Description

The Workshop Supervisor (Bench Joiner Supervisor) leads a workshop that produces bespoke, made‑to‑measure furniture for lodge projects. The role ensures every piece is built on time, to quality standards, repeatable in process, and within budget. It blends hands‑on bench joinery expertise with planning, leadership, and quality control.

In the supervisory capacity, the supervisor coordinates and motivates a team of bench joiners and workshop staff, allocates work, and sets daily and weekly priorities to align with lodge production and installation schedules. Hands‑on training and technical guidance are provided to maintain high workshop performance and discipline.

The supervisor oversees the manufacture of kitchens, wardrobes, bedroom furniture, seating, and fitted units, ensuring compliance with drawings, specifications, tolerances, and finish standards. Production planning includes managing workflow, materials, fittings, and monitoring labour efficiency and material usage to stay on budget while identifying and resolving issues that could affect time, cost, or quality.

Quality control processes are implemented throughout production, with inspections of work‑in‑progress and completed furniture, and corrective actions taken to minimise rework, waste, and defects. The supervisor also develops repeatable build methods, works with design and CAD teams to improve drawing clarity, and drives continuous improvement for scalable lodge builds.

• Supervise and motivate bench joiners, allocating daily and weekly tasks.
• Plan workflow, coordinate materials, and monitor productivity and budget.
• Oversee manufacture of bespoke lodge furniture, ensuring compliance with drawings, tolerances, and finishes.
• Implement quality control inspections and corrective actions to minimise rework.
• Develop repeatable build processes and collaborate with design/CAD teams.
• Enforce health and safety policies and maintain a clean workshop environment.
• Track production progress and report on time, quality, repeatability, and budget.

Requirements

Health and safety policies are enforced, the workshop is kept clean and organised, and safety or maintenance issues are reported promptly. Administrative duties include tracking production progress against the four quadrants—built on time, built to quality, can we repeat, built to budget—providing regular updates to management, and assisting with stock control and material planning. The role requires proven bench joinery experience, leadership ability, strong organisational and problem‑solving skills, and a commercial, process‑driven mindset, with desirable NVQ qualifications and health‑and‑safety certification.

• Proven bench joinery experience with bespoke, made‑to‑measure furniture.
• Experience leading a joinery workshop and managing schedules, costs, and quality.
• Ability to read technical and CAD drawings and understand fittings and tolerances.
• NVQ Level 2/3 in Carpentry & Joinery (desirable) and health & safety certification.
• Strong craftsmanship, commercial awareness, and process‑driven mindset.

Benefits

• £20 per hour, 40‑hour week with pension, tools, uniform, overtime and progression opportunities.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance