Joinery Workshop Assembly Manager

Rainfordberry Recruitment; Greater London; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Rainford Berry seeks an experienced Joinery Workshop Assembly Manager in North West London to oversee daily operations of the assembly area, supervise joiners and assemblers, manage workloads and ensure on-time, high-quality output.

You will drive health and safety compliance, develop the team, improve standards, and work with procurement to ensure materials availability. The role offers a challenging environment in a well-established manufacturing business serving leading UK brands.

Qualifications

• Supervisory experience in a manufacturing/joinery setting.
• Strong knowledge of joinery assembly processes and drawings.
• Demonstrated leadership, communication, and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to manage teams under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
• Solid IT skills including MS Office and production software with safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations across Assembly, Joinery and Specialist Joinery.
• Ensure products meet drawings, BOMs and company standards on time.
• Monitor efficiency, investigate discrepancies, drive compliance.
• Coordinate with Procurement to secure materials for plans.
• Develop team skills and support continuous improvement.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Joinery assembly

Leadership skills

Team management

IT skills

Tools

Woodworking machinery

MS Office

Production software

Job description

Rainford Berry are recruiting on behalf of a well-established and highly regarded manufacturing business serving leading UK organisations and brands. They are seeking an experienced Joinery Workshop Assembly Manager to join their team in North West London.

The Role

The successful candidate will oversee the daily operations of the joinery assembly area, ensuring efficient workflow, high-quality output and full compliance with health and safety standards. You will supervise joiners and assemblers, manage workloads, maintain staffing levels and ensure work is completed to specification, on time and to the highest standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations across the Assembly, Joinery and Specialist Joinery departments, ensuring targets and completion dates are achieved.
• Ensure products are assembled to drawings, specifications, BOMs and company standards, with the latest drawing revisions in use.
• Monitor efficiency using shopfloor data, investigate discrepancies and drive process and system compliance.
• Work with Procurement to ensure materials are available in line with the assembly plan and correctly allocated to works orders.
• Develop team skills, improve standards and support continuous improvement across output, quality and workflow.

Health & Safety

• Enforce company processes, health and safety policy, PPE requirements and safe working practices.
• Hold safety reviews, deliver toolbox talks and ensure machinery is operated only by competent, trained personnel.
• Maintain training records, the skills matrix and equipment/tool registers.
• Carry out quality checks and ensure non-conformances are addressed promptly.

Essential Skills and Experience

• Proven supervisory experience within a manufacturing, assembly or joinery environment.
• Strong understanding of joinery assembly processes, woodworking machinery, technical drawings and cutting lists.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to manage teams, work under pressure and maintain high standards in a fast-paced environment.
• Good IT skills, including MS Office and production software, with knowledge of health and safety standards.