Apprentice Window & Door Installer

Summary

Maplecraft Windows are delighted to offer an apprenticeship to a candidate in Fenestration Installation Level 2. The successful candidate will be mentored by an experienced team who will support individuals to become fully skilled & qualified in this industry of installing/removing windows and doors.

Annual wage

£13,312 a year

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Weekly pay

Training course

Fenestration installer (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm, with a 1 hour break for lunch.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 2 December

Duration

1 year 6 months

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

On a day-to-day basis as an apprentice, you will be doing the following:

Learning hands on experience in the glazing world installing windows and doors
Learning how to remove windows & doors
Perform tasks required in the installation of products
Problem solving under mentor guidance
Use a variety of specialised tools to undertake all the projects including manual and power tools.
Safe Site Management
Loading, unloading, and general labouring
Site health and safety rules and regulations
As an apprentice working in and around properties, you will have good customer service skills and a polite outlook
Learning measuring specifications

Where you’ll work

UNIT 51

ROWFANT BUSINESS CENTRE

WALLAGE LANE

ROWFANT

RH10 4NQ

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

GLASS & FENESTRATION TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

Your training course

Fenestration installer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Comply with Health and Safety regulations, standards and guidance.
Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
Comply with industry regulations, standards and guidance.
Read, interpret, review risk assessments, implement control measures.
Use traditional or digital written methods to communicate with others.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Plan order of works, carry out pre-installation checks.
Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
Select, check and use hand and power tools and equipment.
Move, handle and store materials, including loading and unloading of vehicles.
Identify, install and remove temporary support requirements.
Remove existing fenestration products.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance, recycling and disposal.
Read and interpret information from manufacturers guidance and other sources, for example from drawings, specifications, digital documents or work instructions.
Prepare the frame for installation for example handles, hinges, locks, hardware, trickle vents or frame extensions.
Position and fix the frame in the opening ensuring level, plumb and square.
Position and install sashes.
Position and install, glazing and any infill materials into the frame.
Measure, cut, drill and fix trims.
Apply external seals for moisture and air penetration. For example, wet sealants, tapes, membranes and any associated products.
Interim inspection work and rectify or report any work that is incorrect or incomplete.
Complete final inspections and workplace documentation.
Complete a customer or site manager handover.
Check and use working at height equipment for example steps, ladders, hop-ups, and podiums.
Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning opportunities and development activities.
Carry out internal and external finishing for example making good any damage, priming, sealing, trimmings, mouldings, backer rod or foam, scribing, trimmings, flashings, perimeter pressings and cladding.
Prepare openings for installation.
Comply with Health and Safety regulations, standards and guidance.
Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
Comply with industry regulations, standards and guidance.
Read, interpret, review risk assessments, implement control measures.
Use traditional or digital written methods to communicate with others.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Plan order of works, carry out pre-installation checks.
Prepare and maintain a safe working area.
Select, check and use hand and power tools and equipment.
Move, handle and store materials, including loading and unloading of vehicles.
Identify, install and remove temporary support requirements.
Remove existing fenestration products.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance, recycling and disposal.
Read and interpret information from manufacturers guidance and other sources, for example from drawings, specifications, digital documents or work instructions.
Prepare the frame for installation for example handles, hinges, locks, hardware, trickle vents or frame extensions.
Position and fix the frame in the opening ensuring level, plumb and square.
Position and install sashes.
Position and install, glazing and any infill materials into the frame.
Measure, cut, drill and fix trims.
Apply external seals for moisture and air penetration. For example, wet sealants, tapes, membranes and any associated products.
Interim inspection work and rectify or report any work that is incorrect or incomplete.
Complete final inspections and workplace documentation.
Complete a customer or site manager handover.
Check and use working at height equipment for example steps, ladders, hop-ups, and podiums.
Carry out and record planned and unplanned learning opportunities and development activities.
Carry out internal and external finishing for example making good any damage, priming, sealing, trimmings, mouldings, backer rod or foam, scribing, trimmings, flashings, perimeter pressings and cladding.
Prepare openings for installation.

Your training plan

The apprenticeship in Fenestration consists of:

Intermediate Standard Apprenticeship-Fenestration Installer
Functional Skills in English and math’s (Level 1/2) where applicable

All aspects of your training will be delivered on-site with your employer, and you will have regular site visits every six to eight weeks from your designated assessor, who will monitor your progress throughout your apprenticeship program.

You will achieve a qualification in Fenestration Installer Level 2 Standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths & English (grade A* - C / 9 - 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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Number skills
Physical fitness
Practical Skills
Enthusiastic & committed
Timekeeping
Reliable
Safety Conscious
Hardworking
Good sense of humor

Other requirements

We are looking for an ambitious, hardworking individual with a clean driving license who is a team player with a desire to learn the industry from scratch. We are a small but very friendly company who pay competitive apprenticeship rates for the right person to join our team. We operate a no smoking/vaping policy at work and on site. The right applicant will be of a trustworthy nature with no criminal record due to working in customers’ houses and environment. Please be aware we work outside as well as inside on our jobs as they demand, as such you may be out in the cold for long periods of time. The work can also be physically quite demanding so please consider this before applying. Please note that interviews may take place before the vacancy close date and the successful applicant may start before the advertised start date. We will be requiring a DBS check for the successful applicant.

About this company

MAPLE CRAFT HOME IMPROVEMENT LTD T/A Maplecraft Windows is a small friendly company, dealing with local domestic homes with a long trading history with a large customer base in all aspects of glazing and repairs.

http://www.maplecraftwindowsandrepairs.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Potential for the candidate to progress through the company and gain experience within all sectors. The main aim is to bring somebody into the team and for them to develop and become a key team member.
We are looking to invest our knowledge, skills, and time in the right person. This position has the potential to develop into a successful career for the right candidate with the position growing with the company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GLASS & FENESTRATION TRAINING SOLUTIONS LTD

Janice Taylor

janicemaplecraft@live.co.uk

01342 719400

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000267895.

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