Apprenticeship in Site Carpentry and Joinery

Summary

Geo Houlton & Sons are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join their team as a joinery apprentice. This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to join a dynamic, successful and busy local company and gain a qualification in joinery.

Wage

£14,526.20 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday (hours to be discussed at interview)

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

1

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

Use hand tools (once shown)
Use initiative
First and second fix joinery
Listen to instructions and take advice
Work as part of team
Follow on-site Health and Safety
Learn how to understand technical drawings

Where you’ll work

Houlton
Hyperion Street
Hull
East Yorkshire
HU9 1BD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

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

Carpentry and Joinery Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
Preparation for the End-Point assessment
Regular training and development sessions to meet the needs of the employer and the Apprentice
Training will be block or day release based at The Construction Centre, Nursery Grove, Hull, HU9 5X

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade Grade C/4 or above)
Maths (grade Grade C/4 or above)

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
Non judgemental
Patience
Punctual and Reliable
Enthusiam
Dedicated
Hardworking
Attention to Detail

About this company

The Houlton Company history charts the progress of this Hull based firm from its nineteenth century foundations to its present position as one of the best-known family owned construction companies in the region. Our position as a market leader is underscored by our commitment to our people. Typically we construct dwellings, schools, offices, factories and warehouses and high specification buildings in the hospital, pharmaceutical and food processing sectors. We are a YORbuild Principal Contractor. The ability to offer our services across a wide customer base is seen as the cornerstone of our business. Whatever the project, it will receive our commitment to its success. Houlton Project Teams are forward thinking, proactive professionals who take a pride in building on a heritage spanning three centuries in their pursuit of Construction Excellence

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

After this apprenticeship

Potential to move onto the advanced apprenticeship and full-time employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

KINGSTON UPON HULL CITY COUNCIL

Mike Jordan

mike.jordan@hullcc.gov.uk

01482 615238

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315305.

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