Carpentry Apprenticeship

RAYBLOC (X-RAY PROTECTION) LTD

WEST MIDLANDS, WV13 2QD

Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 13 November at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 October 2024

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Summary

Raybloc (X-ray Protection) is currently looking for a Level 2 Carpentry Apprentice. Raybloc (X-ray Protection) Ltd is a major manufacturer and installer of high quality radiation protection products.

Annual wage
£12,979.20 a year

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Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Tuesday–Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm. Monday Day Release: 9.00am - 4.00pm

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Wednesday 20 November

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

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

Frame assembly

  • Jointing
  • Finishing (Sanding and applying pattern)
  • Primer painting

Door preparation

  • Applying hardwood lipping’s / rebates
  • Treating hardwood lipping’s
  • Veneer matching, sizing & cutting
  • Sanding door faces
  • Sanding veneer once applied to doors
  • Fitting glazing and window beads
  • Lacquering veneered doors

Ironmongery

  • Reviewing specification sheet for required ironmongery
  • Fitting ironmongery
  • Fitting LED warning lights

Door hanging

  • Pre-hanging doors in the workshop prior to dispatch to ensure perfect fit on site

Where you’ll work

BILSTON LANE

WILLENHALL

WEST MIDLANDS

WV13 2QD

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

CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON 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

    The Apprentice will need to attend college one day per week (Wellington Road Campus).

    Requirements

    Essential qualifications

    GCSE in:

    • English and Maths (grade 3/D 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
    • Team working
    • Initiative

    About this company

    Raybloc (X-ray Protection) Ltd is a major manufacturer and installer of high quality radiation protection products. Our x-ray protection products are purpose built by our own craftsmen who have been in the X-ray and radiation shielding industry for decades. Established in the 1990s, Raybloc was created when directors saw a place in the market for a high quality affordable product in X-ray departments. Since this time Raybloc have expanded to cover not only X-ray in hospitals but total radiation shielding solutions for private practices, dentists, vets, industrial, commercial, nuclear and the military. Our products can be found all over the UK and across the world, whether it be an X-ray screen or hidden lead walling.

    After this apprenticeship

    There may be the opportunity of a full-time position upon completion of your Apprenticeship.

    Ask a question

    The contact for this apprenticeship is:

    CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COLLEGE

    Sophie Powell

    The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284846.

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    Closes in 11 days (Wednesday 13 November at 11:59pm)

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