About Brockhampton Bespoke
Brockhampton Bespoke designs, manufactures, and installs high-quality bespoke furniture and interiors for residential and commercial projects across the UK and worldwide. With a focus on exceptional craftsmanship, refined design, and a dedicated service approach, we work closely with clients, architects, and interior designers to deliver outstanding results.
Role Overview
The Workshop Foreman is responsible for the day-to-day leadership, organisation, and performance of the workshop, ensuring projects are manufactured safely, efficiently, and to Brockhampton Bespoke’s high standards of craftsmanship. This role supports the Production Manager and Project Managers by keeping the workshop running smoothly, helping the team work efficiently, and ensuring programmes, quality, and safety are maintained. It requires strong people management, a task-driven approach, and practical problem-solving in a busy workshop environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Promote and maintain high Health & Safety standards, keeping the team safe and aware of best practices each day.
- Lead and support the workshop team to create a safe, productive, and well-organised working environment.
- Keep the workshop clean, tidy, and structured, ensuring clear work areas and smooth material flow.
- Plan and communicate clear, task-driven daily activities, keeping the team engaged and productive.
- Help ensure workshop output aligns with project production schedules, raising any risks or delays early with Operations.
- Monitor workmanship throughout manufacture, making sure all work meets Brockhampton Bespoke’s craftsmanship standards.
- Track and manage rework, identifying causes and supporting corrective actions to reduce repeat issues.
- Ensure project hours are recorded accurately to support cost control and reporting.
- Encourage good attendance and punctuality, including start times and breaks, while maintaining a positive, supportive team culture.
- Set clear expectations and support the team to work efficiently and consistently, helping to drive productivity.
- Keep all machinery and equipment in a safe and effective condition, coordinating servicing and reporting any defects promptly.
- Work closely with the Operations to align workshop output with live project priorities.
- Record and track daily tasks, progress, and issues in Asana to maintain transparency and keep the team and wider project stakeholders aligned.
To keep projects running smoothly, safely, and to Brockhampton Bespoke’s standards, the Workshop Foreman is expected to follow the commitments outlined below
- Health & Safety Leadership - Actively monitor, enforce, and promote safe working practices across all production departments.
- Daily Task Planning - Plan, brief, and review daily activities with the team; use wipeboards and email to keep priorities clear.
- Programme Adherence - Ensure workshop output aligns with production programmes and agreed priorities. Raise any concerns early with Operations or the Project Manager, including risks that could affect delivery to site or subsequent installation.
- Rework Tracking - Log and report rework and support improvements to reduce recurrence.
- Team Productivity, Effectiveness & Timekeeping - Guide the production team to work efficiently, maintain attendance, and ensure timesheets are completed accurately each day. Monitor hours sold versus hours used and work closely with Operations to track performance across projects.
- Production & Delivery Readiness - Ensure all projects leaving the workshop are complete, accurate, and ready for delivery or handover to the Installation team. Work with the Installations Manager to coordinate timings, sequencing, and any special requirements to prevent delays or rework on site.
- Workshop Standards - Maintain a clean, organised workshop and ensure machinery is safe and maintained.
- General workshop consumables oversight - Ensure workshop consumables and general materials are maintained at agreed stock levels to prevent delays to production
- Standards & Continuous Improvement - Proactively identify opportunities to improve processes, methods, and standards in your area. Share lessons learned from each project, contribute to best practice development, and update tools, documentation, or workflows to make future projects more efficient, accurate, and predictable.
Consistency in following these commitments is key to maintaining productivity, quality, safety, and confidence in delivery across all projects. The Workshop Foreman role is both supportive and accountable, helping the team perform at its best while ensuring Brockhampton Bespoke’s standards are met.
Pay: £40,000.00-£50,000.00 per year
Experience:
- cabinet making : 3 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person
