Leading Hand Cabinetmaker
Visa sponsorship
Trade · Townsville, QLD, Australia · Full-Time · $42/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
In Townsville, a firm making cabinets and joinery is recruiting two trade-qualified Cabinetmakers to step up as Leading Hands. You stay on the tools yet also guide a small production team and keep the shop running, so your background in cabinetmaking, your technical skill and your leadership must all be clear and verifiable.
Visa sponsorship may be considered for overseas candidates who are eligible.
On your CV, include your Certificate III or equivalent, the joinery and cabinets you have made and the people you have supervised. Build AI CV can sharpen your leading hand CV for this application.
Key Responsibilities
- Guide and back up the cabinetmakers and apprentices working alongside you
- Coordinate production and daily workflow
- Make and assemble cabinetry and joinery, verifying workmanship, dimensions and finished pieces as you go
- Interpret drawings, plans and specifications and share technical advice with the team
- Run workshop machinery and equipment
- Watch quality and output in production, and help fix production issues
- Assist with installation work when needed
- Maintain a safe, orderly workshop while helping the team reach deadlines and quality targets
Requirements & Eligibility
- A trade-qualified Cabinetmaker holding Certificate III or equivalent
- Strong professional history in cabinetmaking and joinery, with proven practical technical skill
- Earlier experience as a Leading Hand or supervisor is preferred
- Able to guide and support a small team, with a good understanding of how a workshop produces
- Can interpret plans and technical drawings
- Communicates and organises well, and pays strong attention to detail and quality standards
- Reliable and safety-conscious
- Your experience must be supported by suitable qualifications and a work history to match
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