Wood Machinist

Streamline Search Ltd; Rugby; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days holiday including bank holidays

Full-time employment

Job summary

Streamline Search Ltd is seeking a skilled Wood Machinist in Rugby, England. This hands-on role requires precision craftsmanship and excellent material selection skills to produce high-quality components.

The successful candidate will operate in a busy workshop, mentoring apprentices and ensuring top-notch production standards while adhering to health and safety protocols.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in wood machining, furniture making, or joinery.
• Strong understanding of materials and machining techniques.
• Proactive attitude with a focus on quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality, accurate machined components to specification.
• Operate within a busy workshop environment to meet production targets.
• Identify and resolve design, material, and production challenges.

Skills

Wood machining

Material selection

Team collaboration

Mentoring

Job description

Wood Machinist

Location: Rugby, Warwickshire

Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum

Hours: 40 hours per week

Holiday: 28 days (including bank holidays)

Location: On-site

Role Overview

We are currently recruiting for a skilled and experienced Wood Machinist to join a busy machine shop team within a high-quality manufacturing environment. This is a hands‑on role for someone who takes pride in precision craftsmanship, understands material selection, and is passionate about producing components of the highest structural and aesthetic quality. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting production output, maintaining quality standards, and helping develop less experienced team members within the workshop.

Key Responsibilities

• Produce high-quality, accurate machined components to specification
• Operate within a busy workshop environment to meet production targets
• Select appropriate materials to achieve optimal finish and consistency
• Identify and resolve design, material, and production challenges
• Support and mentor less experienced team members or apprentices
• Contribute to improvements in processes, methods, and workshop efficiency
• Maintain high standards of health & safety at all times

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a wood machining, furniture making, or joinery workshop environment
• Strong understanding of materials and machining techniques
• Ability to work effectively in a team and support others
• Experience mentoring or training apprentices (or willingness to do so)
• Strong awareness of health & safety practices
• Proactive attitude with a focus on quality and continuous improvement

Streamline Search is a technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the United Kingdom. We are acting as a Recruitment Agency in relation to this vacancy, and in accordance with GDPR by applying to this post you are granting us consent to process your data and contact you in relation to this application.