Location: Canberra
Employment type: Full-time, apprenticeship (4-year term)
Reports to: Leading Hand / Construction Manager
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.
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.
This is a great 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.
Ordinary hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 3:30pm
Reasonable notice will be given for weekend work wherever possible.
This is a five-day week — no RDO cycle.
TAFE/off-the-job training days as required by your apprenticeship.
On the tools
Assist with installing cladding systems (fibre cement, aluminium panel, timber, metal, weatherboard)
Help frame, batten, and set out substrates ready for cladding
Learn to install cavity systems, breather membranes, flashings, and weatherproofing details
Carry out basic fixings and finishing work under supervision
Keep the site tidy, materials organised, and tools looked after
Learning the trade
Work alongside your Leading Hand and senior carpenters on a daily basis
Ask questions and get shown the "why," not just the "how"
Build up your plan-reading skills over time
Attend TAFE and complete all apprenticeship coursework
Take on more responsibility on site as your skills grow
Attend daily pre-start meetings and toolbox talks
Understand and follow SWMS
Learn safe work practices around scaffold, EWP, and height safety
Report incidents, near misses, and hazards immediately — no matter how small
White Card (Construction Induction) or willingness to obtain before starting
Current driver's licence (or working towards one) and reliable way to get to site
Right to work in Australia
A genuine interest in carpentry and building a trade
Reliable, on time, and ready to work
Willingness to enrol in a Certificate III in Carpentry apprenticeship
Highly regarded
Some work experience in construction or trades (even informal)
Basic hand tools of your own (we'll help you build your kit)
Working at Heights ticket (or willing to obtain)
A physical, hands-on attitude and a willingness to learn
Turns up every day, on time, ready to go
Asks questions instead of guessing
Takes feedback onboard and grows from it
Wants to actually learn the trade, not just collect a wage
Works safely and looks out for the people around them
Award apprentice wages with steady annual increases as you progress
Steady pipeline of work — no seasonal gaps or being laid off between jobs
All PPE and consumables supplied
Full trade training and TAFE fees covered
A crew that will actually teach you, not just leave you holding boards
A clear path from apprentice to qualified carpenter to leading hand for those who want it
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First year apprentice carpenter • Queanbeyan, AU
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