Apprentice Plasterer

Summary

We are looking to take on an apprentice plasterer to work with us in our damp proofing company, we are a small team but rapidly expanding so would like someone who is looking for a career and to grow with the company. The role is diverse and you will be working in different properties across Yorkshire day to day alongside an experienced plasterer.

Annual wage

£12,480 a year

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The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training course

Plasterer (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday 8.30-4.30pm.

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 1 September

Duration

2 Years

Positions available

1

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

You will gain a plasterer level 2 qualification at the end of the apprenticeship.

Maths and English functional skills if required.

The training will take place at Leeds College of Building and you will have a mixture of day and block release.

Where you’ll work

10 Poplar Place

Leeds

LS14 2FG

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

LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING

Your training course

Plasterer (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.

Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).

Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.

Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.

Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.

Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.

Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.

Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.

Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.

Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.

Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.

Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.

SP: Estimate quantities and select solid plastering and render materials.

SP: Select, use and store hand tools for solid plastering and rendering.

SP: Mix materials for solid plastering and render to ratio.

SP: Apply floating coat plaster to solid back grounds, including the formation of 90 degree angles with bead, consolidation and mechanical key application.

SP: Apply setting coat plaster to floating coat plasters, including forming 90 degree angles with bead.

SP: Apply setting coat plaster to plasterboard surfaces.

SP: Apply plain face render to scratch coat renders, including forming a hard angle.

SP: Apply scratch coat renders, including mechanical key, dobbing out coats and application of render beads.

SP: Prepare background surfaces to receive solid plasters, and renders, including the application of solid plastering and render primers and sealers.

SP: Measure, mark out and cut plasterboard to fit area and obstacles, using hand tools.

SP: Install plasterboard to timber surfaces and reinforce joints.

SP: Direct bond plasterboard to solid backgrounds, including sealing around obstacles.

SP: Carry out solid plaster repair: For example, replace plasterboard, patch plaster to solid background.

FP: Select, use and store hand tools for fibrous plastering applications.

FP: Estimate quantities and select fibrous plastering materials.

FP: Prepare and mix fibrous plaster materials, including reinforcement.

FP: Prepare and mark out background surfaces to receive fibrous plaster components.

FP: Construct moulds.

FP: Prepare bench and moulds for casting.

FP: Run mould and release casts.

FP: Measure and cut fibrous components to form straight and mitred cuts.

FP: Set and mark out for cornice installation.

FP: Fix cornice including straight runs, stops and 90 degree internal and external angles.

FP: Carry out fibrous plaster repair, for example, replacement or patching.

FP: Set out for fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.

FP: fix fibrous plaster dados and ceiling centres.

Core: Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.

Core: Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE).

Core: Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.

Core: Use access equipment for example, hop ups, podiums or low-level scaffolding.

Core: Interpret information from drawings and specifications.

Core: Store materials considering date order for rotation of stock.

Core: Prepare and maintain a safe working area.

Core: Check, use and store power tools and equipment, escalate faults or defects.

Core: Move and handle materials and equipment manually and with lifting equipment.

Core: Protect finished work and the surrounding area.

Core: Verbally communicate with others, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers.

Core: Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team.

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

Desirable qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

ANY (grade 987654)

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
Customer care skills
Presentation skills
Team working
Initiative

About this company

damp and timber treatment in domestic and commercial properties.

After this apprenticeship

Possility to porgress onto higher level apprenticeship on completion of level 2.

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