Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship Level 2

KINGSTON MODULAR SYSTEMS LIMITED

HULL, HU7 0XW

Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 8 October at 11:59pm)

Posted on 24 September 2024

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Summary

Kingston Modular Systems are looking for 2 carpentry & joinery apprentices to join their team. You will have the opportunity to gain valuable skills whilst working on their busy site in Hull. From creating modular timber frames, to bespoke projects, the possibilities are endless.

Annual wage
£13,312 to £23,795.20 a year

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Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 7.30am - 4pm (subject to company requirements - to be confirmed at interview).

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Thursday 31 October

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

2

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

  • Shadowing of trademen to develop knowledge of the industry
  • Working with timber products to create bespoke deisngs and modular builds
  • Working with a range of tools within the workshop
  • House keeping duties, keeping a safe and clean environment

Where you’ll work

45B STOCKHOLM ROAD

HULL

HU7 0XW

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

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

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

    The successful applicant will attend Hull Training & Adult Education 1 day per week to complete the Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery Standard, developing their knowledge and skills.

    Requirements

    Essential 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

    • Attention to detail
    • Organisation skills
    • Problem solving skills
    • Number skills
    • Analytical skills
    • Team working
    • Creative
    • Initiative
    • Non judgemental

    About this company

    Established in 2015, Kingston Modular Systems have been delivering the highest quality modular buildings for their clients for over 5 years. That’s not to mention the 500 plus years of experience within their production team. We work with a huge range of clients on projects as diverse as delivering high profile government hospital contracts to agricultural buildings in the Scottish highlands.

    https://www.kingstonmodular.com/ (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    Following sucessful completion of the apprenticeship there may be an opportunity for you to gain employment. 

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

    Mike Jordan

    hulltrainingconstruction@hullcc.gov.uk

    01482 615349

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278764.

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    Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 8 October at 11:59pm)

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