Furniture Carpenter

You work from the shop drawing, cut board on the beam saw, edge band, drill for fittings and assemble the carcass square and flat. Solid parts are planed, thicknessed and jointed, then sanded through the grits before lacquer. You fit hinges and drawer runners, check every door for an even gap and mark the parts for delivery. Working hours are 06:45 to 15:30 Monday to Friday and you report to the workshop leader.

Joinery or cabinetmaking training, or at least three years in a workshop

Experience of veneered board, edge banding and solid wood

Reading a shop drawing with fittings and hardware called out

Confident on a beam saw, a spindle moulder and a thicknesser

Accurate to a millimetre on gaps and reveals

Careful with dust extraction and machine guarding

Basic English for hardware catalogues and lacquer data sheets

Net salary from 2145 up to 2360 EUR per month

Permanent contract under the wood industry collective agreement

Daytime hours Monday to Friday with free weekends

Occupational pension and insurance through Fora

Paid machine safety and lacquer handling training

Wellness allowance of 3000 SEK a year

Work clothing, hearing protection, safety glasses and shoes provided

Carpenters who learn to read and correct the shop drawings move to preparation work and to fitting on site, where the workshop installs what it has built.

A dry heated workshop with extraction at every machine, a separate sanding room and a ventilated spray booth. Hearing protection, safety glasses, dust mask and safety shoes are supplied by the employer.