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Joiner Jobs in ​Fife

​Joiner

A Joiner works within the construction and engineering industry to provide trade support for projects and buildings, or within a manufacturing environment. The role of a Joiner is to create and install a variety of wooden structures that are integral to many buildings. These wooden structures can include, windows, doors, furniture and many more. 

The role of a joiner involves multiple duties which includes understanding technical drawings and blueprints, calculating and creating design drawings, measuring and marking wood according to technical designs and blueprints, cutting wood using a range of equipment including machines or hand tools.

Their work can be complex and requires a lot of patience and attention to detail. Requirements for becoming a Joiner include strong maths and technical skills, good manual dexterity, the ability to understand and follow technical blueprints and the ability to think laterally about the problem to solve it. 

A Joiner can sometimes work in a facilities management team, to deliver ad-hoc joinery work across a site or number of buildings when required. Other specialist roles include a Shuttering Joiner and Outfitter Joiner. A Joiner will typically hold an apprenticeship qualification or be employed under an apprenticeship training programme to learn the skills needed for the role.

​Fife

​Fife is a region in the east of Scotland. It has a population of approximately 250,000 and is located on the north coast of the Firth of Forth between Dundee, Perth and Edinburgh.

The engineering sector in Fife is large, with around 500 companies employing 37,000 people. It involves a highly skilled and versatile workforce due to the many diverse industries that employ engineers. Engineers can be involved with major industrial projects such as building bridges and roads.

Fife is in the central corridor of Scotland, between Edinburgh and Dundee. The main road north/south is M90. There is also a railway station which connects Fife to mainland Scotland, with routes running from all over the county to Edinburgh Waverley, Glasgow Queen Street and Dundee stations.

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