26-28 BOWLERS CROFT
BASILDON, SS14 3EE

SPECIALIST JOINERY PROJECTS LTD - Level 2 Apprentice Bench Joiner

Salary: £15,704 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Closing Date: Tue 30 Sep 2025 - 11:59 pm UTC
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SPECIALIST JOINERY PROJECTS LTD - Level 2 Apprentice Bench Joiner

Summary

A bench joiner apprenticeship with SJP Ltd is the gateway to a rewarding career in woodworking, blending time-honoured craft traditions with modern techniques and materials. At SJP Ltd alongside hands-on training, apprentices will attend college to further their education to ultimately become a fully qualified member of our successful team.

Annual wage: £15,704 a year
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Training course: Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Hours
Monday to Friday 7:30am to 4pm, shifts, may work evenings and weekends.
40.0 hours a week

Possible start date: Wednesday 01 October 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

  • Material Selection and Preparation: Understanding the properties of softwoods, hardwoods, and manufactured boards; selecting the right material for the job; preparing surfaces for joining
  • Tool Proficiency: Mastery of hand tools (chisels, saws, planes) and power tools (routers, sanders, drills); routine maintenance and safe use
  • Joinery Techniques: Learning classic joints such as dovetails, mortise and tenon, box joints, and finger joints; practice in assembling and gluing components
  • Technical Drawing Interpretation: Reading drawings, measuring and marking accurately, scaling drawings to correct dimensions
  • Machinery Operation: Training on fixed workshop machinery like table saws, spindle moulders, and thicknessers, with an emphasis on safety
  • Quality Assurance: Inspection skills, troubleshooting faults, and ensuring products meet client specifications and safety standards

Where you’ll work

26-28 BOWLERS CROFT
BASILDON
SS14 3EE

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

BUILDING CRAFTS COLLEGE

Your training course

Carpentry and joinery (level 2)

Your training plan

Carpentry and Joinery Level 2.

Building Crafts College, Kennard Road, Stratford, E15 1AH.

Requirements

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

About this company

SJP supply specialist and general joinery products to a wide range of clients spanning both the commercial and private markets. Based in Essex, and with a history of high quality product since 1993, our typical service package would include estimation, design, procurement and first rate manufacture.

After this apprenticeship

Successful apprentices can work as qualified bench joiners, progress to supervisory or managerial roles.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SPECIALIST JOINERY PROJECTS LTD
mark elliott
[email protected]
01268 272821

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000339914.

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Closes on Tuesday 30 September 2025

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