Joinery Manager in Chelmsford

Our client is a long-standing joinery company. They work with commercial, private and ecclesiastical clients and provide joinery solutions and products to listed properties, churches and heritage buildings. They are looking for a suitably experienced Joinery shop manager, to lead a team of experienced bench joiners and a small site team, supplying and fitting a variety of handmade low volume bespoke joinery items, for internal projects supporting their construction teams and external projects directly for domestic and commercial clients. Their Joinery shop is based at their head office in Danbury, Essex.

Duties / Requirements include, but are not limited to the following:

• Manage all aspects of the day to day running of a busy joinery workshop and managing a small and diverse team.
• Communicate directly with clients, Architects and internal Project Managers providing advice and suggestions.
• Have an outstanding knowledge of joinery processes, how things are made, timber, manufacturing and the ability to deliver quality products every time.
• Ensuring works are carried out to the highest health & safety standards.
• Liaising with Clients, visit sites to measure and advise, and prepare and send quotations for the required works.
• Identify and advise internally and externally on building/joinery defects and propose workable, cost-effective solutions.
• Planning the joinery workload and workshop, issuing regular and accurate joinery works programmes and keeping to deadlines.
• Keep stock of timber and other material levels, ensuring they have the correct timber at the right time whilst securing the best deals with suppliers.
• Managing bench joiners, making sure they produce quality items in compliance with the company QA processes, project specifications and within budget and programme.
• Carrying out budget reports, forecasting and profitability reports and working to projected turnover targets.
• Attend regular monthly meetings with Directors.
• Liaison with marketing team and input into the marketing of the business.

Qualifications & Experience required:

• Qualified carpenter & Joiner.
• Computer literate, using Microsoft Office and Outlook.
• Be able to produce detailed section drawings by hand or using basic CAD software.
• Be up to date with current Health & safety regulations and have a knowledge of the Building Safety Act.
• Be able to keep regular and accurate records.
• Possess a full and clean UK driving licence.
• Possess great communication skills at all levels.
• Having a working knowledge of fixed wood working machines and maintenance requirements.
• Being a good team leader and be able to make decisions and work under pressure.

What they offer:

• Competitive salary, depending on experience.
• 22 days paid holiday per year plus bank holidays.
• Company pension after qualifying period.
• Life insurance ditto.
• Access to contributory private health scheme ditto.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Full management support.
• Working hours 7:30am - 5pm Monday to Friday, (4:30pm finish on Fridays), with the ability to be flexible.
• On site parking.

If this sounds like the opportunity for you – please apply ASAP giving an indication of your salary/package requirements. Applications close on 30th April 2025.

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