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Carpentry Apprentice - Level 2

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Location London - Brixton
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This is a Full Time/Flexible Working, Fixed Term Contract vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.

Whether you’re beginning your career or exploring a new opportunity, this is your chance to gain valuable experience, develop new skills, and contribute meaningfully from day one. We welcome your application.

 

About the role

Our Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship offers the chance to gain practical experience, learn from skilled professionals, and achieve a nationally recognised qualification while contributing to meaningful projects.

From shaping bespoke furniture to installing frameworks and crafting detailed joinery, you’ll enjoy varied tasks and opportunities to develop your skills every day.

 

Your Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the below:
 

  • Assisting with the construction, installation, and repair of wooden structures, fittings, and furniture
  • Learning to read and interpret technical drawings and plans
  • Using a variety of hand and power tools safely under supervision
  • Working with the team to ensure projects are completed to high standards and agreed timelines
  • Following health and safety guidelines and company policies on-site and in the workshop
  • Creating door frames and hanging doors
  • Fitting hinges and installing window frames and floor joists
  • Boxing in pipework
  • Measuring, marking out, cutting, finishing, positioning, and securing wood
  • Safely storing materials to prevent damage



About you 

To thrive on this programme, you’ll bring:

  • An interest in building a career in the built environment
  • Enthusiasm for learning and developing new skills
  • A curious mindset and willingness to ask questions
  • Dependable and professional in approach
  • The ability to solve problems and think logically
  • Strong organisational and time management skills
  • Prioritising tasks to meet agreed deadline

 

Qualifications

  • To be considered for this apprenticeship you will need to have achieved a Grade 4 or C and above in Maths and English
  • You must not hold an existing qualification at the same or higher level than this apprenticeship in a similar subject.


Roles may close before the deadline if we receive a high volume of applications.


 

Our Commitment to inclusion

We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds.

We're especially keen to hear from individuals who are underrepresented in the construction sector - including women, people from ethnic minority communities and people with disabilities. 

If you have a disability or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know - we’re here to support you.                                               

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.   

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity. 
Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

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