As a Timber Product Adviser you’ll be working with people and one of the world’s most environmentally friendly building materials – sustainably sourced timber.
You could be helping architects, engineers, builders, tradespeople and DIY’ers who want to do everything from design with timber to building a pet’s kennel.
Role:
A Timber Product Advisor could work in an office or retail environment providing advice to customers, on or offsite.
More senior roles that you could progress to include:
- supervision
- estimating/detailing
- purchasing
- sales and marketing
- business management
Responsibilities:
The job responsibilities vary according to the role. However, maintaining your product knowledge, providing accurate relevant advice and working safely at all times are essential.
Ideal attributes:
Generally speaking people in this role like working with other people, are interested in timber and the technical side of building.
Qualifications:
Many people begin as a trainee and gain further qualifications as they go. Jobs at Certificate II or III qualification (combining on-and off-the-job training).
Employers in the forest and wood products industry are very supportive of ongoing training and skills development.
Employers:
Potential employers include merchandising outlets ranging from ‘corner shop' timber and hardware stores to large national chains. Most reasonably sized towns in Australia have a timber and hardware store, so with skills and experience of this job you can work and live almost anywhere.
