Joiner Supervisor

Role Overview

Reporting to the Contracts and Site Manager, the Joiner will work within the weekly paid delivery team responsible for supervising and delivering joinery works safely, professionally, and to a world-class standard, while demonstrating the Sewell Construction Excellence approach.

This is a hands-on supervisory role that blends practical joinery expertise with day-to-day leadership of operatives, effective communication with customers, and proactive coordination with the wider project team and supply chain.

The Joiner Supervisor will need to be a flexible individual, with the ability to support the wider Construction Services and Major Project teams, with additional construction and maintenance duties such as multi-skilled trade work where necessary and skilled to do so.

Company van will be provided for work purposes.

Monday-Thursday 8.00am-4.30pm and Friday 8.00am-3.30pm (39 hours per week)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, supervise and carry out joinery work of all aspects, including but not limited to; floors, windows, ceilings, doors, installations, fitted furniture, shelving, skirting, walls and accessories such as door handles, hooks, locks etc.
• Maintain strong technical knowledge of joinery materials, systems and ironmongery
• General maintenance and repairs to building fabric and associated equipment as necessary

• Communicate clear expectations to subcontractor joinery and multitrade partners to support performance and delivery management
• Support environmental compliance and promote proactive sustainable working and waste management
• Maintain honest and open communication to the client, wider team and management as appropriate
• Respond to changing circumstances and where necessary re-evaluate workloads in order to address emergency situations
• To complete and where necessary produce risk assessments, work orders, requisitions, time and pay sheets and all invoices
• Health & safety duties; ensuring that any property worked in or attended is operated in a safe and legally compliant manner at all times,
• The safe use of all tools, plant and materials having due regard for own safety using Personal Protective Equipment provided whilst leading by example for others and setting the tone
• Support the wider construction teams where necessary to successfully meet client needs, including; labouring, multi-skilled trade work, site cleaning and transport management

As well as exhibiting the Sewell Behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Team Player and Customer Focused, with a mentality of Doing the Right Thing, the successful person will have the following:

Essential:

• Hold a full driving licence, valid in the UK
• Be time-served or NVQ/CITB/City & Guilds Level 3 or above in Carpentry & Joinery
• Previous experience working in a construction based Supervisory Joinery role
• Have a positive and professional attitude
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to liaise with tenant groups & subcontractors
• Ability to work using own initiative but also as part of a close knit team
• Have a proactive approach towards delivering construction works to a world-class standard, ensuring quality, safety and continuous improvement at all times
• Possess good organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks
• Have a flexible outlook towards hours worked (some out of hours working may be required)
• Have working knowledge of current Health and Safety practice
• Hold a current SSSTS and First Aid Certificate
• Be computer literate (Microsoft Office)

Desirable:

• NVQ Level 4 (Supervisor) or working towards
• Temporary Works Supervisor training
• Multi‑skilled experience (e.g., plastering, decorating)

Sewell are equal opportunities employers, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as businesses, and in the delivery of our products and services. As safe employers, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.

• £15.77 per hour, with a £1.50 hourly uplift for Supervisory duties
• Bonus opportunity of up to £1,000 per year
• 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 25 days

• Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
• Auto Enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High Street & Retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absen
• Plus more in our flexible reward & benefits offer, further information available from our People Team, [email protected]