Amazing opportunity for Roofing Apprentice Waterproofing (Single ply) Leeds LS26 8LG

BRIGGS AMASCO LIMITED

Leeds, LS26 8LG

Closes in 14 days (Thursday 14 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 October 2024


Summary

This is a rare exciting opportunity to start a rewarding and lucrative career in the Roofing industry with one of the UK's leading national commercial roofing companies. You will complete your Roofing Level 2 qualification while earning a very competitive real wage. Must be 18 or over due to insurance, car driver preferred but not essential.

Annual wage
£24,336 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Roofer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Thursday, 8.00am - 5.00pm. Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm (1 hour unpaid lunch).

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 30 November

Duration

1 year 2 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

  • Laying/Installing roof covering
  • Carrying materials from stock to work area (20kg)
  • Loading & unloading deliveries
  • Tool inspections
  • Maintaining tools & equipment
  • Training as part of apprenticeship
  • Waste management in the work areas
  • Working with handheld power tools
  • Work area inspections prior to commencing works
  • Site set up & close down procedures
  • Yard/ site maintenance as and when required
  • Working with a team & team leader
  • Off-the-job training every 5 weeks as part of the apprenticeship

Where you’ll work

Amasco House

Aberford Road

Woodlesford

Leeds

LS26 8LG

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

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Your training course

Roofer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Your training plan

Roofer Level 2 (GCSE) Apprenticeship Standard

  • Training will take place every 5th week at the following location Monday to Thursday (Friday AM if Functional Skills in maths and English is needed) 
  • Juniper Training Roofing  Building Futures  Westgate, Aldridge, WS9 8EX
  • Transport and accommodation costs will be covered by the employer
  • Training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date

More training information

Juniper Training support in excess of 2000 students per year and work with over 800 employers. Rated as GOOD by Ofsted in all areas of provision, we are ideally placed to support students, adults and employers in bridging the skills gaps between education and employment.

You will attend every 5th week at our Building Futures site with a mixture of both classroom and workshop sessions. Working on the Smart Assessor platform to log all off-the-job training completed.

We have Rigs set up to work on and make the training both relevent upto date as interactive as we can. Working with peers from a variety of other roofing companies allows you to learn and share best practices from each other along with our qualified time-served Roofing skills coaches.

Requirements

Desirable 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

  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

• MANUAL HANDLING • SOME HEAVY LIFTING • PROLONGED WORKING PERIODS ON KNEES • WORKING WITH HOT MATERIALS • WORKING IN CONFINED SPACES • WORKING AT HEIGHT • WORKING IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS – IN MOST CASES OUTSIDE WORKING ALL YEAR ROUND

About this company

William Briggs established his own roofing company in Arbroath in 1865, he founded an asphalt works in the same year and was appointed agent for the original Limmer and Trinidad Lake Asphalt Company. He steadily expanded the business based on technical expertise and service to the customer and in 1900 William Briggs and Sons Ltd was registered as a limited company. Since then BriggsAmasco continues to grow and look to the future based on the tradition of technical expertise and customer service. Today BriggsAmasco is part of the international IKO group who are one of the world leaders in waterproofing, with manufacturing plants in the USA, Canada and across Europe. In the UK the group companies manufacture and supply a complete range of Bituminous, Mastic Asphalt, Single Ply, Liquid Roofing and ancillary products to the roofing market all of which are installed by BriggsAmasco. We undertake over 800 projects every year, from relatively small refurbishments to major multi-million pound contracts, supported by a dedicated technical department.

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

After this apprenticeship

On completion of this apprenticeship, you will be offered a full-time position at Briggs Amasco subject to business needs and attitude, attendance and enthusiasm for the role.

Apprentices may progress to supervision and management appointments in roofing organisations.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

JUNIPER TRAINING LIMITED

Karen Jackson

Karen.Jackson@junipertraining.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284488.

Apply now

Closes in 14 days (Thursday 14 November at 11:59pm)

When you apply, you’ll be asked to sign in with a GOV.UK One Login. You can create one at the same time as applying for this apprenticeship.