Joinery Workshop Team Leader

Irish Wood and Interiors Network CLG Full time

Joinery Workshop Team Leader

Dublin 12, Ireland Posted on 19/01/2026

For over 75 years, Johnston Shopfitters has established a reputation for being the market leader in full turnkey retail installations. We provide Retail and Commercial Design Services, Fit Out and Merchandising solutions to all Retail Sectors.

The Joinery Workshop Team Leader oversees daily production while championing Lean principles like Kaizen, 5S, and Value Stream Mapping to enhance output, quality, and safety. Key responsibilities include delivering on production requirements, mentoring staff, collaborating with other departments, tracking key performance indicators (KPIs), and ensuring adherence to company policies and continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead daily joinery operations, ensuring safety, output, quality and costs management
• Work closely with other departments, such as sales, customer service, setting out, finished goods warehouse, installations and logistics, to ensure the on time and cost effective delivery of projects
• Organize the joinery production workflow, manage resource allocation, and ensure timely execution of production plans
• Mentor, train, and motivate the joinery team in Lean tools and best practices, fostering a high performing and flexible team
• Drive continuous improvement efforts by identifying and implementing opportunities to reduce waste and increase efficiency
• Champion and implement Lean Manufacturing principles and tools, such as Kaizen, 5S, and Value Stream Mapping, across the plant
• Monitor joinery production KPIs, including efficiency, downtime, quality metrics, etc. highlighting actions to be taken to address any deficiencies in performance
• Support the development and implementation of the joinery standard operating procedures (SOPs)
• Ensure adherence to company policies, safety regulations, quality standards, and relevant documentation requirements

Requirements

• Proven 3 years' experience in a team lead role, preferable in a joinery manufacturing environment with a minimum of 3 years' experience in lean manufacturing environment
• Strong, hands on knowledge of Lean Manufacturing tools and methodologies, a deep understanding/experience of Manufacturing 'FLOW' is an advantage
• Excellent leadership, team management, and interpersonal skills to motivate and develop staff
• Strong verbal, written, and presentation skills for effective communication across teams
• Ability to identify and solve operational problems proactively and effectively
• Ability to work in a fast paced production environment and adapt to changing production priorities
• Strong understanding of production processes, quality control, and continuous improvement methodologies
• Fully competent in Microsoft Office tools and Sharepoint would be an advantage