Job Description

Location: Canberra
n Employment type: Full-time, apprenticeship (4-year term)
n Reports to: Leading Hand / Construction Manager

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About us

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We're a specialist cladding company delivering high-quality external cladding across residential and commercial projects. We employ our own carpenters rather than subcontracting, which means we control the quality of every job from frame to final fix. Our teams take pride in getting the detail right; the flashings, the set outs, the junctions that most people never notice but that determine whether a façade lasts.

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The role

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We're looking for a 1st Year Apprentice Carpenter to join one of our crews and start their trade the right way, under experienced tradespeople, learning cladding properly from day one. You'll be paired with a Leading Hand and senior carpenters who'll show you how it's actually done, not just how to get by.

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This is a outstanding fit for someone who's finished school (or had a crack at something else) and wants a genuine trade, a company that keeps them busy year-round, and a crew that'll teach them something.

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Hours

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Ordinary hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm

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Reasonable notice will be given for weekend work wherever possible.

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This is a five-day week — no RDO cycle.

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TAFE/off-the-job training days as required by your apprenticeship.

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What you'll be doing

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On the tools

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Assist with installing cladding systems (fibre cement, aluminium panel, timber, metal, weatherboard)

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Help frame, batten, and set out substrates ready for cladding

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Learn to install cavity systems, breather membranes, flashings, and weatherproofing details

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Carry out basic fixings and finishing work under supervision

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Keep the site tidy, materials organised, and tools looked after

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Learning the trade

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Work alongside your Leading Hand and senior carpenters on a daily basis

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Ask questions and get shown the "why," not just the "how"

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Build up your plan-reading skills over time

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Attend TAFE and complete all apprenticeship coursework

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Take on more responsibility on site as your skills grow

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Safety

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Attend daily pre-start meetings and toolbox talks

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Understand and follow SWMS

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Learn safe work practices around scaffold, EWP, and height safety

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Report incidents, near misses, and hazards immediately — no matter how small

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What you'll need

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White Card (Construction Induction) or willingness to obtain before starting

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Current driver's licence (or working towards one) and reliable way to get to site

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Right to work in Australia

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A genuine interest in carpentry and building a trade

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Reliable, on time, and ready to work

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Willingness to enrol in a Certificate III in Carpentry apprenticeship

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Highly regarded

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Some work experience in construction or trades (even informal)

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Basic hand tools of your own (we'll help you build your kit)

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Working at Heights ticket (or willing to obtain)

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A physical, hands-on attitude and a willingness to learn

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The kind of person we're after

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Turns up every day, on time, ready to go

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Asks questions instead of guessing

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Takes feedback onboard and grows from it

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Wants to actually learn the trade, not just collect a wage

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Works safely and looks out for the people around them

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What we offer

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Award apprentice wages with steady annual increases as you progress

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Steady pipeline of work — no seasonal gaps or being laid off between jobs

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All PPE and consumables supplied

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Full trade training and TAFE fees covered

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A crew that will actually teach you, not just leave you holding boards

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A clear path from apprentice to qualified carpenter to leading hand for those who want it

📌 First year apprentice carpenter (Queanbeyan)
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