Joiner - Working conditions
Kaihanga Taonga a-Whare
Working Conditions
Joiners work in small joinery workshops and large furniture and fittings factories. Conditions in joinery workshops can be noisy and dusty at times.
Joiners may sometimes travel to clients' homes or workplaces to take measurements or install finished products.
Joiners wear earmuffs to protect their hearing
Joinery workshops can be noisy and dusty at times
Equipment
Equipment joiners may use includes:
- steel-capped boots and protective clothing, including earmuffs, protective glasses and masks
- power and hand tools
- precise measuring equipment
- woodworking machinery
- adhesives, lacquers, varnishes and other finishing products.
Joiners use hand tools such as files in their work
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Bruce Scandlyn using a lathe
Hours
Joiners usually work regular hours, although they may have to work longer hours to meet deadlines.
Contact with people
Joiners work independently and in teams. They often work under the direction of a supervisor or factory owner, and may supervise assistants. They also interact with:
- suppliers
- architects
- designers
- other workers
- clients.
Joiners may work under the supervision of a manager or builder
Updated
September 2009
