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Apprentice Timber Manufacturer

LAWSONS (WHETSTONE) LIMITED

LOCATION
📍 Godalming, GU8 5HE
PAY
💶 Competitive
HOURS
⏰ 40 hours per week hrs/week
DURATION
📅 1 Year 6 Months
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SECTOR
Engineering and manufacturing

Requirements

Apprenticeship Standard: Furniture making operative (level 2) (Level 2) Desired skills: Communication skills, Attention to detail, Organisation skills, Customer care skills, Problem solving skills, Presentation skills, Number skills, Logical, Team working, Physical fitness

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About this apprenticeship

Learn how to make all types of bespoke timber products, including gates and fencing
You will be required to work to the highest standards of quality and craftmanship
Delivering these items to meet the timescales and project deadlines set
Learn how to use woodworking machines, power tools, and hand tools safely and comply with Health & Safety regulations.
Learn how to read and accurately interpret working drawings
Maintain a clean workspace and manage general labouring duties
Gain organisational skills for managing tasks and inventory
Manage and organise stock effectively
Collaborate within a team environment
Work independently, using initiative to solve challenges

Training

During your Standard Level 2 Furniture Manufacturing apprenticeship programme, you will receive training both off and on the job. You will be trained within the employers workplace and at WEBS Training in Nottingham on a block basis for a week at a time every 10 weeks.
You will learn the underpinning knowledge that runs alongside your practical elements of the training. WEBS Training aims to build on the skills you already have so you reach your full potential both personally and professionally.
Training will be provided in all areas of Furniture Manufacturing to ensure you can create practical and bespoke furniture using both traditional and modern techniques to produce aesthetically pleasing and fit-for-purpose products.
If you have already achieved GCSE maths and English at Grade 4/C or above or have an equivalent qualification, you will be exempt from undertaking Functional Skills. However, English and maths support will be provided for all apprentices throughout the length of their programme. 

What you could go on to do

This role offers opportunities to advance to an Advanced Apprenticeship at Level 3, along with increased responsibilities.

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