Leading Hand Carpenter - Pathway To Site Supervisor

Signature Staff

Townsville City

On-site

AUD 100,000 - 120,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle
iPad and phone
Permanent full-time position
High-quality residential projects
Genuine pathway to Site Supervisor
Long-term career opportunity with a 성장

Job summary

Signature Staff is seeking an experienced Leading Hand Carpenter to join a Townsville builder delivering high-quality custom homes and complex residential projects. This hands-on, site-based leadership role focuses on organizing the crew, setting out work, and maintaining quality to keep projects moving efficiently.

Around 60-70% of time will be leading the site team, with the remainder assisting with materials, planning and collaboration with management.

Qualifications

  • Trade qualification as a Carpenter
  • Extensive carpentry experience, ideally 5+ years
  • Strong experience in high-end or custom residential construction
  • Previous Leading Hand or crew leadership experience
  • Ability to confidently set out complex two-storey builds
  • Strong framing, roof, floor system and general structural carpentry experience
  • Excellent plan-reading skills
  • Strong organisation and forward planning
  • Confidence leading a team and giving clear direction
  • High attention to detail and pride in workmanship

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coordinate carpenters, apprentices and site personnel
  • Set out complex two-storey residential projects
  • Allocate daily and weekly tasks
  • Read and interpret plans and construction details
  • Monitor quality, productivity and progress
  • Identify site issues and find practical solutions
  • Plan materials and upcoming works
  • Maintain a safe, organised and productive site
  • Work closely with management to keep projects on track

Skills

Team leadership
Plan-reading
Quality focus
Organisational skills

Education

Carpenter trade qualification

Job description

Job Description

Signature Staff is recruiting for an experienced Leading Hand Carpenter to join an established Townsville builder delivering high-quality custom homes and complex residential projects.

This is a hands-on, site-based leadership role. You will be responsible for organising the crew, setting out work, allocating daily and weekly tasks, maintaining quality standards and ensuring projects continue to move efficiently.

Around 60-70% of your time will be focused on leading and organising the site team, with the remaining time spent assisting with materials, planning upcoming works and working closely with management.

The Role

You will be responsible for:

  • Leading and coordinating carpenters, apprentices and site personnel
  • Setting out complex two-storey residential projects
  • Allocating daily and weekly tasks
  • Reading and interpreting plans and construction details
  • Monitoring quality, productivity and progress
  • Identifying site issues and finding practical solutions
  • Planning materials and upcoming works
  • Maintaining a safe, organised and productive site
  • Working closely with management to keep projects on track

You will still be hands-on when required, but your key responsibility will be ensuring the crew is organised, productive and working to a high standard.

About the Candidate
  • Trade qualification as a Carpenter
  • Extensive carpentry experience, ideally 5+ years
  • Strong experience in high-end or custom residential construction
  • Previous Leading Hand or crew leadership experience
  • Ability to confidently set out complex two-storey builds
  • Strong framing, roof, floor system and general structural carpentry experience
  • Excellent plan-reading skills
  • Strong organisation and forward planning
  • Confidence leading a team and giving clear direction
  • High attention to detail and pride in workmanship

Current driver's licence and White Card, If you are an experienced Carpenter or Leading Hand looking for greater responsibility and a clear progression pathway, we would like to hear from you.

Work Environment

Townsville

$100,000-$120,000 package per annum

Permanent

Full time, $100,000-$120,000 package, depending on experience

  • Company vehicle
  • iPad and phone
  • Permanent full-time position
  • High-quality residential projects
  • Genuine pathway to Site Supervisor
  • Long-term career opportunity with a growing business, National
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