Bench Joiner

Quest Employment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site parking

20 days holiday + bank holidays

Company pension

Overtime available

Job summary

Quest Employment Ltd. is seeking an experienced Bench Joiner for a permanent role in Kettering, NN16. The successful candidate will manufacture bespoke timber products, read drawings, and work with joinery machinery in a busy workshop.

Joinery experience, attention to detail and reliability are essential. The role offers a full-time permanent contract with overtime, 20 days holiday plus bank holidays, and on-site parking.

Qualifications

• Must have bench joinery or joinery shop experience in a workshop setting.
• Ability to read and work from technical drawings.
• Accurate measuring and proficiency with joinery machinery and hand tools.
• Experience manufacturing windows, doors, stairs or similar bespoke timber products.

Responsibilities

• Manufacture bespoke timber windows, doors, stairs and general joinery.
• Read and work from technical drawings.
• Measure, cut, assemble and finish timber components.
• Use workshop machinery, hand tools and joinery equipment.
• Produce work to a high standard of accuracy and finish.
• Work independently from drawings and instructions.
• Check your own work for quality and detail.
• Support the wider workshop team as required.
• Keep the workshop clean, organised and safe.
• Follow all health and safety procedures.

Skills

Bench joinery

Workshop joinery

Read drawings

Measuring

Joinery machinery

Attention to detail

Reliable

Tools

Workshop machinery

Hand tools

Job description

Experienced Bench Joiner Required – Kettering

Quest Employment are currently recruiting for an experienced Bench Joiner to join a well-established bespoke joinery manufacturer based in Kettering, NN16.

This is a permanent opportunity for a skilled joiner who has proper workshop or joinery shop experience and can confidently produce high-quality timber products with minimal supervision.

The successful candidate must be able to read technical drawings, measure accurately, use joinery machinery and hand tools, and manufacture bespoke joinery such as windows, doors, stairs and general timber products.

The Role

• Manufacturing bespoke timber windows, doors, stairs and general joinery
• Reading and working from technical drawings
• Measuring, cutting, assembling and finishing timber components
• Using workshop machinery, hand tools and joinery equipment
• Producing work to a high standard of accuracy and finish
• Working independently once given drawings and instructions
• Checking your own work for quality and detail
• Supporting the wider workshop team where required
• Keeping the workshop clean, organised and safe
• Following all health and safety procedures

What We're Looking For

• Have previous bench joinery, workshop joinery or joinery shop experience
• Have a minimum of 2 years' joinery experience, preferred
• Have worked in a joinery shop, timber workshop or bespoke manufacturing environment
• Can confidently read and work from technical drawings
• Have experience manufacturing windows, doors, stairs or similar bespoke timber products
• Are confident using joinery machinery, hand tools and workshop equipment
• Can work independently and know what they are doing once shown the job
• Have strong attention to detail and take pride in the finish of their work
• Are reliable, punctual and looking for long-term permanent work

What's in it for you?

• £14.00 - £17.00 per hour, depending on experience
• £29,000 - £33,500 per annum, depending on experience
• Full-time permanent opportunity
• Overtime available
• 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension
• Free on-site parking
• Modern production workshop
• Opportunity to work on high-quality bespoke joinery

Location: Kettering, NN16

Pay Rate: £14.00 - £17.00 per hour, depending on experience

Annual Salary: £29,000 - £33,500 per annum, depending on experience

Hours: 8:00am - 4:30pm, with the option to start at 7:00am and finish at 4:30pm

Job Type: Full-time | Permanent

Please note: Previous bench joinery, workshop joinery or joinery shop experience is essential.

Minimum 2 years' joinery experience is preferred for this role.

Applicants without relevant joinery experience will not be suitable.