Apprentice Joiner

Andy Dunbar Joinery

MIDDLESBROUGH, TS2 1DY

Closes in 31 days (Monday 21 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 20 September 2024

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Summary

Andy Dunbar Joinery is a premium bespoke joinery company based in Middlesbrough, in the North East of England. Our exacting standards make us experts in the design and manufacture of handmade architectural joinery. They are looking for an Apprentice Joiner to join their team.

Annual wage
£12,646.40 a year

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Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday- Friday 8am- 4.30pm

38 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 28 October

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

Please be aware that this is a workshop joinery role meaning that you will not be out on site fitting but you will be in the workshop creating the hardware.

  • Using the appropriate fixed workshop machinery, tools, materials and equipment to carry out architectural joinery tasks including setting, marking out and manufacturing timber products
  • Assemble and fit components to timber products
  • Carry out their work conforming to all current and relevant building regulations, quality standards and work instructions
  • Connection methods in joinery: Dowels, biscuit, staples and adhesives
  • Timber joints, types and production techniques: Dovetails, mortise and tenon, bridals and halvings
  • And other Duties

Where you’ll work

SNOWDON HOUSE

SNOWDON ROAD

MIDDLESBROUGH

TS2 1DY

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

MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

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

    • Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship Standard
    • Weekly day release at Middlesbrough College

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • English (grade 3 or above)
    • Maths (grade 3 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
    • Organisation skills
    • Initiative

    About this company

    Andy Dunbar Joinery is a premium bespoke joinery company based in Middlesbrough, in the North East of England. Our exacting standards make us experts in the design and manufacture of handmade architectural joinery.

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

    After this apprenticeship

    • A permanent position is available upon successful completion of the apprenticeship programme

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278241.

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    Closes in 31 days (Monday 21 October at 11:59pm)

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