Site Carpentry Apprentice

J P CARPENTRY SOLUTIONS LTD

Bedfordshire (MK45 2SW)

Closes in 8 days (Saturday 20 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 12 September 2025

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Summary

Join a company known for top-quality work across domestic and commercial projects — from new builds to major renovations. This is a fantastic opportunity for two motivated individuals to kick-start their careers and be part of a skilled, supportive team.

Wage

£16,640 a year

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Annual Wage

Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

2

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

You'll be working across the Home Counties and beyond. Gain hands-on experience on live sites while working towards a Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship. Duties include:

  • Preparing materials
  • First and second fix carpentry
  • Roofing, joisting, staircases
  • Installing doors, windows, kitchens
  • Reading drawings & specs
  • Safe working practices
  • Teamwork and site cleanliness

Where you'll work

15 The Coppins
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Ampthill
Bedfordshire
MK45 2SW

Training

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

Training provider

MILTON KEYNES 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

You will work towards achieving a Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship (Site Carpenter). Under supervision, you will create, prepare and fix timber components as part of the building process.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Maths (grade 9-3)
  • English (grade 9-3)

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

Skills

  • Analysis
  • Communication
  • Creativity
  • Initiative
  • IT Skills
  • Organisation
  • Patience
  • Presentation
  • Physical fitness
  • Teamwork
  • Kind
  • Patient

Other requirements

Ideally holding a driving license or have your own means of transport is considered an advantage.

About this employer

JP Carpentry Solutions manage, and complete high-quality workmanship covering all aspects of carpentry and have an ever growing reputation in providing highly skilled, respected Carpenters and Site Managers

After this apprenticeship

This apprenticeship will provide you with the basis to build a great lifelong career within the Construction Industry. On successful completion of the apprenticeship the candidate will be offered a full-time position with the opportunity to progress their career as a Site Supervisor.

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

MILTON KEYNES COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000340522.

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Closes in 8 days (Saturday 20 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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