Carpentry and Joinery Apprenticeship L2

MC Construction is seeking a motivated and reliable Apprentice Joiner to join our team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to start a career in the construction industry while gaining practical experience and achieving a recognized Level 2 Carpentry and Joinery qualification with Salford City College.

What you'll do at work:

• Assist experienced joiners with a variety of carpentry and joinery tasks
• Learn how to measure, cut and install timber products accurately
• Support the construction and installation of doors, frames, skirting boards, flooring, and other wooden fixtures
• Use hand tools and power tools safely and correctly
• Maintain a clean, tidy, and safe working space
• Follow Health and Safety procedures at all times
• Load and unload materials and assist with site preparation
• Work alongside other trades and members of the construction team
• Attend Salford City College on a day release and complete all apprenticeship coursework and assessments

Where you'll work:

6 OLDFIELD ROAD
SALFORD
M5 4WB

Training provider:

SALFORD CITY COLLEGE

Training course:

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

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:
  • structural carcassing (load bearing studwork)
  • straight timber or metal partition walls
  • floor joists
  • floor joist coverings
  • 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:
  • service encasement
  • cladding
  • wall and floor units and fitments
  • handrails and spindles to straight flights of stairs
  • internal and external doors
  • skirting boards and architrave
  • 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:
  • straight staircases
  • door frames and linings
• Architectural joiner: Apply manufacture and assembly techniques for second fix products:
  • timber doors
  • wall and floor units
  • timber mouldings
  • 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.