Apprentice Fitted Interiors Installer - REF 14890

GLENDALES LIMITED

Carlisle (CA3 0PJ)

Closes on Thursday 12 March 2026

Posted on 12 December 2025


Summary

Glendales/Cumbria Kitchen & Bedroom Furniture are looking for an apprentice Fitted Interiors Installer. The successful candidate will complete a Fitted Interiors Installer Level 2 Apprenticeship over the duration of 21 Months. 

Wage

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

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Training course
Fitted interiors installer (level 2)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm, 30 minutes lunch and 15 minute breaks (am/pm)

40 hours a week

Start date

Thursday 19 March 2026

Duration

1 year 9 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

  • To support the lead kitchen fitter in the safe and efficient installation of our bespoke made kitchen and bedroom furniture
  • Help move/prepare materials, clear old kitchens/bedroom furniture, protect surfaces
  • Assist in measuring spaces and marking out for units following technical plans
  • Help assemble and fit base/wall units, worktops and splashbacks, and apply final finishes
  • Use hand and power tools safely; follow all health & safety rules
  • Maintain good customer relations and site tidiness

Where you'll work

82 Blackdyke Road
Kingstown Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA3 0PJ

Training

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

Training provider

NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP CIC

Training course

Fitted interiors installer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Carry out location, product, material and dimensional checks prior to installation.
  • Inspect the fabric of the building for suitability of weight of installation.
  • Interpret information from drawings, specifications and functional designs.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Use and store hand and power tools.
  • Select and use personal protective equipment.
  • Remove and dispose of pre-existing products.
  • Assemble and install fitted furniture components in sequence.
  • Install boxing, boarding and frameworks, adjusting to ensure best possible fit.
  • Install and dry-fit ancillary products, for example, hinges, handles, appliances, media equipment or bathroom suite fixtures.
  • Identify and report faults, snags and issues.
  • Carry out rectification work following a root cause analysis, within limits of competence.
  • Maintain a safe working area and return to a safe condition.
  • Carry out a customer handover, including providing product guidance.
  • Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
  • Works collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Applies team working principles.
  • Complete documentation.
  • Carry out location, product, material and dimensional checks prior to installation.
  • Inspect the fabric of the building for suitability of weight of installation.
  • Interpret information from drawings, specifications and functional designs.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Use and store hand and power tools.
  • Select and use personal protective equipment.
  • Remove and dispose of pre-existing products.
  • Assemble and install fitted furniture components in sequence.
  • Install boxing, boarding and frameworks, adjusting to ensure best possible fit.
  • Install and dry-fit ancillary products, for example, hinges, handles, appliances, media equipment or bathroom suite fixtures.
  • Identify and report faults, snags and issues.
  • Carry out rectification work following a root cause analysis, within limits of competence.
  • Maintain a safe working area and return to a safe condition.
  • Carry out a customer handover, including providing product guidance.
  • Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
  • Works collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
  • Applies team working principles.
  • Complete documentation.

Training schedule

  • Level 2 Fitted Interiors Installer Apprenticeship Standard
  • Functional Skills
  • Work Based Learning

Requirements

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
  • Team working
  • Physical fitness
  • Enjoys Practical Work
  • Reliable
  • Following Instructions
  • Eager to Learn
  • Great Work Ethic

About this employer

Established in 1976 initially as Glendale Office Products, Glendale (UK) Ltd is still a family run company committed to providing care, consistency and creativity at every touchpoint of our customers journey. We can offer everything from the full project-managed package, to ordering your needed classroom chairs. So whether you require a prestigious head office refurbishment, a new school needing a full furniture fit-out, or you’re just looking for some advice on room design, contact Glendale.

After this apprenticeship

  • Progression onto full-time employment

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP CIC

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000004965.

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Closes on Thursday 12 March 2026

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