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Aluminium Joiner

331213 · Heavy Next-day ready
Career data Verified

Joiners use timber and board products to make fittings for buildings, like cabinets, doors, window frames and stairs.

Most common salary $61k – $74k
Upper salary up to $87k
Training 0-3 years
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Description

  • Aluminium joiners make and install aluminium products such as doors, windows, conservatories and related articles.

Typical work tasks

  • Consults customer or examines specifications and drawings to determine job requirements; selects materials, marks out and cuts to size and prepares joints; assembles components and carries out any necessary finishing including glazing; measures and marks installation site; carries out any necessary cutting, drilling or other site preparation; installs and fixes aluminium joinery in place and attaches flashing and fittings.

Typical work environment

  • Works indoors in aluminium joinery workshops but may also carry out on-site installation.
  • Workshop areas are likely to be adequately heated and equipped.
  • Use a variety of personal protective equipment including earmuffs and eye protection as appropriate.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Medium demand, heavy if installing on site.
  • Standing is constantly required.
  • Walking is frequently required about the worksite or workshop to move equipment, supplies and carry out various tasks, often on concrete floors.
  • Sitting is not required.
  • Stretching up and across is required frequently to carry out joiner/construction tasks.
  • Bending is required frequently to carry out required work tasks, but this is task specific.
  • Squatting, crouching and/or kneeling is occasionally required.
  • Occasionally twists body or neck in carrying out installation or joinery and frames.
  • Lifting or carrying is frequently required.
  • Repetitive movements are frequently to constantly required with the use of hand and power tools.
  • Driving may be required to get to site for installation.
  • Uses hand-held and operated equipment and machinery.
  • Mental skills necessary include literacy, communication, practical, problem solving and basic mathematical skills.
Entry signal Reviewed

Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier Experience or on-job training
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes

How this was determined (model-generated): er_snippet describes a Skill Level 5 role (Level 1/secondary ed, on-job training) with no gate; honouring snippet, experience_or_training/none/true holds (note: snippet does not match NZ Joiner trade for code 331213).

Entry Requirements

  • An NZQF Level 1 qualification or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5). For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.
  • Some employers prefer employees to complete an apprenticeship and get a National Certificate in Architectural Aluminium Joinery. These are offered by the Competenz industry training organisation and the Window Association of New Zealand.

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement, but they are limited.