Apprentice Floor Layer
Apprenticeship Standard: Level 2 Textiles & Impervious Floorcoverings
Location: Oak Farm and based on site with travel to various commercial and domestic locations.
Working hours: 7:30am-4:30pm
Salary: £19,000
About the Role
Lake and Co. Are looking for their first ever Apprentice to support their ongoing growth. The apprenticeship offers the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working alongside skilled floor layers.
You will learn how to prepare subfloors, install a wide range of commercial and domestic flooring products, and work safely and professionally on construction sites and customer premises. The role combines practical on-site work with structured training delivered by a specialist training provider.
Key Responsibilities
During the apprenticeship you will learn to:
- Assist with subfloor preparation, including screeding, levelling and installing plywood.
- Support the installation of different floor coverings including vinyl, carpet tiles, luxury vinyl tiles (LVT), safety flooring and impervious and textile flooring.
- Safely handle, transport and store flooring materials, tools and equipment.
- Assess and test existing floor surfaces, including checking moisture levels, temperature and subfloor condition before installation.
- Help plan flooring installation work, including preparing materials and understanding project requirements.
- Measure and estimate materials needed for flooring projects.
- Work efficiently while maintaining high standards of quality, safety and customer service.
- Follow all relevant Health & Safety procedures on construction sites and in occupied buildings.
- Work as part of a team to complete flooring projects.
Training and Development
You will work towards the Level 2 Textiles & Impervious Flooring qualification.Your learning will be through the training provider, Floorskills.
Training will include:
- Practical on-site learning with experienced floor layers
- Block Training with the training provider for a full week, on a bi-monthly basis.
- Development of industry knowledge, installation techniques and safe working practices
This combination of training and real-world experience will help you build the skills required to become a qualified floor layer.
Skills and Qualities
We are looking for someone who:
- Can communicate well and work as part of a small team
- Listens carefully and follows instructions
- Is organised and reliable
- Enjoys practical, hands-on work
- Can think of solutions when problems occur
- Understands and is comfortable with the physical aspect of the role
- Can remain calm and focused when work becomes busy or difficult
- Can use basic maths for measuring and planning
What can we do for you?
At Lake & Co, we are excited to be able to offer you:
- A supportive environment
- A varied work environment
- Your own mentor to support throughout the apprenticeship
- Work uniform and tools
- Opportunities for pay progression as your skills increase
If this opportunity sounds exactly like what you have been looking for, please send your cv to recruitment@workplaceco.co.uk