Apprentice Furniture Maker

Fred Loosmore Furniture Ltd

BRISTOL (BS15 4PJ)

Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 13 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 30 July 2025

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Summary

Join our small furniture-making team to help craft custom wooden furniture. Tasks include wood machining, assembling, joinery, finishing and organisation of the workshop. Some woodworking experience is a plus. Ideal for someone hands-on, detail-oriented, and eager to learn in a creative workshop environment.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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If Apprentice goes to site, this is paid at a higher fee and can include overtime which is paid by the hour.

Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday - 8am to 4.30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 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

  • Each week will be varied as we are constantly working on
    new designs for our clients.
  • The week will contain preparing and machining components.
  • Helping assemble projects.
  • Working with experienced makers.
  • Sanding and preparation for finishing.
  • Finishing.
  • Maintaining tools.
  • Organising the workshop.

Where you'll work

STATION ROAD WORKSHOPS
STATION ROAD
KINGSWOOD
BRISTOL
BS15 4PJ

Training

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

Training provider

CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

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

Training and Qualification Level

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

  • Carpentry and Joinery (Joinery & Site) Level 2.
  • Using timber products to create and install building components.
  • City of Bristol College (Advanced Construction Skills Centre).
  • Day Release.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English & Maths (grade 4/C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness
  • Punctual
  • Willingness to listen
  • Take constructive feedback
  • Basic Woodworking skills

Other requirements

Basic hand tools are always a good thing to have. We also do lift and deliver heavy items to a variety of sites, mainly in the London area.

About this employer

We design and produce high-quality furniture and interiors across both the private and commercial sectors. Our hands-on approach at all stages of the process has enabled us to build a strong reputation, not only for quality furniture, but for quality service too. From our workshop in Bristol, we create individual pieces of furniture, as well as millwork and interiors.

https://www.fredloosmore.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Full-time employment.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

Business Partnerships and Onboarding Team

apprentice@cityofbristol.ac.uk

01173125250

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334625.

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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 13 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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