Apprentice Bench Joiner
SIMPSON PATTERNS LTD
Sheffield (S9 4UL)
Closes in 17 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 27 January 2026
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Summary
Working in our fast paced patterns department you will work on a range of projects, from large scale themed products to one-off jigs. You will need to use your skills to complete the required workload to the customer specifications which may vary by job. You will need an eye for detail and be committed to delivering high quality results.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
9am to 5pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 16 February 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Reporting to the Technical Manager
- Construct shapes from wooden or composite material according to a build plan
- Construct patterns and moulds from wood and composite materials from technical drawings
- Make coil formers to customer specification sheets
- Assembling patterns / moulds from flatpack wood pieces – working to an assembly booklet provided by the CAD department
- Carry out repairs to existing customer patterns
- Provide written report that details discrepancies between customer model /drawing and produced pattern
- Work with the CAD/CAM department to ensure product is made and checked to customer specification
- Finishing products off the CNC machines to a high quality
- Apply paint or sealant as necessary
- Inspecting finished products for accuracy and quality, identifying any defects
- Wrapping products ready for dispatch
- Assisting with dispatch of products in line with delivery notes
- Keep control of stock, notifying Manager of any shortages prior to running out
- Record daily time spent on jobs on a weekly time sheet
- Keep work area clean and tidy
- Adhere to Health & Safety policies and procedures at all times, including wearing appropriate PPE
- Follow internal processes and procedures
- Meet production targets and deadlines
- Help develop and improve processes to improve quality and efficiency
Where you'll work
Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
S9 4UL
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
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What you'll learn
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 (load bearing studwork), 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.
Training schedule
Block 2 week training sessions (8 weeks per year) - attending City Campus, Granville Road, Sheffield. S2 2RL.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3)
- Maths (grade 3)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Punctuality
About this employer
We are a growing manufacturing company with over 20 years of experience. We operate with 2 main areas of work, GRP – including making canopies and dormers for new build housing and play equipment for various companies nationwide, and Patterns – including making patterns for foundries and the automotive industry, delivering nationwide. We provide scanning facilities for existing projects or as part of our quality inspection process.
We also offer larger scale theming products, such as the Bears of Sheffield in 2021.
After this apprenticeship
Continuous career development and industry-based experience.
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHEFFIELD COLLEGE, THE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000010818.
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Closes in 17 days (Friday 13 February 2026 at 11:59pm)