Carpentry & Joinery Apprentice (36400)
DR Joinery
BURY (BL0 9UU)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 22 May 2026)
Posted on 29 April 2026
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Summary
A fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic apprentice with drive and an eagerness to learn new skills to join a growing ambitious team. Our team are very friendly and approachable, so you’ll be made to feel welcome from day one.
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday, 8am – 4pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 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
A normal day would include
Reporting to the project manager working alongside our team of experienced joiners across a range of domestic and commercial sites, your duties will include:
- Following all HS procedures at all times
- Following all reporting procedures at all times
- Undertaking a range of joinery tasks, including installing doors, staircases, joists, roof components etc
- 1st fix installations
- 2nd fix installations
- Bathroom refurbishments
- Kitchen refurbishments
- Soffit and facia replacement
- Extensions
- Conversions
- Effective utilisation of materials
What you could go on to do
You can progress onto becoming qualified at level 3 or as a Site Supervisor.
How you will be supported
Full training and support will be provided by our expert training and assessment staff at The Growth Company.
What you could go on to do
Progress onto further construction related qualifications or move into site supervision or technical support.
How you will be supported
Full training and support will be provided by The Growth Company to help you achieve your apprenticeship and reach your full potential in your role.
What will happen next?
New applicants to The Growth Company who meet any basic entry requirements of the role will be contacted within two working days to be invited to meet a member of our team. You will then have the opportunity to find out:
- More about this vacancy and any others you are suitable for
- Any training you need to complete
- What the next steps will be
How you could get there
If you would be catching public transport for this role, visit the Journey Planner on www.tfgm.com to see how you would get there and how long it would take.
Where you'll work
21 NEWCOMBE ROAD
RAMSBOTTOM
BURY
BL0 9UU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
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
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)
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
- Team working
- Practical minded
- Smart
- Polite
- Able to follow instructions
- Good attitude
About this employer
DR Joinery is a professional construction and maintenance company, family owned and based in Bury. Operating throughout the Northwest, on a range of domestic and commercial projects. DR Joinery is renowned locally for its family values, ethics, quality of work and non-contractual approach with many years of experience across joinery projects and customer satisfaction is our aim, on time and on budget.
After this apprenticeship
Possible progression within the company and progression onto the next level apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
THE GROWTH COMPANY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000029094.
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Closes in 23 days (Friday 22 May 2026)
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