Installer & Fabricator Apprentice - Craft Carpentry and joinery (level 3)
More Than Plastic Ltd t/a WindowSkins.co.uk
London, N18 2PG
Closes on Friday 28 February
Posted on 12 December 2024
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Summary
We are a small, innovative, green technology company. Our primary activity is the manufacture, supply and retrofit of WindowSkins, a patented magnetic glazing system designed for timber framed windows. We have an immediate requirement for an apprentice to join our team. This role is a good fit for candidates interested in carpentry and joinery.
- Annual wage
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£12,480 to £22,308 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Performance related pay increase after 12 months
- Training course
- Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)
- Hours
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Typical hours between 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Friday 14 March
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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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
- Light carpentry, repair and snagging skills
- Production build and assembly according to software generated specifications
- Installation of WindowSkins at client sites
- Use machinery & tooling to a proficient level
- Learn the general aspects of the product & insulation properties
- Learn the constructs of various types of Windows & Doors
- Maintain an awareness of the daily operations, processes, and client workflow
- Workshop, Van and Tooling maintenance and tidy
- Understanding of various build specifications, components and material properties
Where you’ll work
Unit 3, Georgiou Business Park
Second Avenue
Edmonton
London
N18 2PG
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
GLP TRAINING LTD
Your training course
Craft carpentry and joinery (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use safety control equipment including RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
- Implement and monitor safe systems of work and control measures.
- Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital techniques from drawings, specifications and provide work instructions.
- Calculate resource and cost quantities from site measurements.
- Apply environmental and sustainable principles in compliance with regulations, standards and systems for example segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Apply planning, work scheduling and time management techniques to identify and agree production plan targets.
- Apply quality assurance procedures.
- Select, check and use hand and power tools.
- Complete documentation - paper based or digital. For example, job sheets, time sheets, risk assessments, method statements, equipment service records, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, incident reports, requisition sheets, quality records.
- Communicate and report in written form any issues against the production plan and contribute to the solutions.
- Obtain, monitor and rotate stock and supplies.
- CSC: Apply craft site first fix carpentry techniques and practices to install timber stud partitions with standard and non-standard (non–90 degree) turns.
- CSC: Apply craft site carpentry techniques and practices to install complex first fix elements: 1. fire door linings, 2. floor coverings with non-standard (non–90 degree) returns and 3. structural partitions.
- CSC: Apply craft site second fix carpentry techniques and practices to install double side hung doors with associated ironmongery and lining. Non-standard (non–90 degree) mouldings.
- CSC: Apply craft site carpentry techniques and practices to install complex second fix elements: 1. bespoke wall and floor units (commissioned order with features or like for like replacement), 2. worktops with masons mitre, 3. cornices and fitments, 4. spindles and handrails to stairs with turns, 5. fire doors. 6. service encasements with access panels, 7. non-standard (non-90 degree) door linings.
- CSC: Apply craft site carpentry techniques and practices to erect trussed or traditional roofs rafter roofs with hips, valleys and dormers.
- CSC: Form non-standard (non–90 degree) joints.
- CSC: Replace or repair carpentry work, for example, structural timbers doors, glazing, window frames and sills, mouldings, timber guttering and fixings or sash window cords.
- CAJ: Set out, mark out and form curved joinery products.
- CAJ: Form shaped wood working joints.
- CAJ: Set up and use CNC machinery to produce joinery products.
- CAJ: Apply craft architectural joinery techniques to manufacture and assemble a window frame with, curved head and non-standard (non–90 degree) window bars.
- CAJ: Apply craft architectural joinery techniques and practices to manufacture and assemble complex timber second fix products: 1. fire doors 2. shaped , non-standard doors 3. bespoke wall and floor units (commissioned order with features or like for like replacement).
- CAJ: Apply craft architectural joinery techniques and practices to manufacture and assemble complex timber first fix products: 1. staircases with turns 2. fire door linings, 3. bespoke windows with non-standard (non–90 degree) angles, 4. shaped, non-standard door linings.
- CAJ: Apply craft architectural techniques to create shaped work using specialist jigs and fixed machinery.
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Identify and use safety control equipment including RPE, dust suppression, PPE and LEV.
- Implement and monitor safe systems of work and control measures.
- Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital techniques from drawings, specifications and provide work instructions.
- Calculate resource and cost quantities from site measurements.
- Apply environmental and sustainable principles in compliance with regulations, standards and systems for example segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Apply planning, work scheduling and time management techniques to identify and agree production plan targets.
- Apply quality assurance procedures.
- Select, check and use hand and power tools.
- Complete documentation - paper based or digital. For example, job sheets, time sheets, risk assessments, method statements, equipment service records, handover documents, work sheets, checklists, incident reports, requisition sheets, quality records.
- Communicate and report in written form any issues against the production plan and contribute to the solutions.
- Obtain, monitor and rotate stock and supplies.
Your training plan
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade 4 (or higher))
- Maths (grade Grade 4 (or higher))
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- Science or Technology related (grade Grade 4 (or higher))
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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
- Timekeeping
Other requirements
Two days per week will be spent offsite, i.e. at client properties (for installation, working indoors) Two days per week will be spent onsite in our workshop (manufacturing and assembly) One day per week in the office (training via external training provider)
About this company
We are a small, innovative green technology company. We specialise in the measure, supply and retrofit of WindowSkins, a patented low cost alternative to secondary, double and triple glazing. Using a bespoke software system, we employ intelligent automation to increase operation efficiency, enabling us to deliver a quality production at lower cost Founded in 2014, we have installed over 20,000 WindowSkins, helping to lower household carbon emissions.
After this apprenticeship
Example career progression is as follows;
- Apprentice
- Fitters mate
- Fitter
- Master Fitter (Training & Inspection)
- Surveyor
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
More Than Plastic Ltd t/a WindowSkins.co.uk
Charlie or Adam
admin@morethanplastic.com
02083966901
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000291707.
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Closes on Friday 28 February
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