Lead Cabinet Maker

Lead Cabinet Maker / Senior Cabinetmaker - Bespoke Luxury Furniture - Rugby Salary: £38,000 - £42,000 depending on experience Location: Rugby, Warwickshire (CV23) Job type: Permanent, full-time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Cabinet Maker, Cabinetmaker or Bench Joiner to take a lead role with an established, privately owned furniture manufacturer based near Rugby, Warwickshire. The business designs and builds bespoke, high-end freestanding and fitted furniture and cabinetry for private clients, heritage properties, interior designers, architects and construction companies, working across contemporary and traditional luxury furniture styles.

This is a senior bench position for a skilled Cabinet Maker who can take true ownership of a project, from technical drawing through to a finished luxury piece, working independently or leading a small team of cabinet makers and joiners on genuinely bespoke, high-end furniture and cabinetry work.

What you'll be doing:

• Building bespoke, high-end freestanding and fitted furniture and cabinetry to an exceptional standard, working from detailed construction drawings in paper and digital formats
• Leading individual cabinet making projects or a small team of cabinet makers and joiners, from cutting list through to final assembly and fitting
• Selecting and working with a wide range of fine timbers, veneers and manufactured boards
• Veneering work including selection, cutting, jointing and pressing, using hydraulic and bag press equipment
• Fitting modern hardware including drawer runners, hinges and architectural ironmongery
• Working with luxury secondary materials such as inlays, decorative metal trims, glass and leather
• Cabinet jointing and assembly using up to date fixing methods and power tool jointers
• Operating a range of wood machinery to a safe, qualified standard

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience as a Cabinet Maker, Cabinetmaker, Bench Joiner or Furniture Maker working on bespoke, fine or high-end luxury furniture and cabinetry
• Candidates with a general joinery, kitchen fitting or flat pack background only will not be suitable for this role
• Confident reading and working from detailed technical construction drawings
• Hands on veneering experience is essentialRecognised wood machining qualifications, or clearly evidenced experience operating wood machinery safely
• Experience leading a project or mentoring less experienced cabinet makers is an advantage
• High personal standards of craftsmanship, planning, organisation and attention to detail
• Good communication and interpersonal skills

The package:

This is a permanent, full-time position based on site near Rugby, Warwickshire, offering £38,000 - £42,000 depending on experience, working on genuinely bespoke, luxury furniture and cabinetry projects.