Apprentice Bench Joiner

JOHNSTON SHOPFITTERS UK LIMITED
Doncaster (DN9 3QZ)
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 28 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 14 October 2026

Summary

Johnston’s Shopfitters, a market leading provider of fit-out services are looking for an apprentice to join their experienced team to undertake a joinery apprenticeship. You will complete your training in their in-house manufacturing facility to gain hands on experience with mentoring from trade professionals and support from across the business.

Wage
£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices. The pay may be negotiated and may rise after a probation period has been successfully completed.

Training
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Work arrangements will be discussed at interview.
40 hours a week
Start date
Monday 4 January 2027
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

Johnston’s Shopfitters, a market leading provider of fit-out services within the retail and commercial sectors are looking for ambitious young people to join their friendly and experienced team to undertake a joinery apprenticeship. You will complete your training in their in-house manufacturing facility under the supervision of Craftsman Joiners, Joiner Supervision and Manager and work on site with clients. The training will enable you to manufacture and assemble joinery items, and you’ll gain hands on experience on a range of live sites, with mentoring from trade professionals and support from across the whole business.

Duties would include:

• Use a range of joinery hand tools, portable machinery (drills, sanders, routers), and assemble joinery items such as doors, windows and bespoke furniture, all of which involves manual handling
• Undertake supervised minor works to facilitate the above duties
• Work in a team alongside all other operatives including Joinery
• Ensure you are always adhering to the health and safety on site policies to ensure you and your team remain safe on site.
• Learning to use specialist equipment and tools
• Be committed to excelling in your Carpentry and Joinery Level 2 apprenticeship to develop a full and comprehensive range of specialist joinery skills
• Measuring and marking wood according to technical designs
• Work from drawings to manufacture items
• Manufacture wooden products in a production environment
• To work under supervision

Where you'll work

Unit 12 14 Platinum Park Doncaster Sheffield Airport Doncaster DN9 3QZ

Training

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

Training provider
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Carpentry and joinery (level 2)
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What you'll learn

• 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.
  • Install structural fixings.
  • Size timber from sizing tables.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Use and store laser levels for example cross line laser.
  • Form connections, for example, using joints, nails, screws, bolts and adhesive.
  • Apply measuring, marking out, cutting (square and angled), mitring, hinging and recessing techniques.
  • Carrying out splicing and scribing techniques.
• Architectural joiner:
  • Produce setting out details, including setting rods, and mark out for timber products.
  • Produce basic woodworking joints including dovetail, bridal, mortise and tenon and halving.
  • Form connections using dowels, biscuit, staples and adhesives.
  • Apply techniques and practices to the manufacture and assembly of a timber window with casement including glazing rebates and associated ironmongery.
  • Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for first fix products: 1. straight staircases, 2. door frames and linings.
  • 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.
  • Fit ironmongery including door locks, door handles, door hinges, latches and draw runners.
  • Inspect, prepare and operate fixed machinery.