Carpentry Apprentice

  • Company: Matthew Oxborough Carpentry Solutions
  • Location: Kettering, NN15 6RA
  • Type: Apprenticeship
  • Salary: £172.00 per week
  • Sector: Construction
  • Ref: VAC-12297
  • Application Deadline Date: 04/07/2021
  • Start Date: 12/07/2021
  • Positions Available: 1
  • Working Week: 8am - 4.30pm - Monday - Friday (half hour for lunch)

Brief Description

This Kettering based employer is looking for a Carpentry Apprentice. You will predominantly be working externally on roofs and joists with some first fix on new builds.
For full details of the job description please see below:

Qualifications Required

You will ideally need a minimum of four GCSEs at grades 9-3 (A*-D) or equivalent, including maths and English.

Personal Qualities

• Self-motivated
• Dynamic personality
• Able to be part of a team but also work on own initiative
• Good time management and prioritisation
• Attention to detail

Skills Required

• Good practical skills
• Organised approach to work
• Good math skills for measuring and working out quantities and angles
• Reasonable level of fitness

Training to be Provided

You will gain the following qualifications:
- Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship
- Functional Skills in English and maths (if required)

Future Prospects

Possibility of progression or a full time position may be offered on successful completion of your apprenticeship.

Vacancy Detail

The successful Carpentry Apprentice will carry out the following duties:

• You will learn and support with first fix - fitting door and window frames, door linings, flooring, stud work and staircases

• Roofing (inclined roofs and joists)

• Learn how to measure, cut and build using materials

• Follow all health and safety procedures in the workplace at all times

• General site maintenance at different locations for which you will be taken to each day

• Ensure that all tools are clean and put away correctly at the end of each day

This apprenticeship has expired