Looking for a career in joinery? Join JT Atkinson as an Apprentice Joiner – full-time role
JT Atkinson & Sons Ltd
York (YO62 5DQ)
Closes in 29 days (Thursday 30 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 1 October 2025
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Summary
Kickstart your career with a Carpentry & Joinery Level 2 Apprenticeship at JT Atkinson’s Duncombe Sawmill. Learn hands-on joinery skills while crafting bespoke timber gates, furniture and more. Earn, learn, and build a solid foundation for a successful career in the building materials sector.
- Wage
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£17,078.10 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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You’ll benefit from annual salary reviews and the opportunity to earn profit-related pay when the branch and company perform well.
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday: 7.30am till 5pm.
Tuesday: 7.30am till 5pm.
Wednesday: 7.30am till 5pm.
Thursday: 7.30 am till 5pm.
Friday: 7.30am till 4pm.
Saturday: 8.00am till 12pm (working alternate Saturdays).
Sunday: n/a.
43 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 November 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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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
As an Apprentice Joiner, you’ll be part of a team with over 120 years of expertise at Duncombe Sawmill, specialising in bespoke wooden garden and driveway gates, garden furniture, and more.
A typical week could involve:
- Assisting with the design and manufacture of tailor-made timber gates and furniture.
- Measuring, cutting, and preparing high-quality timber.
- Safely using hand and power tools under supervision.
- Helping with installation of joinery products.
- Supporting with deliveries, stock handling, and maintaining a safe, tidy workshop.
- Working closely with skilled joiners to bring customers’ visions to life.
- This is a chance to learn traditional craftsmanship while developing modern joinery skills for a long-term career.
- Interacting with customers to understand their needs and see how craftsmanship brings their ideas to life.
Where you'll work
Sawmill Lane
Helmsley
York
YO62 5DQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
GLP TRAINING LTD
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
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Customer care skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
About this employer
JT Atkinson has been trusted by the trades since 1860. With 37 branches across Cumbria, Yorkshire and the North East, we supply our local communities with everything from building supplies, plumbing & heating and timber to flood protection, drainage and roofing. Still family-run and independent today, we’re proud of our 160+ years of experience, exceptional customer service, and specialist product expertise. As part of JT Atkinson, Duncombe Sawmill brings over 120 years of heritage in bespoke joinery. Here, traditional craftsmanship meets modern training, offering apprentices the chance to build a rewarding career while working on unique, tailor-made timber projects.
http://www.jtatkinson.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
· Flexible working hours may be available by agreement. · Opportunity to take part in staff events and training days. · Become part of a supportive, family-run business with over 120 years of heritage. · Discounts on building and timber materials.
After this apprenticeship
A permanent joinery position with opportunities to progress into specialist craftsmanship or supervisory roles within the business.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
JT Atkinson & Sons Ltd
Henry Emmerson
henry.emmerson@jtatkinson.co.uk
01439770234
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344518.
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Closes in 29 days (Thursday 30 October 2025 at 11:59pm)
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