Job overview
Exclusive vacancy with a specialist bespoke furniture and joinery business in Godalming. Manufacture and install high-quality bespoke kitchens, wardrobes, media walls and fitted furniture, working directly alongside the owner.
About the role
Exclusive Vacancy – Collide Technical Recruitment Collide Technical Recruitment is working exclusively with our client, a specialist bespoke furniture and joinery business based in Godalming, to recruit an experienced Senior Cabinet Maker / Joiner. Our client designs, manufactures and installs high-quality bespoke kitchens, wardrobes, media walls and other fitted furniture. This is an important hire within a small, established business. You'll work directly alongside the owner and have a key role across both the manufacture and installation of their bespoke projects. We're looking for someone senior, experienced and genuinely hands-on who can take a set of drawings and confidently manufacture the finished product to a high standard. The Role You'll be involved throughout the process, from manufacturing in the workshop through to fitting the finished furniture in customers' homes. Responsibilities will include: - Manufacturing bespoke kitchens, wardrobes, media walls and fitted furniture - Working accurately from drawings - Cutting, edging, machining and assembling cabinetry - Using woodworking machinery and hand tools - Producing high-quality bespoke joinery from start to finish - Installing cabinetry and fitted furniture on site - Accurately scribing cabinetry to walls, floors and ceilings - Making adjustments on site to achieve a high-quality finished installation - Assisting with site surveys and taking accurate measurements - Identifying potential issues before manufacture or installation - Working directly with clients in their homes - Working closely alongside the owner across workshop and installation projects The Opportunity This isn't a production-line cabinet making position. You'll be working on bespoke, high-quality projects and will have involvement from the workshop stage right through to final installation. It's a particularly good opportunity for an experienced Cabinet Maker / Joiner who enjoys variety, takes pride in the quality of their work and wants to become an important part of a smaller bespoke joinery business. Salary £40,000 – £45,000 per annum, depending on experience. Permanent, full-time position based in Godalming, Surrey, with travel to customer sites for installations. Apply Collide Technical Recruitment is handling this vacancy exclusively. If you're an experienced Senior Cabinet Maker / Joiner with a background in bespoke furniture and fitting, apply with your CV and we'll contact you to discuss the position in more detail.
What we’re looking for
- This role would suit an experienced Cabinet Maker, Furniture Maker or Bespoke Joiner who is confident working independently and taking responsibility for their own work.
- You'll ideally have:
- - Strong experience within bespoke furniture or high-end joinery
- - Experience manufacturing kitchens, wardrobes and/or fitted furniture
- - Excellent cabinet making and bench joinery skills
- - Strong on-site fitting and installation experience
- - Good scribing skills and the ability to achieve a neat finish in properties where walls, floors and ceilings aren't perfectly square
- - Ability to confidently work from drawings
- - Experience using woodworking machinery and hand tools
- - Good understanding of measurements and tolerances
- - Excellent attention to detail
- - Ability to work independently
- - Professional manner when working in customers' homes
- CNC experience would be useful but isn't essential. Strong cabinet making, joinery and fitting skills are the priority.