Apprentice Bench Joiner
The purpose of this role is complete training as an apprentice bench joiner that will cover aspects of bench joinery role to enable you to manufacture and assemble joinery items for R&E Falkingham Joinery Ltd.
Role
You will work under the supervision of Craftsman Joiners, Joiner Supervisors and Managers during your apprenticeship and as your skill base increases you will undertake:
- Using a range of joinery hand tools and portable machinery (drills, sanders, routers).
- Assemble joinery items such as doors, windows and bespoke furniture, all of which involves manual handling.
- Undertake supervised minor works to facilitate the above duties.
- Comply with all R&E Falkingham Joinery Ltd Health & Safety Policies and Procedures.
- Learn and develop your skills, both on the job and at college.
- Some installation work will be part of the job, working along side skilled Joiners at customers homes.
Training
This apprenticeship will give you the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to work as an Architectural Joiner and will include the following:
- Health and safety to include Control of Substances Hazardous to Health, Manual Handling and Working at Height Regulations, use of PPE etc.
- Principles of building construction terminology and components, Building Information Modelling (BIM) and environmental and sustainability considerations.
- Interpreting and producing relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including the basic principles of Computer-Aided Design (CAD).
- Understand the characteristics, quality, uses, sustainability, limitations and defects associated with timber and timber-based products and components.
- How to use hand and power tools including narrow bandsaws, crosscut saws, re-saws, panel saws, surface planers, thicknessers and mortices.
- How to manufacture routine architectural joinery products such as door, window, straight stairs and fitting parts, how to produce door, window and fitting parts, and how to finish products to the specified standard for the parts to accept a range of finishes.
- How to install a range of common ironmongery components for doors, windows and units using a range of hand and power tools.
You will produce a portfolio of evidence demonstrating examples of your work produced through the apprenticeship.
You will attend York College on a day release basis and the qualification achieved will be Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship level 2.
The prospect once the apprenticeship is completed is the possibility of full-time employment with the company on a good salary, plus other perks.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Training Provider
- YORK COLLEGE
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday 8.00 am – 4.30 pm. We close for bank holidays.
- Expected Duration
- 24 Months
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Friday, 24th May 2024
- Start Date
- Monday, 2nd September 2024
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Qualifications
- any additional subject GCSE or equivalent, grade 3/D (Essential)
- English GCSE or equivalent, grade 3/D (Essential)
- maths GCSE or equivalent, grade 3/D (Essential)
About the Employer
R & E FALKINGHAM JOINERY LIMITED
There are 10-12 people that work for the company, we have been established since 2008 with the bulk of our work being windows and doors, stairs, and other bespoke joinery items.
- Company
- R & E FALKINGHAM JOINERY LIMITED
- Location
- Village Farm Main Street, Kelfield, York, England
- Employment Type
- Intermediate Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £13,312.00
- Posted
- Company
- R & E FALKINGHAM JOINERY LIMITED
- Location
- Village Farm Main Street, Kelfield, York, England
- Employment Type
- Intermediate Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £13,312.00
- Posted