The
Career Structure
After the initial training, there are all sorts of ways that
your career could develop. If you find you have a gift for
inspiring other people, you could move into a supervisory
or management role. Otherwise, you could develop your technical
skills further or simply stay with a craft that you
enjoy.
During Initial Training
Shopfitting Joiners work in
the joinery workshop. They make and assemble a wide variety
of different items used in shops, offices, banks, hotels,
etc.
Shopfitting Machinists
work alongside the joiners, preparing and shaping timber for
use in making and assembling the various components.
Metal Fabricators
perform an essential part of the shopfitting trade by cutting,
shaping, welding and finishing the steel, aluminium, brass,
stainless steel and other metals required for shopfitting.
Shopfitting Fixers
are responsible for assembling on-site components and fittings
made by the joiners and machinists in the workshop.
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As your skills develop
Site Foremen are responsible
for running and co-ordinating all activities on site, including
sub-contract works.
Workshop Chargehands
and Foremen are responsible
for running the workshops and managing the machinists and
joiners.
Setters Out
prepare scale and full-size drawings of the components for
the contract and also prepare cutting lists of materials
and bought-in material orders.
Estimators prepare
tenders, estimates of the cost of the works for submission
to the client before an order for work can be placed with
the shopfitter.
As you gain experience
Works Manager responsible
for running and co-ordinating all activities in the factory
workshop, including material supplies.
Contracts Manager
responsible for running and co-ordinating all activities
on the sites including sub-contracts.
Ultimate achievement
Managing Director right
at the top of the company. Many of them have worked their
way up from bench or site work.
You can use your skills to build a career
as well as shopfronts and interiors.
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