Job Description
Edward Johnson Studio
Talented Cabinet Maker Position
Overview
We make a combination of free-standing and fitted furniture that will challenge your problem-solving ability and allow you to hone your craftsmanship skills. The projects are often diverse and interesting and require a range of skill sets. From cutting veneers in-house to sculpting and shaping solid timber through to standard carcase assembly for fully fitted joinery. We work with a mix of private clients and commercial clients across various design styles.
Projects over the past year have included;
- Multiple solid timber nest of tables
- Traditional solid oak workbenches for a high-end car manufacturer
- Display cabinets for a high-end jewellery company
- Multiple free standing dining tables both contemporary and traditional designs
- Multiple desks featuring sculptural elements
- Floating shelving
- Book-matched walnut veneered door panels and a shelving cabinet for a kitchen
- Lounge chairs for a super yacht company
- Veneered octagonal bedside tables
- Multiple mirrors form our limited-edition portfolio
- Multiple boxes form our limited-edition portfolio
- A complex book display cabinet for a collector’s edition book
- A semi-fitted burr walnut sideboard
Techniques have included;
- Curved and square cabinetry
- Solid and veneered
- Lacquered and oiled
- Book-matching and starbursts
- Through wedged tenons
- Laminating components
- Shaping solid components by machine and by hand
- Batch production runs and one-off pieces
- Free standing, partially fitted and fully fitted joinery
- Metalwork patinating and basic finishing
- Butt hinge, kitchen hinge, soft close runner installation
- Smaller individual projects and larger team projects
About Us
Our established and professional workshop is located in the picturesque sailing village of Bosham, cycling distance from the main city of Chichester and just a few miles from the coast. Main train lines to London, Brighton and Portsmouth are also within cycling distance.
We are a small business where every team member counts and contributes to the success of the team and the business as a whole. Expect to be challenged, expect to learn and expect to contribute.
Apply
- Salary negotiable depending on experience and skill level.
- Project related bonus scheme.
- Flexible TOIL scheme.
- Pension scheme.
- Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5pm
Please send your CV and portfolio to [email protected]
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £24,000.00-£29,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
Application question(s):
- Are you a good problem solver?
- Do you have good experience of using hand tools?
- Do you have good experience of using power tools?
- Do you have experience of making curved furniture?
- Do you have experience of working with veneer?
- Do you have experience of working with solid timber?
- Do you have experience of making free-standing fine furniture?
Experience:
- Cabinet Making: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person