Lead Bench Joiner
Meridian Business Support
Meridian are working with a growing commercial fit-out company who specialise in refurbishments and shopfitting projects. They are growing their workshop team in Sheffield and are looking to hire a Lead Bench Joiner who can organise and co-ordinate the team, whilst helping to produce bespoke joinery such as tables and seating, bar equipment, and commercial kitchen and shopfitting furniture. If you are looking to join a growing business in a senior role where you will oversee and help to grow their workshop team, then this role is perfect for you:
Benefits include (but are not exclusive to):
- Starting hourly rate between £17/hr - £20/hr (DoE)
- Additional overtime and hours available (if desired)
- Immediate start available (subject to successful application process)
- Joining a growing team with a niche across the UK commercial industry
- Career progression and training opportunities (if desired)
- Full company pension scheme
- NVQ in Joinery, with relevant CSCS card
- Experience in Bench Joinery
- SSSTS or equivalent supervisory/management qualification is advantageous
- Proven experience in workshop production (hospitality or retail preferred)
- Experience managing joiners and tradesmen
- Strong ability to read and work from technical drawings
- Excellent finishing skills and eye for detail
- Thorough understanding of shopfloor equipment and the relevant Health & Safety required to operate it
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Willingness to work flexible hours when required
- Help manufacture bespoke Joinery such as tables, seating, vendor kiosks, bars etc. from timber and sheet materials
- Act as the senior point of contact for the other bench joiners, providing technical guidance, working collaboratively, and delegating work
- Order timber, hardware, and workshop consumables
- Attending production meetings to confirm production lists for onsite teams
- Organise the workshop floor so that finished items are protected, labelled, and ready for delivery
- Operation and maintenance of the woodworking machinery and workshop tooling
- Interpret and interrogate technical drawings and project specs
- Implement quality checks at every production stage
- Collaborate seamlessly with our design and site teams to ensure workshop production aligns with real-time site installation timeframes
- Maintaining a clean, organised, and efficient workspace
- Uphold rigorous Health & Safety standards, ensuring all work adheres to RAMS and workshop best practices at all times
Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.
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