Joiner

At Montage Commercial Interiors we are seeking a skilled and meticulous Joiner to join our production and workshop team. In this role, you will specialise in the detailed fabrication, precision cutting, assembly, fitting, and installation of timber-based components, architectural joinery, custom cabinetry, doors, windows, and decorative wood fittings.

Core Duties & Responsibilities

1. Reading Plans & Technical Specifications

Diagram & Blueprint Interpretation: Read, interpret, and work directly from detailed architectural drawings, engineering specifications, shop drawings, and client sketches to determine project dimensions and material requirements.

Material & Quantity Take-offs: Calculate exact timber dimensions, required materials, hardware specifications, and project layout requirements prior to cutting.

1. Setting Up, Operation & Maintenance of Woodworking Machinery

Machinery Operation: Safely set up, operate, and maintain a wide range of static and portable woodworking power tools and machinery (including panel saws, planers, thicknessers, routers, spindle moulders, tenoners, mortisers, edgebanders, and CNC routers).

Tool Sharpening & Maintenance: Maintain, sharpen, and set up hand tools, chisels, router bits, saw blades, and cutter heads to ensure optimal cutting performance and accuracy.

1. Precision Workshop Fabrication & Joinery Construction

Timber Preparation & Marking: Select, inspect, measure, cut, plane, and shape high-grade solid timbers, veneers, composite boards (MDF, particleboard, plywood), and laminates to exact tolerances.

Joinery Techniques: Fabricate and cut traditional and modern woodworking joints (including mortise and tenon, dovetail, housing, dowel, biscuited, and mitred joints) to form structural frames and detailed assemblies.

Assembly & Gluing: Glue, clamp, dowel, screw, and assemble joinery components, ensuring squareness, structural integrity, and flawless surface alignment.

Detailed Fixtures: Construct custom detailed cabinetry, stairs, balustrades, timber window frames, sash windows, solid timber doors, architraves, skirtings, shop fittings, and wall panelling.

1. Hardware Fitting, Finishing & Surface Preparation

Hardware Installation: Recess, fit, and secure high-end specialized hardware including hinges, mortise locks, sliding door tracks, soft-close runners, latches, and architectural ironmongery.

Finishing Prep: Sand, fill, repair, and prepare timber surfaces for polishing, varnishing, staining, or painting.

1. On-Site Erection, Fitting & Repairs

Site Installation: Transport, erect, fit, align, and secure fabricated joinery units, staircases, window frames, door jams, and custom timber fixtures into building structures on site.

On-Site Scribing & Adjustment: Scribe, trim, plane, and fit joinery elements precisely to uneven walls, floors, and existing structural spaces.

Maintenance & Restoration: Inspect, repair, alter, and restore existing joinery, heritage timber features, broken timber frames, doors, windows, and fitted cabinetry.

1. Quality Control, Safety & Site Management

Quality Assurance: Check finished joinery pieces against specifications for accuracy, flush fits, square angles, and smooth operational tolerances.

WHS / Safe Work Practices: Strict adherence to Work Health and Safety guidelines, including personal protective equipment (PPE) usage, dust extraction operation, guard installations, and maintaining a clean, safe workshop environment.

Qualifications & Experience

Formal Education: Certificate III in Joinery (CPC31920) or Certificate III in Carpentry and Joinery (or equivalent national qualification / recognized trade certificate).

Trade Experience: Minimum 1 year of post-apprenticeship experience as a qualified Joiner or Cabinet Maker/Detailed Carpenter in a workshop environment.

Licensing: Valid driver’s license (White Card / Construction Induction Card required for on-site installations).

Key Competencies & Skills

Technical Expertise: Exceptional knowledge of timber species, timber movement, grain orientation, composite panels, adhesives, and hardware systems.

Mathematical Aptitude: Strong spatial awareness, precise measurement abilities, and geometric calculation skills.

Attention to Detail: Pride in craftsmanship with an eye for micro-tolerances, seamless joints, and high-end surface finishes.

Problem Solving: Ability to troubleshoot complex architectural designs and adapt joinery solutions to fit real-world building variations.

Working Arrangements:

Work Type: Full-time & Permanent

Working Hours: 38 hours per week

Salary: $79,423 per year plus superannuation

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