Start your career in furniture making with one of two creative, hands-on roles at Inn Gear!
Job Description:
Do you love practical work? Ever thought about how the beautiful furniture in hotels, restaurants, and pubs is made? This is your chance to join Inn Gear, a Salisbury-based company designing and building bespoke furniture for hospitality venues across the UK.
We are looking for motivated, hands-on people to join the team as Furniture Maker Apprentices.
We have two routes to choose from:
1. Woodwork team
You will learn how to create high-quality furniture from scratch, develop your woodworking skills, and be part of bringing stylish spaces to life.
What you'll be doing:
* Working alongside experienced craftspeople, you'll gain skills in:
* Selecting the right materials (mainly wood and boards) for different types of furniture
* Using a wide range of tools, machinery, and techniques to cut, shape, and assemble furniture
* Reading and interpreting technical drawings and plans
* Preparing and finishing furniture with sanding, painting, or varnishing
* Keeping your workspace clean and safe
* Problem-solving and working to deadlines to complete bespoke items for clients
1. Upholstery team
If you have a creative flair and an interest in fashion and fabrics, you will work alongside an experienced team to bring each piece of furniture to life, giving it comfort, style, and personality.
What you'll be doing:
* Working alongside experienced craftspeople, you'll gain skills in:
* Selecting and preparing fabrics, foams, and other materials
* Using traditional and modern techniques to upholster furniture
* Cutting, sewing, and fixing covers for seats, sofas, stools, and more
* Fitting webbing, springs, and padding to frames
* Finishing each item to a high standard, ready for delivery to clients
About Inn Gear
Inn Gear is a well-established name in the hospitality interiors world, known for high standards, a friendly team, and creative flair. They supply stunning furniture and fittings to some of the UK’s most iconic venues. As an apprentice here, you'll receive proper mentoring, a supportive team, and real career prospects.
Person Specification:
Whether you're fresh out of school or looking to switch your career path, this is a fantastic entry-level opportunity to build a career in a specialist industry.
What we're looking for:
* People who enjoy practical, hands-on tasks
* Good attention to detail
* Reliable
* Willing to listen and learn
* Team player
* Friendly
This job is paid at Apprenticeship Minimum Wage, allowing you the time and space to learn the trade properly. After your apprenticeship, you will be a competent furniture maker/upholsterer able to earn a good wage.
Training and support:
What you'll get:
* A paid job while you learn. Inn Gear will pay you to work and study so you can obtain qualifications and practice using tools and techniques that will help you at work.
* A strong foundation for a future career, hopefully with Inn Gear
* Support from Supplytrain to help you stay on track at work and in learning to succeed
Benefits:
* Four-weekly pay
* 5.6 weeks paid leave per year
* Mentoring support from Supplytrain to check in regularly and assist with any issues affecting your work or training
* Automatic enrolment into the company pension scheme, if eligible
Next steps
Apply below. In your cover letter, please specify which pathway (woodwork or upholstery) you wish to pursue.
We will contact you to confirm if this opportunity matches your interests. A selection of candidates will be invited to spend half a day at Inn Gear in June to see the work environment and ask questions.
Apprentices will be selected after this visit for an August start.
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