Apprentice Shuttering Carpenter (Buckinghamshire, HP22 4DB)

Job Purpose: As a carpenter, you will be involved in cutting and building designs using different types of wood. They may work on civil engineering projects industrial or commercial developments, and multi-story housing, and usually work closely with engineering designers and construction workers.

Carpenter / Joiner Responsibilities:

• Measuring, marking up, cutting, shaping, fitting, and finishing timber

• Using a range of hand and power tools

• Putting up frames for bridges, roads, dams, and buildings

• Gaining knowledge of different types of wood and their uses

• Drawing and working with technical drawings

• Installing floor joists, floorboards, roof trusses, and wall partitions

• Fitting interiors such as staircases, doors, skirting boards, cupboards, and kitchens

• Working in a workshop, on a construction site, or a client’s business or home,

• Carrying out jobs in dusty conditions, or working outdoors in all weather and at height.

About You

Skills/Experience

The following experience is required:

• Ability to interpret and follow verbal and written work instructions from

• supervisors and site managers.

• Undertaking work in a reliable, safe, and productive manner.

• Able to work effectively within a team.

Requirements must have the following:

• Green CSCS Card

• Driving Licence and live within commutable distance to site

Overview

• Apprenticeship Standard: Carpentry NVQ Level 2.

• Apprenticeship Length: 18 Months