Apprentice Carpenter and Joiner
GUSTO CONSTRUCTION LTD
Nottinghamshire (NG23 7DX)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 12 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 20 May 2026
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Summary
Apprentice Joiner at Gusto Construction Limited working on new-build housing. You will support an experienced joiner with first and second fix work, including floors, roofs, doors, skirting and kitchens. The role involves measuring, cutting timber and using tools safely while learning site joinery skills and health and safety.
- 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 to Friday 07.30-16.00 (including 30 minutes for lunch), flexibility required depending on site operating hours.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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2 years 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
To support the delivery of high-quality new-build housing projects, working alongside experienced site joiners across a range of residential developments.
Duties will include, but will not be limited to:
- Work in compliance with all health, safety and environmental regulations, always ensuring personal and site safety.
- Follow site inductions, risk assessments, method statements and toolbox talks, reporting hazards or non-compliances promptly.
- Support delivery of work in line with the construction programme, adapting to changes where required.
- Prepare work areas by selecting, handling and setting out appropriate materials, tools and equipment.
- Measure, mark out, cut and install timber and timber-based products accurately under supervision.
- Assist with first fix site carpentry, including structural carcassing, floors, partitions, roofs and staircases.
- Assist with second fix carpentry, including doors, skirting, architraves, window boards, service encasements and other finishing elements.
- Use, maintain and store hand tools and power tools safely and correctly.
- Receive, move and handle materials using correct manual handling techniques.
- Maintain a clean, safe and organised work area, disposing of waste responsibly and sustainably.
- Work collaboratively with other trades, supervisors and site management to support build progress.
- Follow drawings, specifications, building regulations and quality standards.
- Take part in apprenticeship training and continuous professional development to build skills and knowledge.
- This is a site-based role, and the applicant must have the ability to drive to different site locations if required. Sites are local to the Newark area
Where you'll work
Gusto House Green Way
Collingham
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG23 7DX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LINCOLN 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
- The apprentice will work towards their Apprenticeship Standard in L2 Carpentry and Joinery.
- The successful candidate will be assigned a dedicated assessor who will provide support and guidance throughout the course.
- This is a day-release programme, which means you will attend Lincoln College, one day a week, term time only. This will fall within your contracted working hours.
More training information
Course outline:
https://skillsengland.education.gov.uk/apprenticeships/st0264-v1-4
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Number skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- Group Assessment Centre with Site Visit: The assessment day will take place in a group environment and include a series of practical tasks relevant to the role 09.00 - Midday - 30th June 2026
- Interview Date: 09th July 2026
- Proposed Start Date: Beginning September TBC – Depending on college start date
About this employer
Gusto Group is the parent company supporting an innovative group of companies based in Nottinghamshire; Gusto Construction, Rototek & Studio G Architects are our core businesses. With a joint turnover of £20m, we employ over 180 people across multiple sites. Innovation is at our core as a group, whether that’s through Studio G’s design of our clean energy homes, the communities we build on our housing developments or the technical innovation Rototek are driving forward in the rotational moulding industry. This compliments our B Corp Certification; as a B Corp we are proud to be part of a growing movement of companies that are focussed on people, planet and profit.
After this apprenticeship
This apprenticeship offers the opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in site carpentry and joinery within a dynamic and values-driven construction business. The successful candidate will receive mentoring and structured on-the-job training while developing the practical, technical and interpersonal skills essential for a successful career in carpentry and joinery. The long-term aim is for the apprentice to progress through further trade development and qualifications, ultimately becoming a skilled and trusted member of the site joinery team, contributing to the delivery of high-quality projects.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LINCOLN COLLEGE
Kateryna Shevchenko
apprenticeships@lincolncollege.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032629.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 12 June 2026 at 11:59pm)