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Apprenticeship in Construction - Wood Machining

Clive Durose Ltd
Pay: £156.00
Location: Staffordshire Stoke-On-Trent United Kingdom
Category: Entry Level
Available from: Sep 2019
Finishes on: Ongoing Position
Type of work: Full Time, Indoor & Outdoor
Job reference: E03082380
Construction/Maintenance Services/Trades 2019-07-18 2019-09-01

Job Description

Timber products are everywhere; In building construction, in the home, at college and in the work-place. Look around you and see how important wood and woodwork is to our lives. Have you ever wondered how all these things are made? In every wooden item, whether it is a piece of furniture or part of a roof, there will have been a need for wood machining.



The Apprenticeship Role involves:




  • Reading and understanding technical drawings and templates

  • Selecting the right material and calculating the quantity needed for the job

  • Use CAD/CAM or CNC software and training on operation of CNC wood cutting/shaping machinery

  • Preparing and using woodworking machinery to create required components

  • Basic maintenance of woodworking machinery

  • Tooling creation, maintenance, sharpening

  • Keeping work areas clean, safe and ready for work

  • Working in a workshop with dust extraction but tolerance of dust is needed for the job

  • Health and Safety in our workplace

  • Wood machining involves standing at the machine and frequent bending and movements while setting up


Personal Qualities :

  • Confident team player

  • Respectful

  • Polite

  • Exceptional work ethic being enthusiastic and having initiative

  • Keen to succeed



Skills Required :

  • Dextrous – good coordination

  • Good grasp of measurement in Metres, Centimetres and Millimetres

  • Can work accurately

  • Good communication skills



Future Prospects :

  • To become a qualified wood machinist L1 & 2

  • Further qualification to Level3

  • CNC Technician

  • CNC Programmer

  • Production Control and Junior Management


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