Role: Patination & Finishing Technician
Role Type: Creative / Technical Production
Company: Cox Workshops Ltd
Location: London N17 9QU
Hours & Contract: 40 hrs per week/ Full Time/Permanent
Contact: [email protected]
Cox London are designers and makers of unique sculptural lighting, furniture, and artworks of the highest calibre. We are commissioned by celebrated interior decorators, collectors and discerning private individuals worldwide. By nurturing, inspiring and enriching our relationships with our artisan craftspeople, our clients, the communities we support and our partners, our goal is to help shape remarkable interior beauty.
We are seeking a Patination & Colour Finishing Technician to join our creative finishing team. This full‑time, workshop‑based role centres on the development and application of hand‑applied colour finishes, patinas and surface treatments for bespoke interior pieces. This is a creative, hands‑on role focused on developing and applying patinated and hand‑finished colour surfaces for high‑end furniture and lighting. Working within a collaborative London workshop studio, you will use visual judgement, material knowledge and specialist finishing techniques to create distinctive, design‑led surfaces.
Working closely with designers, makers and production colleagues, you will interpret visual references, samples and creative briefs to achieve nuanced, layered and expressive finishes. This role is ideal for a colour‑led finisher who enjoys combining technical skill with artistic judgement, and who takes pride in producing work of exceptional quality.
You will be part of a supportive studio environment where craftsmanship, experimentation and learning are valued
Role Requirements
Essential:
- Proven experience in patination, decorative metal finishing or colour‑led surface work
- Strong understanding of hand‑applied colour finishes, layering and tonal variation
- Excellent visual judgement with an eye for colour, texture and surface detail
- Ability to work accurately from samples, references and creative briefs
- A collaborative, adaptable approach within a workshop or studio environment
- Strong awareness and implementation of Health & Safety practices
Desirable:
- Experience working on bespoke furniture, lighting or interior pieces
- Background in applied arts, decorative finishing or similar craft discipline
Key Responsibilities
- Developing and applying bespoke patinas and hand‑finished colour surfaces on wood, metal, glass and plaster
- Working with hot and cold patination processes to achieve a range of visual effects
- Lacquering, distressing and finishing surfaces to meet creative and technical specifications
- Creating and refining finish samples for approval and production
- Working collaboratively with production and design teams to realise creative intent
- Maintaining a clean, safe and well‑organised finishing workspace
- Upholding company standards of craftsmanship, quality and consistency
Skills and Behaviours (essential)
- Collaborative, able to work supportively in a team
- Share learning openly so others can grow
- Considers other perspectives, pressures and needs with care and clarity
- Elevates outcomes by experimenting, refining and finding better ways
- Combine intuition, craft knowledge and data to make decisions
- Deliver consistently and own responsibilities end‑to‑end
- Anticipates risks early and address them proactively
- Able to draw on collective wisdom by asking for input when needed
- Attention to detail with an eye for form colour and design
- The ability to meet targets and deadlines with excellent time management skills
- An approachable manner and good communication skills
- Ability to work in a logical, systematic manner
- An awareness and implementation of health and safety issues
Benefits
- 31 days holiday (incl. Bank holidays)
- Birthday Day off
- Bonus holiday after 1 year service
- Company Sick Pay
- Pension
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Referral Scheme
- Employee Appreciation Programme
- Regular Socials
- Training and Development opportunities and many more
- Please apply with your updated CV and cover letter as soon as possible.
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Transport links
Application question(s):
- Please confirm your notice period
- Please confirm your salary expectations
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
