Apprentice for furniture making and bench joinery
LETHBRIDGE LINES LTD
Mitcham (CR4 4NE)
Closes in 31 days (Friday 29 May 2026)
Posted on 27 April 2026
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Summary
We would like an apprentice to join our work shop where you will learn the basic operations, tools, equipment and safety procedures and will participate in supervised tasks that match your skills and interests. As you progress through the course and in the workshop, you will be given more complex and involved work to do.
- Wage
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£16,640 a year
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Mon-Fri 08:00-17:00.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 June 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- 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
The role will be based in the workshop and may be on-site if required.
The duty of the role is to learn the skills required to complete your course, help others in the workshop or on-site and be trained sufficiently enough to be offered a full-time position at our company when you finish college, if you wish.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Work in the workshop, but sometimes on-site.
- Help others when required.
- Ensure that tools are safe and working, and report any that are not.
- Ensure that all tools are looked after.
- Ensure sites are safe, respected (cleaned, dust sheets, protected) and the joinery work is protected.
- Put away deliveries
- Keep the stock room tidy and know where things go
- Restock items that come back from the site
- Notify the manager if the stock is low/running out.
- Load/unload the vans
- Move or lift materials using good handling practice
- Be aware of health and safety regulations and the use of PPE
- Maintain a clear and safe work site
Where you'll work
6 Forval Close
Mitcham
CR4 4NE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
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 be provided with plenty of support and there will be a buddy scheme in place.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- Maths (grade 4)
- English (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
- Initiative
- Communication skills
- Team working
- Presentation skills
Other requirements
We are located on a large industrial estate in Mitcham. There is a tram station a 10 min walk from the workshop and various bus routes.
About this employer
Established in 2005, Lethbridge Lines provide private clients, developers and designers with high quality, hand crafted cabinetry and joinery services. We have a team of specialists making, painting and fitting in our 5,000 sq ft workshop
After this apprenticeship
Potential to continue working with us once the apprenticeship is complete, either as a bench joiner or fitter. We have had 2 apprentices in the past, both of whom became full-time employees once they had finished college. One is still with us 11 years later!
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH THAMES COLLEGES GROUP
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023787.
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Closes in 31 days (Friday 29 May 2026)
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