Apprentice Plasterer with Connolly LTD.

APPRENTICE PLASTERER

• Employer: Connolly LTD
• Hours of work: Approx 39 per week            
• Wage: Minimum wage for age
• Location: Bolton  (Willingness and ability to travel is essential)
• Training: NVQ Level 2
• Accountable to: Site Supervisor
• Closing date: 12th June 2026

Main Purpose of Job: As a Plasterer, you would mix and apply different kinds of plaster to internal walls and ceilings so that they are ready for decorating. You could also cover outside walls with coatings, such as sand and cement render, pebbledash, stone-effect materials and possibly machine applied finishings.  Once qualified you could progress to dry lining, partitioning systems, supervisory position or become self-employed.

JOB SPECIFICATION

You would normally be part of a small team, carrying out some of the following:

• Solid plastering – applying wet finishes to surfaces and putting protective coverings like pebble-dashing on external walls
• Fibrous plastering – creating ornamental plasterwork, such as ceiling roses, cornices, and architraves, using a mixture of plaster and short fibres shaped with moulds and casts
• Dry lining – fixing internal plasterboard or wallboard partitions by fastening them together on a timber or metal frame ready for decorating
• Gaining access to work areas which may involve, according to age, climbing ladders, scaffold and working at height
• Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems
• Completing paperwork accurately in relation to site activities
• Maintaining a healthy, safe and secure working environment for self and colleagues
• Providing a polite, helpful and flexible service to clients (internal and external) and the general public
• Any other duties which may arise

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Have or be willing to gain a CSCS card within six weeks of appointment
• At least five GCSEs (grades 9–4), including Maths and English
• A positive attitude and willingness to learn
• Interest in practical, hands-on work
• Reliable, hardworking, and a strong team player
• Good communication skills
• Willing to work towards a driving qualification during your apprenticeship