Bench Joiner in Canterbury

Experienced Bench Joiner

Location: Herne Bay, Kent

Company: Comptons Kitchens Ltd

Position: Full-Time

Comptons Kitchens is a well-established, family-run kitchen company based in Kent, and we are looking for an experienced Bench Joiner to join our workshop team in Herne Bay.

With three showrooms across Kent, we design, manufacture and install kitchens for customers throughout the county.

A large part of our business is the manufacture of our own handmade, bespoke kitchens, which are individually designed and built for each customer's home.

We're looking for a skilled joiner who takes genuine pride in their work and wants to become a long-term part of our team.

The Role

Working from our Herne Bay workshop, you will be involved in manufacturing bespoke kitchens and cabinetry from initial components through to the finished product.

Your day-to-day work will include:

• Manufacturing bespoke kitchen cabinets and furniture
• Producing doors, frames, panels and other bespoke components
• Working with solid timber and sheet materials
• Reading and working accurately from drawings and cutting lists
• Using a range of traditional woodworking techniques
• Operating workshop machinery and hand tools
• Assembling and finishing cabinetry to a high standard
• Producing one-off and made-to-measure pieces
• Working closely with our designers, workshop team and kitchen fitters
• Maintaining a clean, organised and safe working environment

Who We're Looking For

We're looking for someone with strong bench joinery and cabinet-making skills who understands the level of accuracy required when producing high-quality bespoke furniture.

The right person will:

• Have previous bench joinery, cabinet-making or furniture-making experience
• Have excellent woodworking skills
• Be confident using woodworking machinery and hand tools
• Be able to work accurately from drawings and measurements
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Take pride in producing a high-quality finished product
• Be reliable, organised and able to work independently
• Work well as part of a small workshop team
• Be comfortable producing bespoke pieces rather than simply repetitive production work

Experience within the kitchen industry would be beneficial, although we would also be interested in experienced joiners or cabinet makers from other high-quality furniture or woodworking backgrounds.

Why Join Comptons?

Comptons is a family-run business, and our workshop is at the heart of what we do.

Unlike a mass-production environment, our bespoke kitchens are individually designed for our customers. This means you'll have the opportunity to manufacture a wide variety of cabinetry and work on projects from the workshop through to seeing the finished kitchen installed in the customer's home.

We're proud of the quality of kitchens we produce and want people in our workshop who share that pride.

You’ll be joining an established local company with a friendly team and the opportunity for a stable, long-term position.

Competitive salary based on experience and ability.