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About the Role
We are looking to recruit an apprentice fencing installer within our business to support in the installation of boundaries to residential and commercial properties within the Northumberland area.
What You'll Do at Work
As part of this apprenticeship programme you will:
- Learn to understand specifications and plans
- Prepare sites and select relevant materials to carry out installation
- Carry out maintenance or repairs to meet the relevant contract requirements
- Use a wide variety of materials, tools and machinery
- Identify and resolve problems prior to, during and after installation
- Seek advice when required
- Understand why and how to use correct PPE for all tasks
- Adhere to risk and COSHH assessments, method statements, and following instructions provided by a mentor
- Learn about consideration to the environment, including recycling and waste management
Where You'll Work
10D Armstrong Court
North Seaton Industrial Estate
Ashington
NE63 0YE
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
- Training provider: CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
- Training course: Fencing installer (level 2)
What You'll Learn
Course Contents
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards (BS1722), and guidance
- Identify and use safety control equipment including RPE, dust suppression and PPE
- Comply with safe systems of work and control measures
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal
- Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital techniques from drawings, plans and specifications
- Select required resource for task
- Select and use hand-held tools
- Maintain safe working area
- Maintain and store hand tools
- Check, use and store power tools and mechanical plant
- Move, handle and store materials
- Locate and identify underground services to support fencing installation
- Establish fencing lines and levels
- Escalates issues and tasks
- Set out posts and fixings ready for fence installation
- Construct foundations ready for fence installation
- Identify faults and carry out a repair or reinstate defective or faulty fence: For example replacing damaged posts, infills or fence panels
- Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team
- Complete documentation - paper based or digital for example fencing records, quality control, site records accident reporting and permits
- Communicate with others verbally, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers
- Install fencing material
- Comply with health and safety regulations, standards (BS1722), and guidance
- Identify and use safety control equipment including RPE, dust suppression and PPE
- Comply with safe systems of work and control measures
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal
- Interpret and extract information using paper based or digital techniques from drawings, plans and specifications
- Select required resource for task
- Select and use hand-held tools
- Maintain safe working area
- Maintain and store hand tools
- Check, use and store power tools and mechanical plant
- Move, handle and store materials
- Locate and identify underground services to support fencing installation
- Establish fencing lines and levels
- Escalates issues and tasks
- Set out posts and fixings ready for fence installation
- Construct foundations ready for fence installation
- Identify faults and carry out a repair or reinstate defective or faulty fence: For example replacing damaged posts, infills or fence panels
- Applies team working principles to their own and the wider build team
- Complete documentation - paper based or digital for example fencing records, quality control, site records accident reporting and permits
- Communicate with others verbally, for example colleagues, other tradespeople, managers and customers
- Install fencing material
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Essential Qualifications
- GCSE in:
- English (grade 1-9)
- Maths (grade 1-9)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other Requirements
This is a physically demanding role requiring you to be on your feet for the majority of your working shift.
No previous experience required - full training provided.
Minimum age 21 years (for vehicle insurance purposes).
Ability to travel to site locations.
Company Overview
North East Fencing provide timber repairs, fencing installations, and complete overhauls. Based in Ashington, Northumberland, we support the people of Morpeth, Cramlington, Blyth, Newcastle Upon Tyne, and surrounding areas to provide a range of fencing and gardening services that create an outdoor space on request. Though fencing is in the name, we also provide a range of additional products and services, including our comprehensive maintenance solutions and gate and decking installations.
Employment Details
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- Full time employment.
Contact Information
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000046583.
Closes in 13 days (Wednesday 19 August 2026 at 11:59pm)
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