Trainee Building Craftsperson

Heritage Crafts; Essex; Remote; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Bakers of Danbury is recruiting a Trainee Building Craftsman in Essex to join the Church and Heritage Building Department. You will gain practical hands-on experience in stone, brick and plaster while accessing the Heritage Training Programme.

This full-time role offers exposure to conservation and restoration of historic buildings across the East of England, with the opportunity to progress skills in traditional techniques.

Qualifications

• Ideally you should already be working in or towards a trade or craftsman role suited for stone working, brick works and wet trades.
• Flexible approach to work at various locations throughout the East of England.

Responsibilities

• Work within Bakers of Danbury's Church and Heritage Building Department on heritage projects involving stone, brick and plaster.
• Participate in the bespoke Heritage Training Programme while gaining practical hands-on construction experience.

Skills

Stone working

Brick works

Wet trades

Job description

Bakers of Danbury Ltd
Eves Corner
Danbury
Essex
CM3 4QB

Bakers of Danbury are a long-established Essex based construction company established over 145 years ago, and are a privately owned heritage building contractor with an excellent reputation for conservation expertise and quality. They work across Essex, Cambridgeshire, Suffolk, Kent and Hertfordshire as well as east, north and central London, carrying out a broad spectrum of works from specialised restoration works to churches and listed buildings, to mainstream construction and insurance repairs.

They are recruiting craftspeople for the future and are now seeking a Trainee Building Craftsman specialising in stone, brick and plaster who will work within their Church and Heritage Building Department. The position will give you access to their own Heritage Training Programme.

Offering a full-time position where you will be working as part of the onsite team gaining practical hands-on construction experience. This will combine with entry onto bespoke Heritage Training Programme allowing you to further develop your craftsmanship skills within a recognised training programme.

As a heritage construction company, the work and training you will be involved in will cover traditional works such as stonework, lime plastering and mortars, brickwork repairs, joinery and other skills necessary to specialise in the conservation and repair of historical buildings, churches and ancient monuments.

This is an excellent opportunity for those who are looking to develop their skills and progress their careers.

Requirements:

Ideally you should already be working in or towards a trade or craftsman role suited for stone working, brick works and wet trades. You may be starting out in construction or already working as a tradesperson – looking to focus your skills by working on fascinating and rewarding historic buildings. Alternatively, you may be working in a labouring/semi-skilled position and looking to progress to craftsman status.

You should be practically minded, self-motivated, committed, and keen to develop and learn about the built environment. You should also possess an interest for traditional techniques and historical buildings.

You will need to have a flexible approach and attitude as the position will require the candidate to work at various locations throughout the East of England.