Furniture Maker

**About the role**

Koitoya Design/Make/Teach is seeking an experienced furniture maker and teacher to join their team in Fyshwick, ACT. This full-time position is an opportunity to showcase your expertise in crafting high-quality, custom furniture pieces and teaching wood work to a wide range of student abilities. As a key member of our skilled trades team, you will play a vital role in delivering outstanding results for our clients and students.

**JOB TITLE**: Cabinet maker / Furniture maker, Woodwork class teacher

**JOB TYPE**: Full-time

**LOCATION**: 4/18 Maryborough Street, Fyshwick ACT 2609 Australia

**SUPERVISOR/MANAGER**: Hiroshi Yamaguchi / Director

**MAIN DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Making wooden furniture from drawings
- Teaching woodwork classes and workshops based on Japanese woodwork skills, tools and knowledge

**What you'll be doing**
- Interpreting design plans and specifications to create bespoke furniture pieces
- Using a range of hand and power tools to shape, join and finish wood materials with precision
- Undertaking all aspects of the furniture making process, from cutting and shaping to assembling and finishing
- Collaborating with the design team to translate concepts into functional, high-quality, visually appealing furniture
- Ensuring all work meets the highest standards of quality and safety
- Maintaining a clean, organised workspace and workshop equipment
- Running evening and weekend short courses in your own
- Developping teaching content as required

**SKILLS & EXPERIENCE**

**Qualifications**:

- 2 years of specialized furniture making or woodwork education based on Japanese tools and skills

**Experience required**:

- 1 year experience working in the fine furniture making industry
- 1 year experience teaching woodwork

**Skills required**:

- Experience in working with solid timber furniture making
- Experience in using woodwork machinery such as panel saw, jointer, thicknesser, spindle molder, tenoner, mortiser, bandsaw, lathe
- Experience in using Japanese handtools
- Good communication skills and ability to work in a team
- Good communication skills teaching students to achieve individual projects and develop their woodwork skills

**What we offer**

At Koitoya, we foster a collaborative work environment. You'll enjoy opportunities for professional development, and the chance to work on exciting, innovative furniture projects.

**About us**

Koitoya Design/Make/Teach is a small fine furniture design, maker and woodwork school located in Fyshwick, Canberra. We have been designing and making top quality commissions as well as conducting a unique range of woodwork courses for the last 9 years. We work with locally resourced solid timbers to create unique works which are inspired by Japanese joinery. See links to our latest works and class information.

Pay: $74,000.00 - $76,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Supplementary Pay:

- Overtime pay
- Penalty rates

**Experience**:

- Furniture maker: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

- Australian driver's licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application Deadline: 14/01/2025