Joining the Thor's Hammer team gives you the opportunity to be a part of our mission to keep demolition timber out of landfill. We’re a passionate bunch of artisans, activists and adventurers who have come together around a shared love of traditional crafts, design and sustainability.
Our people are the most important part of Thor’s Hammer—like the timbers we work with, each member of the Thor’s Hammer family has a unique story, and we’re inspired by the creativity this brings to our team.
We employ staff in the following areas of the business; office and administration, marketing, design and sales, recycling, dressing and picking, and joinery. As new positions open up, we will list them below, and advertise them on social media and via our email newsletter.
Listed below are the currently open positions (if any). Below these, we have also included descriptions for roles which are not currently open, but do come available more regularly. If you have skills in these areas it is worth getting in touch with us, and then we can let you know if something becomes available.
Scroll down to find any positions currently accepting applications.
positions currently open:
SALESPERSON & RECEPTIONIST
SALESPERSON & receptionIST
HIRING NOW!
We are looking for a full time showroom salesperson and receptionist with great communication skills to be the first point of contact with our customers, and to guide them through our showroom, workshop and range of recycled timber products. You will need to be able to quickly gain an all round understanding of our product range, so an ongoing interest or background in design, building or home renovation would be useful preparation for the role.
Key duties will include:
Greeting and welcoming customers and answering phone
Dealing with enquiries and where appropriate doing a detailed discovery with the customer. Passing on briefs to our design team to follow up.
Guiding customers through our showroom, timber stock and workshop.
Making sales of our recycled timbers, building products (recycled timber posts & beams, flooring, cladding and decking), environmentally friendly finishes and hardware.
Quoting and selling furniture and other products from our gallery.
We are committed to guaranteeing exceptional client care to complement the high quality of our products and services. If you too are focussed on delivering a great client experience, we would love to hear from you.
About You
Passionate about recycling timber and excited to work with our high-quality, environmentally friendly products. Environmental responsibility is at the core of everything we do at Thor’s Hammer.
A great listener and communicator with a wide variety of customers, including home renovators, builders, tradespeople and designers.
Meticulous, with excellent attention to detail and to the admin components of the role.
Positive and enthusiastic.
Enjoy quickly moving between a variety of task, with strong abilities in time management and work organisation.
Able to quickly learn new knowledge about our products and processes.
Experience and background
Minimum 2 years experience in customer service and sales.
An ability to quickly learn new technical information - a practical or design background will help.
Excellent general computer and organisational skills.
Demonstrated success in previous roles.
If you have the right experience and are keen to fill this role, please email our Design & Sales team manager David Scerri at david@thors.com.au with your CV and a cover letter referring to the job description and explaining why you’re the ideal candidate for this role.
Marketing & Content Manager
POSITION FILLED
Location: Primarily on site at the Thor’s Hammer Canberra Workshop
Time commitment: Part time 4 days per week (negotiable)
Reports to: Thor Diesendorf - Managing Director
We are searching for a community minded Marketing & Content Manager to be responsible for all aspects of our marketing operations. You will have great skills in writing and content creation, combined with the knowledge and experience to create or organise our wider marketing including advertising, PR and the occasional event.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Content Creation & Co-ordination
Develop engaging and creative social media content that aligns with our brand identity
Create quick and candid content with action photos, videos and staff interviews around our showroom and workshop
Schedule and manage social media posts across various platforms
Manage regular photo and video shoots on and off-site
Craft compelling blogs and website copy to enhance our online storytelling
Ongoing updates of website; stock, products, imagery, new landing pages
Work with our SEO provider to continuously adapt and improve our website
Writing and scheduling eDMs (1-2 per month) mostly using content you have already created for social media and blogs
PR & Advertising
Liaise and coordinate with our Google Ads and SEO agency
Facilitate and/or organise social media advertising including Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest
Co-ordinate the creation of and distribution of primarily content based advertising assets with external providers (TV, radio, news outlets, magazines, blogs & influencers)
Administration
Managing asset sharing systems and processes in Airtable
Ongoing improvements to workflow, platforms and collaboration
Providing reporting and budgets to the Managing Director
Working with our Design & Sales team to categorise and upload photos to our web based DAM
Managing our reviews platform to generate customer feedback
Events
Providing marketing materials for events such as workshop tours and exhibitions in our Mixing Room Gallery. This year we are turning 30 so there will be some extra events and activities happening.
ABOUT YOU:
3 + year's experience in the content creation and marketing skills outlined above
The ability to write quickly and clearly and develop a style which reflects the values and culture of Thor’s Hammer
Basic photography and video skills for social media - more advanced skills would be a plus but are not essential
A very efficient & organised approach to your work
Excellent computer skills
A passion for recycling, design & architecture and to be part of a company making environmentally responsible, high quality products
A good understanding of current digital marketing trends
Previous experience building successful content marketing campaigns with strong engagement
This role provides a unique opportunity to be part of a dynamic team committed to sustainable practices and high quality craftspersonship. If you’re passionate about storytelling through content creation and social media, and you have the marketing skills to help us make recycled timber the product of choice for every Canberra building & joinery project, we’d love to hear from you. Download the full job description here.
Apply now to join the Thor’s Hammer family by emailing our founder & director, Thor Diesendorf at thor.d@thors.com.au
SKILLED JOINER / CABINETMAKER
(CURRENTLY NOT HIRING FOR POSITION)
Thor’s Hammer is growing and we are looking for a skilled Joiner / Cabinetmaker to join our team of talented makers.
To succeed in this role you will need to have the skills to produce high quality custom designed furniture, bench tops and entry doors from beautiful recycled Australian Hardwoods.
A trade qualification in cabinetmaking or equivalent, plus at least 2 years experience working with solid timber in a production environment are essential for this position. Hand tool and machine skills are both important, with an eye for detail and accuracy essential.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about recycling timber and our high quality, environmentally friendly products. There is always more to learn in this role and plenty of potential to advance and take on more responsibility.
Salary range is from $60 to $80K per annum plus super with full conditions. The position is full time.
To apply please email Thor Diesendorf - thor.d@thors.com.au or call our office on 02 6282 9900
TIMBER RECYCLER
(CURRENTLY NOT HIRING FOR POSITION)
Thor’s Hammer is looking for a strong, capable person to work full time in our timber recycling team. The main tasks are:
Working as part of a team to de-nail and metal detect timbers. (Timbers need to be completely free of nails so our dressing and joinery machinery isn’t damaged).
Sorting recycled timbers by species, and grading for quality.
Grinding and brushing posts and beams.
Assisting with selecting timbers and picking out orders.
Moving packs of timber with the forklift.
Assisting the dressing team to machine timbers.
We will provide training in a heap of skills including:
Identifying timber species.
Grading timber.
Forklift operation.
Hand tools – hammer, pliers, pinch bar, metal detector.
Power tools – air drill, air de-nailer, circular saw, grinder.
Machinery – De-nailing line and chalk line docker, custom built floor board cleaning machine, timber dressing machinery.
We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic about recycling timber and enjoys working as part of a team. You will need to be able to persist with repetitive work (although there is plenty of opportunity to move between different tasks during each day).
We are open to the position being full time or 4 days per week.
EMAIL US TO APPLY (CLICK HERE or email thor.d@thors.com.au)
TIMBER MACHINIST
(CURRENTLY NOT HIRING FOR POSITION)
Thor’s Hammer is looking for a motivated person with a passion for recycled timber and experience in physical work to join our Dressing team.
As Assistant Timber Machinist, your job is to dress our recycled timbers and make profiles such as flooring, decking and cladding to fulfil customer orders. You will also be dressing timbers for our joinery workshop to make into furniture and bench tops, and making products such as beam seats and stair treads. You will learn to operate and set up woodworking machinery including jointer, thicknesser, spindle moulder, 6 head moulder, band resaw and panel saw.
To succeed in this job you need to have an aptitude with machinery and a strong interest in timber and recycling.
We are looking for someone who:
Has a positive can do attitude
Is physically capable and strong
Is a good team player
Has experience in process work
Has an understanding for machinery / mechanical things
With excellent attention to detail
A forklift licence and previous experience with timber / timber machining would be a plus.
For the right person we can provide training including:
Timber species identification
Grading timbers
Forklift operation & licence
Operation of dressing machinery
Glueing and sanding stair treads and bench tops
The salary will reflect the skills and experience you have relevant to the role. Usually the starting rate in this role would be around $29 to $34 per hour (casual). A full time arrangement with conditions is also possible. There is plenty to learn and lots of potential to develop skills and advance in this role - up to full timber machinist and beyond.
EMAIL US TO APPLY (CLICK HERE or email thor.d@thors.com.au)