Studio Assistant

Lasercut Works

Lasercut Works is a creative fabrication studio based in the heart of Bermondsey. With over a decade of experience, we pride ourselves on quality craftsmanship and quick delivery. Our clients include everyone from independent artists to household names in fashion, architecture powerhouses, and prominent theatre and film companies. Many items that pass through our workshop see themselves in retail outlets, film sets and art galleries the world over.

Your Role

Our core business involves both supporting a variety of day-to-day clients while delivering integrated campaigns for large-scale commercial and residential property development. We are hiring for this new role now as all aspects of our business are increasing in volume significantly in 2025 and our technicians and installers will need to focus on production and delivery. As the Studio Assistant, you will join the Operations Team and will perform a wide variety of cleaning, workshop, and supportive tasks while reporting to the Studio Operations Manager on site in Bermondsey. You will play an important role in the studio maintaining a high Health & Safety standard. This role is a great way to gain entry-level experience in a commercial fabrication setting that is adjacent to a wide range of other fields. Your daily tasks will fall largely into several categories:

Studio Operations and Cleanliness

You will be active in the workshop ensuring that it is clean, tidy, and set up for the wider team to produce great work. This will include, but is not limited to:

● Cleaning 2x kitchenettes

● Cleaning 3x small restrooms

● Sweeping and mopping floors and stairwells

● Wiping and dusting surfaces, doors, handles, etc.

● Stowing dishes, tools, and hardware at the close of each day

● Bringing rubbish and large scrap to the skip

● Organizing and arranging a variety of materials

● Keeping soap, toilet roll, blue roll, etc. stocked and available to the team

Production Assistance

The technical fabrication team often needs assistance during production. You will help by:

● Lifting and moving sheet materials (metal, wood, platic), inventory boxes, and finished products

● Breaking down boxes

● Packing and preparing client work for shipping

● Collecting materials and hardware from suppliers

● Dropping off goods at the post office or nearby locations

● Minor and basic facilities maintenance

Your Experience and Qualities

Required

● Ability to lift heavy items; we receive metal, plywood, MDF and plastic sheets daily and you will be the point person in helping the delivery drivers unload their vehicles

● Keen eyes and memory; we will provide overall guidance on tasks, but want someone who is actively on the lookout for opportunities to sort the space and can retain verbal instruction well

● A service attitude; we’re all here to make cool stuff for people and work together to get everything done Preferable

● Valid and Clean Driving License; occasionally it is more effective for us to pick up or drop off items locally ourselves

● Experience with pallet trucks and hand tools; spatial awareness and confidence in performing basic works would be very helpful

● hands-on; occasionally we all need to jump on a project to get it out the door

Role Logistics

Holiday Allowance: 28 days (including end of year closure and bank holidays)

Location of Opportunity: Bermondsey, London SE16 2DB

Salary: 27,000 GBP/an.

Hours: 8:00 - 17:00 M-F; (60m throughout day for breaks and lunch period)

Position type: Full Time

Start Date: as soon as possible

Hiring Process

The hiring process consists of an application, a screening call, and an in-person interview. Remote interviews will be considered for those unable to make it to our office during business hours. We hope to let you know if we will be progressing your application or not within 48 hours of each stage.

Application

Please send your CV (PDF or .txt only) and cover letter to ops@lasercutworks.com

Do not include a picture of yourself on the CV or link to an online profile containing a picture of yourself.

Screening Call

It is very important that we all understand each other and the expectations of the role. You’ll have a brief chat with our Operations Manager to go over your CV and ask any questions you have about the role itself.

Interview

You will meet with our Operations Manager and General Manager to review your fit for the role and the role’s fit for you. We will give a tour of the studio and ask questions pertaining to the specific skill set we are looking for and there will be further time for you to ask questions about Lasercut.