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About our client
Our client is a family-founded business based in Armadale, with 27 employees and two contracting teams. The business has operated for many years and has grown from a small floor team into an operation that supports residential and commercial building work. Their work includes benchtops for kitchens, bathrooms, laundries and ensuites, with products including natural granite, marble, quartzite and manufactured stone products sourced through local suppliers.

About the chance
This full-time apprenticeship will give you a pathway to complete a Certificate III in Stonemasonry over four years while learning through practical work and TAFE block release.

In this role, you will:

- Develop tool, measuring and fabrication skills during the first 12 months
- Follow toolbox talks, SWMS, PPE and dust suppression procedures
- Learn cutting, shaping, polishing and finishing processes
- Train on workshop machinery, including saws and CNC equipment
- Progress towards independent trade capability over four years

You will assist qualified tradespeople with measuring, cutting, shaping, polishing, loading, unloading and moving stone materials. You will also learn to read plans, drawings and specifications, mix and apply adhesives and sealants, maintain tools and support daily production requirements. The role is suited to someone seeking a trade pathway, not a lateral move. Over three to five years, you can move from supervised tasks into machine operation, advanced fabrication, restoration techniques and project responsibility.

About you
We are looking for someone who wants to build a trade career through hands-on work, TAFE training and instruction from experienced tradespeople.
To be successful in this role, you will ideally have:

- Completion of, or willingness to complete, Certificate III in Stonemasonry
- Willingness to attend TAFE and complete coursework on schedule
- Basic maths, measuring and reading skills
- Driver's licence,



due to early starts and the Armadale location
- Hands-on experience in labouring, landscaping, tiling, concreting, carpentry, cabinet making or construction
- Physical fitness for manual handling, loading and moving stone materials
- Reliability, punctuality and willingness to follow instructions
- Interest in tools, machinery, fabrication and production work
- Working rights that align with long-term employment requirements in Australia

A medical, drug and alcohol test or police check may form part of the employment process.

What's on offer
This role offers a trade pathway through a four-year apprenticeship, combining paid workplace training with formal TAFE learning. You will work from the Armadale production facility and learn from tradespeople who understand the business, equipment and production standards. The working hours support work-life balance, with early starts, early finishes and a shorter Friday. Overtime is available. You will gain exposure to fabrication machinery, CNC equipment, wet cutting processes, stone products and production workflow.

How to apply
Submit your CV outlining your experience and suitability for the role. Applications are welcome from candidates based locally or interstate. Your application will be handled according to our privacy policy: https://11recruitment.com.au/privacy-policy.

Please note
This is a permanent role, and applicants must have working rights that align with long-term employment requirements in Australia.

Sponsorship will not be provided.

Code/Keywords
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"Trade Trainee", "Fabricator Trainee", "Workshop Trainee", "Construction Trainee", "Production Trainee", "Tiling Trainee", "Cabinetmaking Trainee", "Carpentry Trainee", "Labouring Trainee", "Machine Operator Trainee", "CNC Trainee", "Benchtop Fabricator", "Surface Fabricator", "Restoration Trainee", "Installation Trainee"
Additional information

- Career pathway in fabrication and trade training
- Work with benchtops, marble, granite and engineered products
- Location: Armadale

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