Fencing Apprentice

**Job Description**:
Job Title: Fencing Apprentice

**Salary**: £6 - £8 per hour // Monday to Friday 7am-4pm
Contract: Full Time // Permanent // Based within the EH16 area of Edinburgh
My client is looking to add an Apprentice Fencer to his business where over the duration of your apprenticeship you will work towards gaining qualifications in the industry.
My client are a young, growing business who thrive off their ambition to develop a strong and loyal team to succeed and shape the business into one of the top commercial ground's maintenance, gardening and tree surgery organisation operating throughout in the Lothians. They are based in the EH16 area of Edinburgh.
You will be offered a trial period to decide if you like the job. If it is a rewarding experience, you will be supported and put you through college typically being 3 days on the tools 2 days in the classroom
What the role involves
- Assisting the fencing team, working closely with and learning from the head fencer
- Learning how to build a variety of fences including: slatted fencing, hit and miss,
feather edged, picket, horizontal slatted, ranching, venetian, panel, trellis and
concrete styles of fencing.
- As well as fencing you will also assist in building gates, sleeper beds, garden sheds,
decking and gain experience turfing
- Working with different kinds of timber
- Learning how to operate a variety of power tools
- Help load the vans in the morning
- Carrying materials and equipment
- Assisting to prep the site
- digging holes and marking fence run
- Helping with in the job tidy up
- Dealing with clients on site

- A strong work ethic and willingness to learn
- A good eye for detail
- Physically competent
- Enthusiasm and ambition
What our client want to see from you
- Self-motivated and passionate individual
- Ownership of and accountability for your own work
- A genuine interest in the industry
- Someone who loves solving problems
- Ability to adapt to change and learn quickly