Apprentice Scaffolder

ROSE SYSTEM SCAFFOLDING LIMITED

Chadderton, OL9 0LR

Closes on Thursday 31 October

Posted on 25 September 2024

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Summary

Rose System Scaffolding are a growing NW based scaffold contractor working for some of the leading construction companies and housebuilders. We can offer a fantastic apprenticeship opportunity due to the rapid growth of the business whilst working to highest standards of Health and Safety regulations.

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

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Training course
Scaffolder (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Thursday, 7.30am - 4.30pm and Friday, 7.30am - 3.30pm.

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 18 November

Duration

3 Years 6 Months

Positions available

3

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 the yard team to forfil material orders for sites
  • General Housekeeping
  • Bi annual Stock takes
  • Assisting in the erecting and dismantling process of scaffolds on various construction sites

Where you’ll work

Hunt Lane

Chadderton

OL9 0LR

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

SIMIAN RISK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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

    • Apprentices will work towards their NVQ Level 2 in Layher Scaffolding
    • Training will be provided at Simian Risk in Warrington
    • Individual training plan based on competency and company training structure

    More training information

    • COTS (Construction Operative Training Scheme)
    • Part 1 Layher Scaffolder
    • Part 2 NVQ Layher Scaffolder

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent 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
    • Team working
    • Physical fitness

    About this company

    Rose System Scaffolding are a leading NW contractor, based in Oldham, providing professional scaffolding services across the region. We use Layher Allround system scaffolding and have a great team with ambitions to be the best company in the NW.

    http://rosessl.co.uk (opens in new tab)

    After this apprenticeship

    • Advanced Layher Training

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    ROSE SYSTEM SCAFFOLDING LIMITED

    Chris Morris

    chrism@rosessl.co.uk

    07442619511

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000278887.

    Apply now

    Closes on Thursday 31 October

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