Carpentry apprentice

Summary

Bolton Buildings are looking for a carpentry apprentice that drives due to our remote location outside of Uckfield, we do also have the option for someone living in Hailsham as we have transport available from this this location.

Wage

£16,380 a year

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- Travel time will be paid.

Training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours

Monday to Friday you may be required to start earlier than 8am due to various work locations.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 16 June 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

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

Some of the key tasks will include but are not limited to the following:

Learning the uses of different types of wood and choosing the right material for the job
Understanding technical drawings and how your work will fit within the building.
Conducting site surveys
Creating design drawings, alongside sketches of the work needed and the specifications.
Measuring and marking wood according to technical designs
Cutting wood on machines or by hand
Working with suppliers and sub-contractors
Producing cutting lists
Estimating the materials needed for a job
Drafting job briefs
Using a range of equipment from traditional tools to state-of-the-art computerised cutting equipment and hi-tech drawing and design software
Managing production schedules and budgets
Conducting quality checks.

Where you'll work

UNIT 5
BLUEBELL BUSINESS ESTATE
SHEFFIELD PARK
UCKFIELD
TN22 3HQ

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

EAST SUSSEX COLLEGE GROUP

Your 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, 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.

Your training plan

You will be completing the Level 2 Site Carpentry apprenticeship. At the end of the apprenticeship, you will gain a grade Pass or Distinction.

If you are 16-18 and don’t have GCSEs grade 4 or above (or equivalents), then you will be required to undertake Level 2 Functional Skills alongside the apprenticeship. If you are 19+ and don’t hold maths and English qualifications, then they are optional alongside the apprenticeship. This will be discussed alongside the Branch Manager to decide whether the maths and English qualifications are included alongside the apprenticeship.

Day-release will be at the Eastbourne campus, once a week, term time only. An assessor will visit you every 10-12 weeks onsite. Please ensure you can travel to this location in East Sussex before applying. Hampden Park Train Station is a 15-minute walk from the station.

There will also be practical training day-to-day at the workplace.

Requirements

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

Team working
Willing to learn

Other requirements

You will ideally need to drive to do this role or live in Hailsham where you can be collected daily. This will be a fast-paced role.

About this company

Bolton Buildings – is the market leader for the Timber Frame Building system. Based in our purpose built offices and warehouse in East Sussex we effectively cover the whole of the UK, for both the general public and the developer market. The engineered system uses a modular connection, which fits together perfectly every time, improving build times and reducing labour costs. Our oak style timber frame system is also a safe site product as all timbers are cut to manageable lengths. Therefore only two people are needed to carry out an installation.

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Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

Potential permanent full-time employment on successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EAST SUSSEX COLLEGE GROUP

Katie Parris

katie.parris@escg.ac.uk

03030039871

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320586.

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