Apprentice Joiner

ELISE PROJECTS LIMITED

KEYNSHAM (BS31 1TR)

Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 9 June 2026

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Summary

Working on a variety of bespoke projects. From commercial joinery to domestic furniture. Working from Keynsham based workshop and onsite fitting. If you take pride in your work and want to be part of a team delivering exciting projects this is the opportunity for you.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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  • Often 7am starts
  • Saturdays available
  • Opportunity for overtime gives OTE £20,000+

Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm (except college days)

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 6 July 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

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

  • Morning meeting. Everyone advised who they are working with and what project they are working on
  • Workshop activities
  • Cutting and edging on the beam saw or edgebander
  • Preparing materials for the next stage of the job
  • Working with experienced joiners to create bespoke pieces
  • Discussion of how and why tasks are completed to get certain results
  • On site work
  • Supporting senior joiners with fitting of joinery Learning processes of what is required on site

Where you'll work

UNIT 2
PIXASH WORKS
PIXASH LANE
KEYNSHAM
BS31 1TR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

CITY OF BRISTOL 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

What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?

  • Carpentry and Joinery (Joinery & Site) Level 2
  • Using timber products to create and install building components.
  • City of Bristol College (Advanced Construction Skills Centre)
  • Day Release

Requirements

Essential 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

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Hardworking
  • Hand tool skills

About this employer

Elise Projects Ltd is a family run business with experienced staff who have been creating and fitting bespoke projects for over 30 years. Our range of machinery and in-house spray shop enable us to create special one off projects for our clients.

http://www.eliseprojects.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • On site parking
  • 28 days holiday (20 days plus bank holidays)

After this apprenticeship

  • Full time employment may be available depending on performance

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CITY OF BRISTOL COLLEGE

Business Partnership Onboarding Team

apprentice@cityofbristol.ac.uk

01173125250

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000034906.

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Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 24 June 2026 at 11:59pm)