Apprentice Bench Joiner

Summary

Would you like to become part of the TT Gillard team? We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic and keen to take on our brand-new opportunity as an apprentice. Every TT Gillard team member is part of our wider aim to set the standard in bespoke and luxury joinery across all sectors.

Annual wage

Competitive

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The pay rate will vary dependant on age and previous experience. There is also the possibility of overtime, which will be paid at time and a half pay.

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Thursday, 07.00 to 16.00 (morning break at 10.00 for 12 mins paid and dinner is 13.00 to 13.30 unpaid). Friday, 07.00 to 13.00.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Saturday 1 February

Duration

2 years

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

There is never an average week with us at TT Gillard! But your days will be made up of these tasks:

Engaging in the manufacture of high quality joinery items for Hotels, Offices, Museums & Private Residences.
Reading & working from CAD drawings.
The use of different kinds of woodworking machinery.
Interacting with the different departments within the company - CAD Office, machining department, spraying/finishing department etc.

Where you’ll work

55A BLACKPOOL STREET

BURTON ON TRENT

DE14 3AR

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

DCG

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

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

The apprenticeship will be delivered in the workplace and at Derby College.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4 or above)
Maths (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

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Patience
Physical fitness
Timekeeping skills
Positive attitude

Other requirements

If we are interested in taking your application further, you will receive an email from a derby college email address (chloe.purcell@derby-college.ac.uk). Please make sure that you check your inbox as well as your spam/junk folders, so you do not miss out on the opportunity to apply.

About this company

Established in 1962, TT Gillard has been supplying bespoke joinery services of the highest standards for over 60 years. Using traditional skills alongside modern manufacturing techniques, we have worked on a diverse range of bespoke joinery schemes at some of the most prestigious addresses and landmarks across the UK and overseas.

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

Company benefits

You will recieve a holiday allowance.

After this apprenticeship

Dependant of the apprentice, hopefully you would progress to full-time employment once the qualification has been completed.
Once qualified and having gained the relative amount of experience, there are different career pathways within the company.
Opportunities to specialise in different departments.
Opportunities to progress to factory based supervisory roles.
Opportunities to progress to office based roles including CAD, estimating and project management.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DCG

Chloe Purcell

chloe.purcell@derby-college.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292736.

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