Apprentice Joiner Wrexham, Wales
Job description
Apprentice Joiner
Location- Wrexham - LL13 9AE – working in and around Shropshire and North Wales
Our Joinery Apprenticeship programme provides you with the skills and personal development you need in an environment where you can thrive and achieve your potential, following a learning & development journey that will support you over a period of time to eventually become a qualified Joiner.
Working with us as an Apprentice Joiner, you’ll know that what you do matters, and creating an environment that enables you to be at your best matters to us. We get to see our impact and the improvements we provide to our customers and communities every day; which is only possible because of our amazing teams, made up of great people, just like you!
What’s in it for you?
- Rates of pay higher than national minimum apprenticeship - £6.13 per hour minimum
- Working hours 39 per week (Monday to Friday) (inclusive of day release)
- 22 Days holiday & bank holidays- with the option to buy or sell your holidays
- Day release to attend college blended with on the job training
- Early finish Fridays
- Accredited training leading to a qualification
- Personal skills4life development
- Your own personal mentor
What you can expect:
As a qualified Joiner here at Novus, your role would typically be working alongside a team of trade colleagues undertaking refurbishment works in customers’ homes, which may include external Window and door refurbishment and void property programs across the region and the skills you would learn throughout your apprenticeship would include;.
- Identify – Joinery requirements and components against specifications
- Calculate – The most efficient quantity, length and area of resources used
- Install – Doors, windows, mouldings, wall and floor units and roof gables/joists
- Quality Checks – Carry out quality checks against specification and take action to correct when required
- Tools – To use and maintain hand and power tools to achieve optimum performance, appropriate to the project, ensuring to store safely
- Maintain – Responsible for a clear and tidy workspace and waste materials to be disposed of correctly
- Health & Safety – To learn the principles of health, safety and welfare and how these are applied in the workplace
- Team work - The role will give the skills and abilities to not only be part of a team but to play an active role within a busy team.
- Stakeholder Management – Developing and maintaining relationships with Managers, Colleagues and Customers
About you;
Ideally, you will have a GCSE in Maths and English (Grades A* to C/4-9), however, more importantly, you will have a passion for learning, a desire to work in a practical hands-on role, a great work ethic and a real can-do approach to everything you do. If you are already qualified, or studying towards a level 2 in Joinery you wouldn’t be eligible to apply for this opportunity, as you already have the knowledge our Apprenticeship program is designed to provide.
A little about us
Novus Property Solutions is a dynamic, award-winning property maintenance, refurbishment, compliance, and decarbonisation specialist with more than 800 colleagues in 20 locations across Great Britain, providing a combination of local knowledge and national strength. We are a social and environmentally responsible family-owned business with a rich 125-year heritage, delivering a range of bespoke services and solutions to a wide variety of clients. Our vision is to be the leader in building and maintenance solutions, delivered with compassion and care for the communities in which we operate.
At Novus Property Solutions we value people, and we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse workplace that enables our people to bring their full selves to work. We understand for many reasons, that people very rarely meet all the criteria laid out in the job advert, so, we encourage you to apply to the role even if you do not meet all the criteria or hold all the qualifications. You may be just who we are looking for to join our award-winning Property Maintenance company in this, or another role.
Many of colleagues started their life with Novus as an apprentice and have gone on to develop rewarding careers, including Senior Managers and Directors that initially started out where you are today! Apply now and don’t miss this great opportunity to join the Novus team!
The closing date for this advert is Friday 07th April 2023, however we may close this early if we have a large number of applications before then.
