Lean Manufacturing Apprentice with Cool Canvas
Cool Canvas
Bolton (BL3 3AQ)
Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 31 March 2026)
Posted on 9 February 2026
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Summary
As a Lean Manufacturing Operative, you will be expected to carry your work safely and meet the exacting quality standards. At Cool Canvas we use natural materials and where we can we create on site, reacting to the children’s needs and the environment around us. Nothing is off the shelf when it comes to the Cool Canvas team.
- Wage
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£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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20 days plus bank holidays with 3 to be saved to take over Christmas shut down
- Training course
- Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday- Friday
8am- 5pm
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 6 April 2026
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
With this in mind we are looking for a creative person and previous experience of working with wood we see as a positive as that the core material used in all our creations.
By the end of the apprenticeship you will be able to:
Prepare, control, contribute to and complete manufacturing operations of our designs, and follow the process from design to installation, whilst adhering to specific safe working policies & procedures.
Maintaining Health and Safety requirements at all times e.g. wearing correct Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) correct use of equipment and tooling, safe stopping and resetting of machinery, maintain an organised work area e.g. 5s (Sifting, Sorting, Sweeping, Spotless & Span and Sustain) ensuring the safe disposal of waste in line with environmental systems and regulatory requirements.
Contribute, develop and support improvement in the process using continuous improvement methods, process visualisation using lean principles and problem-solving tools and techniques.
Carry out quality checks throughout the creation stage to ensure quality is built in and that any defects or concerns are highlighted and dealt with in line with relevant quality standards.
Where you'll work
Swan Lane Mill
Higher Swan Lane
Bolton
BL3 3AQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
ALLIANCE LEARNING
Training course
Lean manufacturing operative (level 2)
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Training schedule
- Onsite delivery at the employers location
- The assessor will guide you through the qualification on a weekly basis
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3 or D and above)
- Maths (grade 3 or D and above)
Other in:
- English (grade Pass)
- Maths (grade Pass)
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Creative
- Physical fitness
- Good timekeeping
About this employer
As an award winning, family run business, we make it our aim to provide the highest quality outdoor play equipment for educational settings and private residences. Our installations overflow with natural resources which allow children of all ages the opportunity to express themselves.
The potential for learning has no limit in our tailor made play spaces where minds have the scope to imagine and bodies the freedom to move.
Each play space we design and install are completely unique but to get some idea of the designs available please check out our pictures, write ups and testimonials or get in touch via telephone, email or social media.
We look forward to hearing from you.
Olly and the Cool Canvas team.
We base our designs and installs around things we experience in the great outdoors, from climbing trees to splashing in a stream, we are influenced by what we see around us.
Oliver hand draws and designs your play space but also creates it on site with his skilled team. From design to install he is engaged and the vision is carried through. We have a workshop in Bolton with skilled carpenters which we combine with our ‘All Weather Warriors’ on site who love to do the bespoke chainsaw work. Check out our speciality Play Trees!
After this apprenticeship
- Full time role for ideal candidate
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ALLIANCE LEARNING
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013910.
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Closes in 26 days (Tuesday 31 March 2026)
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