment safely to haul up scaffold components and equipment to working platform.
  • Lay out materials, set out scaffolds to erect and dismantle scaffolds in a safe sequence.
  • Inspect scaffolds prior to hand over.
  • Use access and work at height equipment in accordance with training, relevant regulations and employer’s and manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Erect and dismantle independent with cantilever section to a maximum height of 2m working platform.
  • Erect and dismantle independent scaffolds, with features for example, towers, birdcages, chimney stacks, loading bays with or without beams, truss outs with beams, splays, and bridging sections with beams and gantry scaffolds.
  • Communicate with others verbally for example, internal and external customers, colleagues, and managers.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Interpret information from drawings and specifications.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion guidelines.

    • Your training plan

    • Functional Skills in maths and English if not previously attained,
      Block release training at Weston College Construction Training Centre
    • Work-based learning assessor visits
    • 20% off-the-job training
    • Full in-house training
    • End point assessment (EPA)

    Requirements

    Desirable qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English (grade 4/C or equivalent)
    • Maths (grade 4/C or equivalent)

    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
    • Team working
    • Physical fitness

    About this company

    MB scaffolding is a family run business founded in 2018, we work for all the main house builders across, Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and South Gloucestershire.

    After this apprenticeship

    Growth and progression (running own sites).

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

    Erin Allsworth

    erin.allsworth@weston.ac.uk

    01934411411

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000275311.

    Apply now

    Closes in 6 days (Thursday 26 September at 11:59pm)

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