Timber Yard Production Operative

  • Job ref: 057/02354
  • Type: Contract, Full Time, On a daily basis, Permanent
  • Location: Harwich
  • Salary: £12.71 - £14.25 per hour
  • Recruiting office: Colchester
  • Date posted: 11 November 2026

Job details

  • Contract
  • Full Time
  • On a daily basis
  • Permanent
  • Harwich
  • 12.71 - 14.25 USD / Year
  • Job Ref: 057/02354
  • Salary: £12.71 - £14.25 per hour

Driver Hire Colchester is recruiting Production Operatives for a timber yard in the CO12 postcode area. This is a hands-on role for someone with previous woodworking, timber production or timber yard experience who is confident using woodworking tools safely and accurately.

As a Timber Yard Production Operative, you’ll help prepare timber for production and check that finished work meets the required standard. Practical experience from a timber yard, woodworking workshop, joinery workshop or similar production environment is relevant.

Key responsibilities

Measure, mark and prepare timber for production.

Use woodworking hand tools and power tools safely and accurately.

Follow job instructions and work to the measurements provided.

Check timber and finished work for defects or inconsistencies.

Keep tools and work areas tidy and follow site health and safety procedures.

Work with the timber yard team to keep production moving.

Essential requirements

You must live within the CO12 postcode area.

Previous hands-on experience in woodworking or timber production.

Experience using tools relevant to woodworking, such as saws, drills, sanders or measuring tools.

Good attention to detail when measuring timber, following instructions and checking your work.

Apply now

If you live in CO12 and have the woodworking experience we’re looking for, apply through Driver Hire with your CV. Please include details of the timber or woodworking jobs you’ve done and the tools you’ve used.

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