Apprentice Floor Layer

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 by clicking on Apply Now.