Apprentice Furniture Finisher
ERCOL FURNITURE LIMITED
Princes Risborough (HP27 9PX)
Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025
Posted on 11 February 2025
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Summary
This apprenticeship will be as a Furniture Manufacturer working within the finishing area with a range of techniques to produce finished products ready for delivery to the customer.
- Wage
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£15,051.40 a year
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TBC
- Training course
- Furniture manufacturer (level 2)
- Hours
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At age 16, Monday to Thursday 07:30 to 16:00 & Friday 7:30 to 12:30.
At age 18 move to flexible working pattern with normal hours of Monday to Thursday 07:00 to 16:00 & Friday 07:00 13:00.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Friday 1 August 2025
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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2
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
- The successful apprentices will be fully trained in manufacturing wooden components using both traditional and CNC machinery
- The apprentice will be able to assess the safest, and most efficient, method of production
- The apprentice will learn to work individually and as part of a team
- Accuracy and pride of work is a major factor in this role
- Reporting of performance and improvement actions using the approved process
- Interacting with peers and managers to resolve issues and drive improvements
Where you’ll work
Summerleys Road
Princes Risborough
HP27 9PX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED
Your training course
Furniture manufacturer (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Your training plan
Qualifications included:
- Furniture Manufacturer Apprenticeship Standard. Company Training Plan & Assessment
- Level 2 Diploma in manufacturing - Knowledge & Skills (workplace)
- Level 1 Functional Skills - maths (If required)
- Level 1 Functional Skills - English (If required)
- End Point Assessment at the end of the apprenticeship
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English, Maths and Woodwork (grade 4-9 (C-A*))
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Time Management
- Motivated
Other requirements
To be able to travel to and from Princes Risborough . The train station and bus stops are a 15 minute walk from the factory.
About this company
Ercol Furniture is a leading UK furniture brand supplying high quality interior furniture to the UK and international markets. It employs over 100 people and has a purpose-built manufacturing site in Buckinghamshire where it produces high quality, solid wood products. The company has been designing and manufacturing furniture since 1920 and has seen many changes during this time. Ercol have invested in state-of-the-art machinery and manufacturing process to complement their traditional methods, to ensure a strong base for the next 100 years. These apprenticeships offer great opportunities for people to be part of the future development of the business, and to help drive the business, and their careers forward into the future
After this apprenticeship
- All of ercol's current Factory Managers started as an ercol apprentice. The apprenticeship could develop into off line programming and new product development
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ENGINEERING TRUST TRAINING LIMITED
Sally Parr
s.parr@theengineeringtrust.org
07879 128768
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000302727.
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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025
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