Leading Hand/Carpenter

Are you looking for a diverse and satisfying Leading Hand Carpenter role which will give you the opportunity to move into Project Management in 2-3 years? (Ambition)

Are you seeking a secure career within an award-winning and growing renovations company? (Success)

Do you take pride in your work, enjoy superior client service and be a part of a secure growing professional business? (Reputation)

If you are nodding "yes" to the above questions, then you will enjoy the opportunity to work with genuine elite professionals who are at the top of their craft. This role will allow you to bring your leadership and organisational skills, dedication and focus on customer service to further your career in a respectful working environment.

When you join our team, you will be working in a business who has, over the last 17 years, become the most awarded HIA Renovations association member. Our smarterBATHROOMS+ vision and values truly separate us from our competitors and creates a wonderful base for our ongoing success.

Working with a team of Project Managers, Designers, Detailers and Pre-Operations you will also support the mentoring of apprentice carpenters, lead onsite trade contractors, and have significant impact on the quality renovations our clients seek.

This role will offer you the opportunity to be recognised for your genuine experience, capability and knowledge, which, will feed directly into the wider success of the organisation.

The key traits you will need for this role are: -

- An ability to communicate clearly and with confidence.

- To be open to training and completing carpentry works to the highest standards.

- Following detailed specifications to understand what is in and out of scope.

- Being able to read plans and have a positive structural knowledge supported by experience in renovations that consist of bathrooms and kitchens.

- Understand the processes of other trade groups i.e. plumbing & electrical





- Exceptional customer service and the respect required whilst in our client's home.

Reporting to the Project Manager your day to day duties will include: -

- Carrying out room audits upon completion of demolition to ensure the next trade can start work.

- Carry out trade quality inspections

- Demolition / protection

- Subfloors

- New & existing walls, build and straighten

- Structural alterations

- Window / door replacement

- Accessories fit off

- Flexibility to ensure that project timelines are always met

A key leadership role you will have is to develop, train and mentor apprentices, to instil the correct work ethic and to develop their trade skills. Importantly, ensuring they have sound ethical values "Do it the right way, not the easy way". You will be an active and positive influence within your trades team (about 25 people) and aid the Project Manager to identify works outside the project scope and helping to calculate cost and time variations.

You need to take reasonable care to ensure own health and safety and that of others, including adhering to health and safety policies and applicable safe work procedures.

Tools of the trade including E-tag and company phone will be supplied to the successful applicants. The successful applicant will be required to complete a National Police check.

Please visit the smarterBATHROOMS+ website to view some of our amazing work.

WE CAN'T WAIT TO WELOME YOU TO OUR TEAM

smarterBATHROOMS+ are an Equal Opportunity Employer and promote Diversity in our recruitment process

Employer questions

Your application will include the following questions:

- Do you have professional carpentry experience?

- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?

- Do you have customer service experience?

- How many years' experience do you have as a Leading Hand Carpenter?

- Have you worked in a role which requires a sound understanding of OH&S;/WHS?

- Do you have a current Police Check (National Police Certificate) for employment?

- How many years of leading hand carpentry experience do you have?

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📌 Leading Hand Carpenter (Melbourne)
🏢 Smarter Bathrooms and Kitchens
📍 Melbourne