Apprentice Site Carpenter

LONDON SASH WORKS LIMITED

Guildford, GU2 9NX

Closes in 13 days (Thursday 31 October)

Posted on 14 October 2024


Summary

An opportunity to join a local business that specialises in the refurbishment and replacement of traditional timber windows and doors. You will be working with our team of carpenters learning how to restore and install windows in private dwellings across SW London, Middlesex and Surrey.

Annual wage
£13,312 a year

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Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts TBC.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 3 November

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

  • Protecting the customers home with dust sheets/carpet protector
  • Repairing, sanding, painting windows and frames
  • Cleaning/maintaining tools
  • Loading/unloading van
  • Assisting with manoeuvring/installing new windows
  • Draught proofing windows and doors
  • Fitting beading, architraves
  • Keeping the site tidy, sweeping up, vacuuming, bagging-up rubbish
  • Glazing and decorating

Where you’ll work

8 Martin Road

Guildford

GU2 9NX

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

HRUC (HARROW, RICHMOND AND UXBRIDGE COLLEGES)

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

    • Site Carpentry Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
    • Functional Skills Level 2 (if required)
    • The Apprentice will attend Richmond upon Thames College 1 day per week

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE or equivalent in:

    • Maths (grade 4-9)
    • English (grade 4-9)

    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

    • Team working
    • Attention to detail
    • Communication skills

    Other requirements

    Travel no more than 40 mins.

    About this company

    London Sash Works Ltd is a family run, friendly and highly professional business working across South West London and the suburbs. We specialise in the repair, refurbishment and replacement of all kinds of traditional timber windows and doors. We can also install very high quality uPVC sash and casement windows from 'Roseview' and 'Residence' collections. We pride ourselves on having a flexible approach, always trying to find the best overall package to suit each customer's pocket. We use the best materials and take absolute pride in our work. Adam Vanstone, the business owner personally oversee all our jobs, which are carried out by our full-time team of carpenters.

    After this apprenticeship

    • After successful completion of the apprenticeship, we are looking for someone who will join the team and stay on for the long-term
    • Progression on to Site Carpentry Level 3

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    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    HRUC (HARROW, RICHMOND AND UXBRIDGE COLLEGES)

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000281958.

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    Closes in 13 days (Thursday 31 October)

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