Furniture Joiner / Carpenter

You will build cabinet carcasses, doors and shelving from chipboard, MDF and solid wood, working off cutting lists and shop drawings. Days run on a panel saw and edgebander, then assembly with a drill driver, biscuit joiner, router and clamps. You measure, mark, drill the 32mm system holes, glue and square up each unit before it goes to the spray line. Most work is bench and machine work indoors, with some fitting of hinges, runners and handles. One day shift, Monday to Saturday, roughly 7 to 16 with a lunch break. You keep your own bench tidy and flag any board that comes through chipped or warped.

At least 2 years on furniture or joinery, not general construction

Confident on panel saw, edgebander and router

Reads cutting lists and shop drawings without hand holding

Clean, accurate work to the millimetre

Knows the 32mm system and standard hinge and runner fitting

Accommodation arranged near the workshop, single or shared room

Daily transport from the housing to the site

One hot meal on every shift

Full health insurance from day one

Work permit and travel sorted by the employer

You start at 850 EUR net. Once you prove you can run a unit start to finish without rework, pay moves up to 990 EUR net, usually inside the first year. Joiners who take on setup and train new hands are first in line for the lead bench spot.

The shop is a mid size production floor, heated in winter and pulled clean by dust extraction on the machines. It gets loud near the saws, so ear protection and a mask are worn and provided. The crew is small and most of them have been there a while.