JPGavan makes custom cricket bats by hand in our Sydney workshop. We started in 2012. Every bat is pressed, shaped and finished in house.

The role

We're looking for a hands-on woodworker who wants to learn the craft of cricket bat making. You'll start on finishing work and move through each stage of the process as your skills are signed off. You'll train under our workshop manager and work as part of a small team.

What you'll learn and do

Sanding, buffing, grips, facings and stickers

Knocking in and preparing bats for customers

Processing clefts and shaping the face

Pressing, cutting shoulders and width

Cutting, fitting and gluing handles

Hand shaping, weighing and balancing

Keeping the workshop clean, safe and organised

About you

Woodworking or joinery experience: an apprenticeship, cabinet making,



furniture or similar

Real attention to detail. You notice a 1 mm difference.

You follow a process step by step, every time.

Comfortable around wood, machinery and a manufacturing workshop, and secure with tools

A love of cricket. You play or follow the game.

Keen to learn, takes feedback well and asks questions

Reliable and on time, every day

Hours

40 hours a week, Monday to Friday, with some flexibility. Fully on-site at JPG HQ in Rydalmere.

Pay

$70,000 plus super to start. Pay rises as you learn the process and can work independently.

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📌 Junior Cricket Bat Maker (Sydney)
🏢 JPGavan Cricket
📍 Sydney