Carpentry Apprentice

HOLLMARK LTD

BASILDON (SS14 3AL)

Closes in 6 days (Thursday 11 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 September 2025

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Summary

As a Carpentry Apprentice, you will gain hands-on experience working on a variety of carpentry and joinery projects, learning practical skills from experienced tradespeople. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys practical, hands-on work and is keen to build a career in the construction industry.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Wage will be reviewed as skills develop

Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm (Approximate, these can vary depending on the nature of the job).

40 hours a week

Start date

Friday 12 September 2025

Duration

2 years 3 months

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

  • Assist with measuring, cutting, and assembling wood and timber structures.
  • Support the installation of doors, windows, flooring, and other wooden fixtures.
  • Learn how to read and interpret technical drawings and plans.
  • Maintain a safe, clean, and organised working environment.
  • Work alongside qualified carpenters to gain knowledge of tools, techniques, and site procedures.

Where you'll work

2 FALCON PARK
LUCKYN LANE
BASILDON
SS14 3AL

Training

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

Training provider

SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

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

1 day at our Thurrock Campus in Grays and 4 days working with the employer. 

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 4)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness
  • Good timekeeping
  • Willingness to learn

Other requirements

Some travel to client sites may be required, so candidates should be prepared for occasional early starts and different working environments.

About this employer

Hollmark Ltd is a professional building, electrical and passive fire protection company based in Basildon, working on a wide range of projects across Essex, London and surrounding areas. We pride ourselves on high-quality workmanship and are committed to supporting the development of new talent through apprenticeships.

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Company benefits

On-the-job training, PPE provided, opportunity for career progression.

After this apprenticeship

Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to full-time employment as a qualified carpenter, with opportunities to progress into supervisory roles or specialist areas of carpentry.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH ESSEX COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION

Diane Ridgley

diane.ridgley@southessex.ac.uk

07855701273

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339279.

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