Wood Machinist Apprentice

About the role

🔥 Junior Timber Workshop Assistant 🔥

Are you ready to dive into the world of woodworking and learn a trade that's both creative and practical? We're looking for an eager and motivated individual to join our team as a Junior Timber Workshop Assistant. This isn't your average desk job; you'll be getting hands-on, working with amazing natural materials, and developing valuable skills that will set you up for a fantastic career. 🪵

What you’ll be doing:

• Helping us craft beautiful solid and engineered timber flooring – from getting the wood ready, to shaping, sanding, and giving it that perfect finish. ✨
• Learning the ins and outs of joinery and carpentry by assisting in the creation of custom timber products that are truly one-of-a-kind. 🔨
• Getting trained on how to safely use all sorts of woodworking machinery, hand tools, and power tools under expert guidance. 🛠️
• Selecting, measuring, and marking timber, getting it prepped for all sorts of exciting projects. 📏
• Teamwork makes the dream work! You'll be supporting our experienced workshop staff with cutting, machining, putting pieces together, and finishing.
• Be our quality control guru! You'll help check timber and finished products to make sure everything meets our super high standards. ✅
• Expand your knowledge of different timber species, grades, and grains – become a wood expert! 🌳
• Help keep our workshop running smoothly by assisting with moving, organizing, and storing timber and materials. 🚚
• Maintain a clean, organized, and safe workspace – being a team player in keeping our workshop tidy is key! 🧹
• Always prioritizing safety! You'll learn and follow all our health and safety procedures to ensure everyone works safely in our timber manufacturing environment. 🛡️

This is a role where you'll be actively involved every single day. You'll learn a ton about woodworking, joinery, carpentry, and making top-notch timber flooring. No two days are the same, and you'll get to see the whole process, from picking out the perfect piece of wood to the final, polished product. 🌟

Key responsibilities

• Assisting with the manufacture of solid and engineered timber flooring and bespoke timber products
• Learning to safely operate woodworking machinery and hand and power tools
• Selecting, measuring, marking and preparing timber for manufacturing jobs
• Checking timber and finished products for quality and maintaining manufacturing standards
• Keeping work areas clean, organised and safe, including following health and safety procedures