Carpenter / Joiner

You build cabinets, doors, shelving and custom furniture parts from solid wood, MDF and laminated panels. A normal day means cutting on the panel saw and sliding table saw, edge-banding, routing, drilling for hinges and dowels, then dry-fitting and gluing up. You read technical drawings and cutting lists, set up the machines yourself, and check every piece with a tape and square before it moves on. Sanding, fitting hardware and a clean assembly at the bench round out the shift. The work runs in one day shift, roughly 07:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday, with the odd Saturday morning when an order is tight. You take care of your tools and keep your station tidy, because the next job depends on it.

Completed apprenticeship or solid experience as a carpenter or joiner

Confident reading technical drawings and cutting lists

Hands-on with panel saw, sliding table saw, edge-bander and router

Precise measuring and a clean finish on visible surfaces

Functional English or German for shift instructions (B1)

EU work permit or willingness to relocate to the Cologne area

Help with relocation and the paperwork before you arrive

Shared accommodation sorted for your first months

Subsidised lunch in the works canteen

German statutory health insurance from day one

You start at 2300 EUR net per month. Once you know the machines and run jobs without rework, pay moves up toward 2650 EUR net. From there the next step is leading a small bench team or taking on the setup of the more complex orders.

The workshop is a covered production hall with proper dust extraction and noise protection at every machine. It gets loud and dusty, and you are on your feet most of the shift, lifting panels and boards. The crew is mixed and the foreman is on the floor, not in an office.