Job Description
£22,000pa - £25,000pa depending on experience
Permanent, full-time, 39 hrs pw, Mon-Thu 7.30am-4.00pm, Fri 7.30am-3.00pm
Approximately 8 miles from Truro, Cornwall
About Us
The Tregothnan Estate is a private family home with over 100 acres of garden and 600 hectares of woodland. The Estate has maintenance, gardening and joinery teams that maintain the core estate and manage the beautiful surroundings which are on the edge of the River Fal. The Estate is also a landlord and provides traditional Cornish buildings for rent across residential, commercial, and agricultural tenants. Through its day to day running, the Estate produces tea (the only UK grown blend), honey and jam, which are sold by our trading team; and rents holiday accommodation. The Estate is diverse in its activities and the job roles it provides. The teams have a great community spirit, the surroundings are inspiring, and the work is always interesting. Working at Tregothnan is being part of Cornwall’s heritage and its modern future.
We are now seeking a time-served Bench Joiner, to join our small, friendly, and established Joinery Team.
The Benefits
- Salary £22,000pa (£10.84ph) - £25,000pa (£12.33ph), depending on experience.
- 21 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays.
- Pension scheme.
- Health care plan.
- Discount scheme with high street and online retailers.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- The possibility of accommodation to rent if required.
The Role
You will mainly be based in the well-equipped Joinery workshop but will also carry out on-site fitting. The Joinery produced is to a very high standard, using quality timber, fittings and finishes. The role is responsible for all aspects of joinery for the Tregothnan estate, e.g. doors, windows, mouldings, gates, benches, etc.
Duties include: reading drawings, producing workshop rods, setting out own work and producing cutting lists; producing high quality work, with accuracy and economical use of materials; competently fit and adjust a range of ironmongery and fittings, different types of glazing and apply a range of brush finishes.
About You
You will need: A minimum of 5 years’ Joinery experience, preferably with an NVQ Level 3 in Bench Joinery, Carpentry and Joinery or equivalent; to be competent in all aspects of Joinery; to be highly skilled with hand tools; to be competent in operating workshop machinery and power tools; a positive attitude, a willingness to learn, to be a flexible team member and able to adapt to change; and a full UK driving licence and own transport as we are in a rural location, with no access to public transport.
Closing date: Wednesday 22 February 2023
Other organisations may call this role Joiner, Carpenter, Workshop Joiner, On-site Joiner, Estate Carpenter, or Fitter.
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