Joiner/Machinist

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Joiner/Machinist to join our busy team at Bristol City Council’s Joinery Shop. We manufacture a variety of high-quality timber products, including doors (fire doors, standard doors, frames), second fix joinery, and bespoke items like structural bridges for local parks, all to support our 28,000 homes around Bristol.

You’ll be assembling joinery items such as doors and frames, working with hardwood and softwood, and occasionally operating machinery (saws, spindles, planing machines, morticers, and tenoners).

With a growing workload and a great reputation for quality, this is an exciting time to join our team as we prepare to move to larger premises and expand further. We offer a 37-hour work week (Monday to Friday), 25 days holiday (rising to 30 days after 5 years), plus bank holidays.

To apply, you’ll need a City & Guilds Craft Level, NVQ Level 2, or equivalent in Bench Joinery or Wood Machining, along with strong joinery and machining experience. We’re looking for a good team player who takes pride in delivering high-quality work. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We’re a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact:

Daron Camphor –

Ryan Sykes –

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.

Full time, Permanent

We are seeking a skilled and experienced Joiner/Machinist to join our busy team at Bristol City Council’s Joinery Shop. We manufacture a variety of high-quality timber products, including doors (fire doors, standard doors, frames), second fix joinery, and bespoke items like structural bridges for local parks, all to support our 28,000 homes around Bristol.

You’ll be assembling joinery items such as doors and frames, working with hardwood and softwood, and occasionally operating machinery (saws, spindles, planing machines, morticers, and tenoners).

With a growing workload and a great reputation for quality, this is an exciting time to join our team as we prepare to move to larger premises and expand further. We offer a 37-hour work week (Monday to Friday), 25 days holiday (rising to 30 days after 5 years), plus bank holidays.

To apply, you’ll need a City & Guilds Craft Level, NVQ Level 2, or equivalent in Bench Joinery or Wood Machining, along with strong joinery and machining experience. We’re looking for a good team player who takes pride in delivering high-quality work. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

Why Bristol City Council?

At Bristol City Council, we go that extra mile for our people; we offer a work environment which is fast moving and supportive, giving you the chance to use your skills and develop new ones within a high-profile organisation.

Join us and you’ll receive an excellent rewards package including membership of the Local Government Pension scheme, and a generous annual leave allowance. In addition, you’ll be working in a supportive environment where you’ll have the chance to make Bristol a better place and contribute to its future.

How do I apply?

If you share our

To be shortlisted for interview you’ll need to demonstrate how you meet each of the essential criteria in the Person Specification within the Further Information section of your application. On occasion we will receive high numbers of applications, we may then shortlist against the desirable criteria along with the essential criteria, so if you can, please demonstrate how you meet this in your application.

We’re a Disability Confident employer which means we value recruiting and retaining disabled people. Any job applicants who consider themselves to be disabled and meet the essential criteria in the Person Specification are guaranteed an interview. We’ll make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview process and provide continued workplace support throughout your career.

For further information, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification or alternatively, please contact:

Daron Camphor –

Ryan Sykes –

At Bristol City Council, we value having a workforce as diverse as the city we serve. We therefore welcome, develop and promote people from all sections of the community. Appointments will be made on merit.