Wood Machinist Apprentice
KNIGHTSBRIDGE FURNITURE PRODUCTIONS LIMITED
Bradford (BD1 2JT)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 26 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 August 2025
Contents
Summary
Here at Knightsbridge Furniture, we manufacture quality bespoke furniture. We are currently looking for an enthusiastic person to join our existing highly skilled team of wood machinists. Throughout your course, you will be taught on all aspects of wood machining enabling you to produce highquality furniture components. This is a great opportunity.
- Wage
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£15,311.40 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Wood machinist (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday, 7.00am to 5.15pm (Breaks to be confirmed).
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 7 October 2025
- 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
- Learning how to operate and set all aspects of wood machines
- Gain an understanding of what it takes to turn rough-sawn timber into finished furniture components
- Learn how to work as part of a team and on your own, gaining the skills required to become a fully qualified wood machinist
- Set up and operate machinery, tools and equipment used to produce furniture
- Identify issues quickly, solve problems and apply appropriate solutions
Where you'll work
191 Thornton Road
Bradford
BD1 2JT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
KIRKLEES COLLEGE
Training course
Wood machinist (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Read and interpret job specifications, technical drawings or information for wood machining activity.
- Plan wood machining activity including timescales for completion and organise materials and resources.
- Prepare, maintain and restore the work area.
- Apply safe systems of working including risk assessment.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Comply with procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow workplace operating procedures.
- Store tools and equipment.
- Select tools, equipment, and machinery for wood machining activity.
- Apply first line maintenance of tools, equipment and machinery. For example, checking condition, cleaning, lubrication, visual inspection, calibration checks, sharpening and servicing.
- Identify and select materials used in wood machining.
- Measure and mark out materials.
- Prepare, check and use jigs and templates used in the work activity.
- Set up and operate wood machining machinery.
- Apply wood machining processes using conventional or CNC machinery. For example, cutting, shaping, planing, turning, profiling, boring, or edge banding for production of jointed wood and wood-based products.
- Assemble components or sub-assemblies of wood.
- Inspect, strip, and sand material surfaces.
- Apply rectification, repair or rework techniques.
- Follow quality assurance processes.
- Pack, store and handle components and sub-assemblies.
- Record wood machining activity information - paper based or electronic.
- Apply basic continuous improvement techniques. For example, lean manufacturing, six sigma, 5S, and KAIZEN.
- Apply team working principles.
- Apply escalation procedures in relation to faults or issues.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
- Communicate verbally with colleagues and supervisors.
- Communicate in writing with colleagues and supervisors using industry terminology electronically or paper based.
- Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Undertake and record learning and development activities.
- Read and interpret job specifications, technical drawings or information for wood machining activity.
- Plan wood machining activity including timescales for completion and organise materials and resources.
- Prepare, maintain and restore the work area.
- Apply safe systems of working including risk assessment.
- Follow health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Comply with procedures in line with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Follow workplace operating procedures.
- Store tools and equipment.
- Select tools, equipment, and machinery for wood machining activity.
- Apply first line maintenance of tools, equipment and machinery. For example, checking condition, cleaning, lubrication, visual inspection, calibration checks, sharpening and servicing.
- Identify and select materials used in wood machining.
- Measure and mark out materials.
- Prepare, check and use jigs and templates used in the work activity.
- Set up and operate wood machining machinery.
- Apply wood machining processes using conventional or CNC machinery. For example, cutting, shaping, planing, turning, profiling, boring, or edge banding for production of jointed wood and wood-based products.
- Assemble components or sub-assemblies of wood.
- Inspect, strip, and sand material surfaces.
- Apply rectification, repair or rework techniques.
- Follow quality assurance processes.
- Pack, store and handle components and sub-assemblies.
- Record wood machining activity information - paper based or electronic.
- Apply basic continuous improvement techniques. For example, lean manufacturing, six sigma, 5S, and KAIZEN.
- Apply team working principles.
- Apply escalation procedures in relation to faults or issues.
- Follow equity, diversity and inclusion rules.
- Communicate verbally with colleagues and supervisors.
- Communicate in writing with colleagues and supervisors using industry terminology electronically or paper based.
- Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
- Undertake and record learning and development activities.
Training schedule
- You will attend the Brunel Construction Centre
- You will receive your Level 2 Furniture Manufacturer Qualification
- You will attend college once a week
- The training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
Travel time, access and distance.
About this employer
Here at Knightsbridge Furniture we manufacture quality bespoke furniture for healthcare, hospitality, care homes, workplace & challenging environment sectors. Knightsbridge Furniture believe in choice, quality and exceptional service. These three basic principles are inherent in all our business activities and together with our market knowledge and service ethos ensure our customers are offered the best furniture solutions. We are one of very few British contract furniture companies to invest in an in-house design and development team, allowing us to commit to British market-led design. Many of our products have been designed and developed following extensive research working closely with customers, allowing us to specifically meet the needs of each market sector we serve. Our success in is built on our commitment to meeting and exceeding the needs of our customers and confirming their trust, not only in terms of quality and comfort but also in terms of style and functionality. As part of our tailored service, we offer a complete turnkey package including space planning and full project management assuring specifiers total piece of mind. A dedicated sales and customer service team with a reputation for integrity and reliability aims to build lasting customer relationships.
https://www.knightsbridge-furniture.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
- Opportunity to become a key member of the team with a great career in a well established business
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
KIRKLEES COLLEGE
Issy Rawson
irawson@kirkleescollege.ac.uk
07929873878
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338839.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 26 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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