Unit 2, Swan Road
Swan Road Industrial Estate, Washington, NE38 8JJ

GREEN ROOF PROPERTY LIMITED - Apprentice Joiner/Carpenter

Salary: £14,133.60 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Closing Date: Fri 29 Aug 2025 - 11:59 pm UTC
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GREEN ROOF PROPERTY LIMITED - Apprentice Joiner/Carpenter

Summary

Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship for an award-winning timber frame manufacturer, installer and construction company.

Annual wage: £14,133.60 a year
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Training course: Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours
7am until 4pm Monday to Thursday 7am until 12 (noon) Friday.
36.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Monday 01 September 2025

Duration: 2 Years

Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

We are looking to recruit an Apprentice Joiner who will be based in the North East working on a range of bespoke residential and commercial primarily timber framed projects. The successful applicant will need to be keen, reliable and hardworking with a desire to complete the Carpentry and Joinery Level 2 Intermediate Apprenticeship, with a view to being considered for a Level 3 Carpentry and Joinery. To undertake on-site training alongside and under the supervision of a qualified mentor in all aspects of joinery work, including:

  • Timber frame kit panel assembly
  • Timber frame kit installation
  • 1st fix joinery elements
  • 2nd fix joinery elements
  • Use and maintenance of hand tools, power tools and associated equipment
  • Maintaining and keeping clean any allocated transport and equipment- if provided
  • General cleanliness and organisation of site material. This is not a complete statement of all duties and responsibilities of this post. The post holders may be required to carry out any other duties as directed by a supervising officer

Where you’ll work

Unit 2, Swan Road
Swan Road Industrial Estate
Washington
NE38 8JJ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

CITY OF SUNDERLAND COLLEGE

Your training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Your training plan

Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

  • English (grade 4-9)
  • Maths (grade 4-9)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Customer Care Skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Physical fitness
  • Team working

Other requirements

The majority of the work will be based on a construction site all year round, with some work in our factory based in Washington. This will be both external and internal work, depending on what stage the project is at.

About this company

Green Roof Structures are an awarding company construction company which recently won the RIBA small project of the year 2024 for the North East region for our project The Raven at Hesleyside Huts. We are a main contractor providing a full turnkey solution on both residential and commercial project, with a particular specialism in timber frame structures and have a factory workshop in the Washington. We pride ourselves in working to minimise the impact new and existing structures and have a fabric first approach to all our projects.

After this apprenticeship

Candidates will be supported through a Level 2 Carpentry & Joinery and consideration for a Level 3 Carpentry & Joinery Apprenticeship. The candidate will be a valuable member of the construction site team with the prospect to excel and become part of the supervisory team for the right candidate after gaining adequate experience.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GREEN ROOF PROPERTY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336956.

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Closes on Friday 29 August 2025

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