Furniture Making Apprentice
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Company: LEBUS UPHOLSTERY LIMITED
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Location: Scunthorpe, DN16 3RN
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000024219
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Application Deadline Date: 01/07/2026
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Start Date: 14/07/2026
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Positions Available: 10
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Working Week: Monday – Friday, Shifts to be confirmed.
Brief Description
Lebus Upholstery is seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Furniture Making Apprentice to join our fast-paced manufacturing team. This is an exciting opportunity to begin a hands-on career in furniture production while gaining a recognised qualification.
Training to be Provided
- Training will be at North Lindsey College where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer
- Day release
- You will undertake the Furniture Making Operative standard
- You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or maths if needed
- You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience that will help you become a Furniture Making Operative of the future!
Future Prospects
- Successful completion of the apprenticeship could lead to a higher-level apprenticeship or full-time employment for the right candidate
Vacancy Detail
As an apprentice, you will become a key member of our Production team, learning essential skills across multiple departments.
You will rotate every 3 weeks between:
- Frame Department - constructing high-quality furniture frames
- Upholstery Department - assembling and upholstering sofas
All Lebus sofas are handmade at our Scunthorpe site, giving you the opportunity to work with a variety of materials, tools, and techniques while contributing to high-quality finished products.
Other Information
You must be able to travel to and from work and college.
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).
The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW):
https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
We need to ask all applicants whether they have any relevant criminal convictions and or pending investigation as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Relevant meaning offences against a person, whether violent or sexual, offences involving drugs or controlled substances, or theft. A declaration of a relevant Criminal Conviction will result in a Risk Assessment being carried out to determine whether the applicant poses a risk to the welfare or safety of others. This does not include warnings, cautions, reprimands and (for example) speeding fines/points. A yes answer does not automatically exclude your application.