Joinery Apprentice
HELM JOINERY LTD
KNUTSFORD, WA16 0SF
Closes in 12 days (Friday 4 October at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 September 2024
Summary
Helm Joinery are in a very exciting period of growth, with the team recently expanding from 6 to 9 team members and now we would like to include an apprentice in our ranks. With the opportunity to experience all elements of the business from sales, design, manufacture and fitting alongside learning how to use our state-of-the-art CNC machines.
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Training course
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Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
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Hours
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Monday – Thursday 7.30 - 4.30 & Friday 7.30 – 1.30
30 minute unpaid lunch
40 hours a week
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Possible start date
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Monday 7 October
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
- Learning to use different types of wood / material for each job
- Learning how to read technical drawings and understanding the fitting requirements within the building
- Conducting site surveys and attending site with our fitters
- Measuring and marking wood according to technical designs
- Cutting, sanding and edging wood on machines or by hand
- Using a range of equipment from traditional tools to state-of-the-art computerised cutting equipment and hi-tech drawing and design software
- Spraying or hand finishing product with bespoke stains and finishes
- Conducting quality checks & preparing product for delivery
- Housekeeping and ensuring health and safety protocols are met at all times
Where you’ll work
ELM TREE FARM
WITHERS LANE
HIGH LEGH
KNUTSFORD
WA16 0SF
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
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
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.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
About this company
Helm Joinery are a high-end bespoke furniture manufacturer based in Cheshire with over 10 years of residential and commercial experience.
We are a busy team of 9 with a dedicated spray shop, design team and new workshop in the beautiful Cheshire countryside.
After this apprenticeship
Helm Joinery have been working hard in the past few years to develop our offering to the luxury market and only hope to grow further, with the opportunity for the right candidate to develop alongside us.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is
VAC1000277813.
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