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Joiner

331213 · Very Heavy
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

Cuts, shapes and fits timber and aluminium parts in workshops to form structures and fittings, ready for installation.

Typical work tasks

Assembles prepared wood and aluminium to form structures and fits ready to install; cuts wood joints; constructs concrete framework; may repair existing fittings; works with plastic laminates, perspex and metals.

Typical work environment

  • Joiners/fabricators work indoors in dusty joinery/woodworking workshops and do on-site installation work. Joinery workshops are likely to have adequate heating and dust extraction equipment.
  • Joiners work outdoors in most weather conditions but indoors or under cover for interior construction renovations and when pre-fabricating components. Employees work on a wide variety of construction/building sites.
  • Joiners use a variety of personal protective equipment.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Physical demand is medium to very heavy.
  • 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 joinery tasks.
  • Bending is required frequently to carry out required work tasks, but this is task specific.
  • Squatting, crouching and/or kneeling is occasionally required.
  • Twisting of the body or neck is frequently required.
  • Lifting and carrying is frequently required.
  • Repetitive movements are frequently required with the use of hands and arms for sawing, hammering and fixing.
  • Driving is not a significant requirement.
  • Employees use a range of hand and machine tools including hammers, handsaws, bench saws, nail guns, glue guns and chisels.
  • Mental skills necessary include building, planning and organisational skills.
Entry signal Reviewed

Requires a substantial formal qualification.

Entry barrier Formal qualification
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 3
Next-day ready No

How this was determined (model-generated): Joiner is a Level 4 trade entered via apprenticeship/qualification; no licence gate (bench/factory joinery not RBW).

Entry Requirements

A New Zealand Register Level 4 qualification or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. For entry-level positions on-the-job training may be sufficient.

Further Comments

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