Apprentice Joiner
A WARDLE BUILDERS LIMITED
LYMM (WA13 9RT)
Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 2 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 18 June 2025
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Summary
Just left school and ready to start your career in construction? We’re a small, friendly local building firm looking for a keen and reliable Apprentice Joiner. You’ll work alongside experienced joiners, gaining real site experience and learning everything from basic carpentry to finishing work – all while working towards a recognised qualification.
- Wage
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£20,800 a year
- Training course
- Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
- Hours
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The working hours are typically Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm although these hours may flex slightly due to the nature of the work. This includes a 30 minute paid lunch break.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 18 August 2025
- Duration
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2 years 3 months
- 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
Joinery Tasks:
- Hanging internal and external doors
- Installing skirting boards, architraves, and other trims
- Fitting floors, stud walls, joists, and other timber elements
- Measuring, cutting, and shaping wood to meet project specifications
Site Assistance:
- Supporting the team with general building and construction tasks when required
- Assisting with groundwork, demolition, and site preparation
- Helping other trades, such as bricklayers or plasterers, when needed
- Maintaining a clean and organised work site
Health and Safety:
- Adhering to all health and safety guidelines and ensuring a safe working environment
- Using tools and machinery safely, under supervision
Learning and Development:
- Attending training sessions and college on day release (if applicable)
- Continuously improving skills and knowledge of the joinery trade
- Taking part in team meetings and learning from experienced colleagues
Where you'll work
2 MOORE GROVE
LYMM
WA13 9RT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
WARRINGTON & VALE ROYAL COLLEGE
Your 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, 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.
Your training plan
- Carpentry and Joinery Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard
- Training will be a combination of on the job training by experienced and qualified trades people and one day per week at Warrington and Vale Royal college (Warrington Campus)
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Enthusiasm for Practical Work
- Reliability and Punctuality
- Proactive attitude
- Strong Work Ethic
- Self Disapline
Other requirements
This role is ideal for a school leaver who enjoys practical work, has a good attitude, and is eager to learn a skilled trade. This role involves manual work on a building site in all weather conditions. This is a site-based role where you’ll be working at various client properties, predominantly in Lymm and the surrounding areas. While the majority of the work will be local, we do expect the successful candidate to be able to get themselves to our base in Lymm each day. From there, you will be taken to each job site with the rest of the team.
About this company
A Wardle Builders Ltd has been a trusted name in the building industry for over 25 years. Based in Lymm, Cheshire, we are a small, family-run building company serving the local community with a wide range of building services. From small home alterations to full-scale new builds, we handle projects of all sizes and complexities. Our commitment to quality craftsmanship, attention to detail, and customer satisfaction has earned us a strong reputation in the area. We pride ourselves not only on delivering high-quality craftsmanship and customer satisfaction but also on fostering a supportive and collaborative team environment. At Wardle Builders, teamwork is at the heart of everything we do – we work together, support one another, and ensure that every job is a shared success. We believe in creating a positive, enjoyable workplace where we can all learn, grow, and have fun along the way!
After this apprenticeship
- On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to transition into a full-time, permanent position as a qualified Joiner with us
- We pride ourselves on nurturing talent, so if you demonstrate a strong work ethic and dedication throughout your apprenticeship, you’ll be part of our team for the long term
- We offer exciting career progression opportunities, and there’s plenty of scope to grow within the company - whether it’s taking on more advanced projects, developing skills in a different trade or even moving into site management in the future
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WARRINGTON & VALE ROYAL COLLEGE
Victoria Emson
vemson@wvr.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326726.
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Closes in 12 days (Wednesday 2 July 2025 at 11:59pm)
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