Wood Machining Apprentice
CHARLES YORKE LTD
KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD (NG17 7LA)
Closes on Thursday 26 June 2025
Posted on 4 April 2025
Contents
Summary
Join our busy bespoke furniture making team, learning all the skills required to make beautiful furniture. Learn to cut and machine hardwood timber and composite sheet materials to a specific size and shape as per detailed specification, reading AutoCad drawings and cut sheets
- Wage
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£13,348.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Wood product manufacturing operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday 07:00 to 16:00
34 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 July 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
Waste management Operating various traditional and CNC controlled wood working machinery.
Producing dovetailed drawer boxes, 5 piece doors, mason’s mitred cabinet front frames. Saw and cutter changing
Manual Handling of timbers and sheet materials.
To undertake any other duties that may be required at any time.
To comply with COSHH and Health and safety regulations at all times
To ensure products are of a high quality finish at all times
Where you’ll work
UNIT 2
BYRON AVENUE
LOWMOOR BUSINESS PARK
KIRKBY-IN-ASHFIELD
NG17 7LA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE
Your training course
Wood product manufacturing operative (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
- Comply with health, safety and environmental requirements, for example safe use of personal and respiratory protective equipment, local exhaust ventilation, statutory regulations and industry standards/codes of practice.
- Identify risks and hazards in the workplace and apply appropriate control measures.
- Comply with organisational and statutory environmental and sustainability considerations, for example disposal of waste, recycling of materials and efficient use of resources.
- Communicate - verbal and/or written, for example with colleagues and/or customers.
- Plan work to undertake wood product manufacturing operations.
- Read and interpret specifications, diagrams and work instructions, and following these instructions.
- Select the correct type and quantity of components and materials.
- Prepare the work area before undertaking the work.
- Identify faults and issues, for example incorrect or defective wood, defective machinery; and applying solutions.
- Pack and store products and components.
- Select, set up and operate machinery, tools and equipment used to produce wood components.
- Prepare and operate Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) equipment.
- Use and maintain jigs and templates for wood product manufacturing operations.
- Position wood components and apply manual and mechanical cramps to ensure products are secured and in accordance with the work specification.
- Assemble wood components to the work specification and given tolerances.
- Sand materials and de-nib.
- Apply adhesives to wood components.
- Apply finishes to wood products, for example stains, sealers, basecoats and paint finishes.
- Instal fixtures and fittings to wood products, for example ironmongery, seals, ancillary metal work and fixings, nail plates and staples.
- Carry out glazing operations, for example install glass to window or door.
- Check and and inspect work to ensure it meets the work specification; undertake rectification or rework where necessary
- Report work outcomes and/or problems.
- Complete the handover process to other manufacturing process functions/teams.
- Complete work documentation, for example job sheets, time cards.
- Comply with health, safety and environmental requirements, for example safe use of personal and respiratory protective equipment, local exhaust ventilation, statutory regulations and industry standards/codes of practice.
- Identify risks and hazards in the workplace and apply appropriate control measures.
- Comply with organisational and statutory environmental and sustainability considerations, for example disposal of waste, recycling of materials and efficient use of resources.
- Communicate - verbal and/or written, for example with colleagues and/or customers.
- Plan work to undertake wood product manufacturing operations.
- Read and interpret specifications, diagrams and work instructions, and following these instructions.
- Select the correct type and quantity of components and materials.
- Prepare the work area before undertaking the work.
- Identify faults and issues, for example incorrect or defective wood, defective machinery; and applying solutions.
- Pack and store products and components.
- Select, set up and operate machinery, tools and equipment used to produce wood components.
- Prepare and operate Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) equipment.
- Use and maintain jigs and templates for wood product manufacturing operations.
- Position wood components and apply manual and mechanical cramps to ensure products are secured and in accordance with the work specification.
- Assemble wood components to the work specification and given tolerances.
- Sand materials and de-nib.
- Apply adhesives to wood components.
- Apply finishes to wood products, for example stains, sealers, basecoats and paint finishes.
- Instal fixtures and fittings to wood products, for example ironmongery, seals, ancillary metal work and fixings, nail plates and staples.
- Carry out glazing operations, for example install glass to window or door.
- Check and and inspect work to ensure it meets the work specification; undertake rectification or rework where necessary
- Report work outcomes and/or problems.
- Complete the handover process to other manufacturing process functions/teams.
- Complete work documentation, for example job sheets, time cards.
Your training plan
This programme is delivered via a day release delivery model which means that one day per week, your attendance is required at our construction campus. This attendance is required during term time only.
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
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Time Management
- Motivated to learn
- Genuine interest in the sector
About this company
Charles Yorke Ltd combine traditional cabinet making techniques with modern technology to create inspiring furniture from the very traditional through to the contemporary. Using the finest materials and finishes every piece is individually designed and made for each of our clients.
After this apprenticeship
Full time employment for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE
Leoni
apprenticeships@wnc.ac.uk
01623 900469
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000313832.
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Closes on Thursday 26 June 2025
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