Qualified Cabinetmaker — Full-Time

Asmbl; Canberra; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly bonus

All tools supplied

Growth opportunities

Small team

Job summary

Asmbl in Canberra is seeking a qualified cabinetmaker to join our small, hands-on workshop. You’ll assemble, fit hardware, and finish high-end cabinetry, reading drawings and setting out components.

You’ll work on site for installations across Canberra, mentor apprentices, and contribute to continuous improvement. The role requires Certificate III in Cabinet Making and a valid driver’s licence. We offer a generous salary and quarterly bonuses with tools supplied.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Cabinet Making (or equivalent) fully qualified.
• Solid workshop and installation experience.
• Current driver’s licence (site work)

Responsibilities

• Cabinet assembly, hardware fitting and finishing to a high standard.
• Setting out, machining and edgebanding of custom components.
• Site installations and fitting across Canberra - client-facing work.
• Working accurately from drawings and specifications.
• Working alongside and guiding our apprentices - leadership experience well regarded, not essential

Skills

Cabinet making

Installation experience

Team leadership

Education

Certificate III in Cabinet Making

Tools

Biesse Rover CNC

Mozaik CAD/CAM

Job description

The short version

Small custom joinery shop in Mitchell doing award-recognised work. Biesse CNC, Mozaik CAD/CAM, dedicated drafting. We run on continuous improvement and we're looking for a qualified cabinetmaker who wants to be part of how the place works - not just clock in and out of it.

About us

Asmbl builds high-end custom cabinetry for residential and commercial clients across Canberra - kitchens, wardrobes and architectural joinery, including work commended at the ACT Architecture Awards. We're a small, tight crew where everyone does everything - nobody's above sweeping and nobody's stuck on the broom. The boss is on the tools, and the best idea in the room wins regardless of whose it is.

The workshop runs on a Biesse Rover CNC with Mozaik, with a dedicated draftsman producing the drawings. Parts come off the machine cut and labelled - your time goes into the trade, not fighting the process.

How we work

We run this workshop on continuous improvement. The first 30 minutes of every day goes to making the shop better - organisation, jigs, templates, processes - and everyone participates, every day, including the boss. It's not a chore we bolt on; it's how the place got good.

Before your interview, we'll ask you to read a short book - 2 Second Lean by Paul Akers. It's a quick, genuinely enjoyable read, the author gives it away free, and we'll send you the link. When we meet, we'll want to hear what you thought.

You don't need to know anything about Lean walking in. You need to be the kind of person who reads the book and shows up with opinions. If that sounds like your kind of workshop, you'll love it here. If it sounds like a waste of time, we're not the shop for you.

The role

• Cabinet assembly, hardware fitting and finishing to a high standard
• Setting out, machining and edgebanding of custom components
• Site installations and fitting across Canberra - client-facing work
• Working accurately from drawings and specifications
• Working alongside and guiding our apprentices - leadership experience well regarded, not essential

What you'll need

• Certificate III in Cabinet Making (or equivalent trade qualification) - fully qualified, essential
• Solid workshop and installation experience
• Current driver's licence (site work)
• Pride in your work and reliability we can build a schedule around

What you get

• $70,000 - $85,000 + super, based on experience - tell us where your experience puts you
• Quarterly performance bonus - up to a week's extra pay per quarter
• All tools supplied - quality workshop and site kit, nothing out of your pocket
• A small team where your ideas actually change how the shop runs
• Real growth as the business grows