Freelance Senior Carpenter

StudioXAG creates bold spaces that tell big stories, seeking skilled Freelance Senior Carpenters to join the team, assisting in-house production to build and install projects into retail spaces.

Requirements

• Recognised carpentry and joinery qualification or 10+ years of professional experience
• Extensive experience in carpentry, including first fix and second fix
• Precision joinery and fine finishing for bespoke builds
• Skilled with traditional hand tools and modern woodworking machinery
• Proficient in: cutting, profiling, scribing, laminating, dowelling, biscuiting, drilling, and tapping across a wide range of materials
• Advanced finishing techniques such as sanding, staining, lacquering, and polishing
• Strong structural understanding of timber and construction methods
• Broad knowledge of solid and engineered timber, veneers, laminates, composites, and specialist materials
• Experience maintaining and sharpening hand tools and power tools, with general repair and maintenance skills
• Site experience on large projects with
• Familiar with organised and clear working practices, including health and safety standards and good extraction practices
• Proficiency in reading and interpreting technical drawings
• Strong problem-solving ability for non-standard or complex fabrication requirements
• Knowledge of production processes and materials
• Background in team leadership and task delegation
• Understanding of low-voltage electrics and LED integration (relevant to joinery installations)
• Additional fabrication skills in metalwork, sculpture, and machining

Benefits

• Belonging and Inclusivity at StudioXAG
• Salary: Please state your availability and day rate, overtime/weekend rates paid at 1.5x hourly rate