Trainee Woodworking Machinist: Training & Career Growth

RE Personnel; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full in-house training programme

External on-site assessments

Company pension scheme

Long-term career progression

Job summary

RE Personnel is recruiting for a Trainee Woodworking / Woodworking Machinist near Cheltenham. The role offers full-time employment with on‑site training on a range of woodworking machinery, progressing to Certificates of Competence.

The successful candidate will join a busy production team, handling timber to exacting standards and learning in-house before undergoing external assessments. Generous salary and benefits accompany a long‑term career path.

Qualifications

• Strong work ethic and reliability.
• Willingness to learn and follow instructions.
• Good numeracy and measurement skills.
• Attention to detail in timber handling and quality checks.
• Physically fit to lift and move timber when required.

Responsibilities

• Operate or learn to operate planers, moulders, cross-cut saws and spindle moulders.
• Prepare, handle and process raw timber for production.
• Carry out quality inspections to meet specifications.
• Maintain a safe, tidy and well-organised workshop environment.
• Assist with organisation and storage of timber stock.

Skills

Strong work ethic

Reliability

Willingness to learn

Attention to detail

Good numeracy

Tools

Planers

Moulders

Cross-cut saws

Spindle moulders

Job description

RE Personnel is recruiting for a Trainee Woodworking / Woodworking Machinist near Cheltenham. The role offers full-time employment with on‑site training on a range of woodworking machinery, progressing to Certificates of Competence.

The successful candidate will join a busy production team, handling timber to exacting standards and learning in-house before undergoing external assessments. Generous salary and benefits accompany a long‑term career path.