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Carpentry & Joinery Apprentice Level 2 Harrison Smith Interiors Ltd

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Closing date: 30 May 2022

Apprenticeship summary

  • Weekly wage

    £192.40

    Wages explained

    Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).

    Minimum Wage Rates

  • Working week

    Working week Monday – Friday 7:30am – 4.00pm

    Total hours per week: 40.00

  • Expected duration

    24 months

  • Possible start date

    30 Jun 2022

  • Date posted

    17 Aug 2021

  • Apprenticeship level

    Intermediate
    Level 2 (GCSE)

  • Reference number

    VAC001752908

  • Positions

    1 available

Would you like to gain the experience and qualifications to secure you a trade for life?  Want to ‘Earn while you Learn’?

The joinery and fitting industry is growing and has a nationwide shortage of skilled staff. With the help of Rotherham College & North Notts College, this Apprenticeship will give you all you need to secure your future in this exciting and expanding industry. Joinery is a skill in high demand and this opportunity is with an experienced company who have the time and passion to provide great training and a career within the business.

This opportunity will give you the tools to become indispensable within the company and therefore we are looking for a special kind of candidate who will thrive in all aspects of the business and who wants to discover the secrets behind the trade and develop into a highly skilled trade’s person.

In return for your hard work, commitment and skill development, you will receive between £500 - £800 per month as well as an industry recognised qualification, making sure you have a trade for life and the ability to shape the future of this company.

Job Role:

  • Working in a workshop
  • Help create and build bespoke joinery.
  • Use hand tools and power tools to shape, sand and prepare surfaces
  • Work on large scale projects
  • Varied role  
  • Work to measurements set by customers and managements
  • Receive top class training from an Independent Local Business
  • Learn different methods to ensure a clean, tidy finish
  • Keeping the work place clean & tidy
  • Other ad-hoc duties given by line manager

Benefits:

  • Excellent Career progression
  • Working within a family owned organisation
  • Options to secure a long standing position with the business
  • A salary which is reviewed on performance
  • Industry qualifications and experience. 

 

Requirements and prospects

Desired skills

  • Methodical and organised
  • Eager to learn
  • Attention to detail
  • Willingness to work hard and complete tasks assigned
  • Asking questions if unsure about tasks assigned
  • Good timekeeping
  • Self-motivated
  • Computer literate

Able to prioritise and show initiative

Personal qualities

  • Good team player
  • Ability to work flexibly and enthusiastically within a team or on own initiative.
  • Reliable
  • Able to multi task
  • Commitment to achieving the qualification
  • Ability to take instruction when needed

Desired qualifications

 

Minimum requirement of 4 GCSE’s Grade A*- C including maths and English (or equivalent)

 

Future prospects

Potential for continued employment upon successful completion of Apprenticeship and fixed term contract.

Things to consider

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  • All applicants should consider the location of the job and look whether it is within suitable travelling distance to them.
  • Applicant needs to travel to Tickhill, Doncaster each day for work, living locally or having transport would be an advantage.

We are unable to accept graduate and candidates with degree level qualifications.

About the employer

Harrison Smith Interiors are a local family run business, their services cover every room in the home, from kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms through to a complete building service, with the benefit of a full interior design package.

 

This opportunity will see you working on bespoke projects for mainly residential and domestic customers with some commercial projects.  

 

With the industry expanding and a mass shortage of skilled staff, Harrison Smith Interiors have a career defining opportunity for an enthusiastic candidate to become a fully qualified Joiner and an integral part of the team.

Employer

Harrison Smith Interiors Ltd

Address

Tickhill Enterprise Park Unit 1

Bawtry Road

Doncaster

DN11 9EX

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Training

Training provider

RNN GROUP

Applications for this apprenticeship are being processed by Rotherham College of Arts & Technology

Contact

lorraine Savage 07713319356 lorraine.savage@rnngroup.ac.uk

  • Carpentry & Joinery Level 2
  • Functional skills
  • End point assessment

Apprenticeship standard

Carpentry and joinery

Level 2 (GCSE)

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