Apprentice Joiner

SEAN HUGILL JOINERY & BUILDING LTD

MIDDLESBROUGH (TS9 6BB)

Closes in 19 days (Sunday 5 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 September 2025


Summary

Sean Hugill Joinery and Building are looking to appoint an enthusiastic individual to learn the Joinery trade on residential, commercial and industrial projects. An experienced Joiner will mentor you to help you to continue to learn new skills.

Wage

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

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, hours to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 13 October 2025

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

In this role you will be carrying various tasks from replacing internal doors to assisting with a full new roofing structure, some of the tasks you will be completing include:

  • Cutting
  • Edging
  • Making/assembling of household furnishings 
  • Read and understand design plans
  • Identify and confirm joinery requirements and components against specification/drawings
  • Locate, handle, store, load, transport and position materials and components safely, minimising damage so they are ready for application
  • Maintain a clear and tidy workspace and ensure that waste materials are disposed of in accordance with current legislation
  • Carrying out maintenance

Working with tools such as:

  • Edge bander
  • Panel saw 
  • Chop saw
  • General woodwork machines

Where you'll work

8 OAKLANDS
GREAT AYTON
MIDDLESBROUGH
TS9 6BB

Training

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

Training provider

THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE

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

  • Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery at Redcar & Cleveland College
  • Functional skills maths and English, if required

More training information

This will be one day a week at Redcar & Cleveland College

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A*-C/9-4)
  • Maths (grade A*-C/9-4)

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
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Health & Safety awareness
  • Decision making skills
  • Reliable
  • Keen and punctual
  • Enthusiastic

Other requirements

You must be able to travel to Great Ayton reliably every working day. Please make sure you can before applying.

About this employer

For many years we have been helping the people of Great Ayton with their building and joinery needs and during this time we have developed an unrivalled reputation for our honest, hard-working work ethic. We pride ourselves on offering a hassle free and affordable service where the customer needs always take priority, as do excellent quality workmanship and operating to modern standards. As a company we are confident that we can meet all your requirements on your next building and joinery project and also exceed your expectations when it comes to quality and affordable building and joinery specialists in Great Ayton. All of our team are highly skilled in the building and joinery trade and have built up a wealth of experience over the last several years, so no job is too demanding for us as we have all been trained to deal with every situation that the building and joinery trade can offer.

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After this apprenticeship

  • An opportunity for a full-time position at the end of the apprenticeship

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

THE EDUCATION TRAINING COLLECTIVE

Anna Reeves

anna.reeves@the-etc.ac.uk

07436795883

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000341958.

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Closes in 19 days (Sunday 5 October 2025 at 11:59pm)

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