Barr Joinery and Barr Kitchens manufacture exceptional design-led cabinetry for high-end residential and commercial projects and are currently searching for an experienced cabinetry designer to join their close-knit project team.
Benefits: As well as a competitive salary (in line with experience) we can offer:
- Company pension contributions.
- Individualised training and development programme.
- Excellent career opportunities.
- Employee referral scheme.
- Access to company vehicles for all work activity.
The role:
This key role involves surveying, designing, and delivering bespoke cabinetry and kitchens commissions, working with main contractors, architects, interior designers and private clients. Although a varied role, your work would be focused on taking a project from conception to completion, producing creative and accurate cabinetry drawings to the highest level of detail, working with our highly-skilled workshop and installation teams. Sketch Up experience in bespoke cabinet design essential.
- Communicating (written and verbal), within the team, as well as between the organisation and all stakeholders (clients, sub-contractors, suppliers) – to ensure efficient project delivery
- Evaluating and responding to the needs of customers and the management team.
- Translating a brief or a concept design into working drawings.
- Delivering creative full detailed drawings (experience and proficiency using SketchUp is essential) with speed and accuracy.
- Taking responsibility for your own task lists, time and diary management.
- Overseeing the delivery and installation of multiple cabinetry projects across multiple locations. Site presence will be essential at times during installation.
- Snagging and critiquing work, implementing improved processes and raising issues with the wider team when appropriate.
- The ability to monitor and control profit margin on projects, tracking all outgoings, optimising all procurement for responsible and best practice purchasing.
- Supporting the director and wider team as appropriate.
We are looking for someone with:
Excellent organisational skills: to ensure work is carried out efficiently, ensuring deadlines are met.
Drive, motivation and creativity; a passion for design-led cabinetry; the ability to carry out the role with heart and mind.
Self-awareness and accountability for actions; learning from project outcomes and making changes to protocols for self and others as a result.
Strong communication and relationship-building; able to maintain excellent communication and build relationships within the business, with customers and other stakeholders.
Adaptability: ability to change course when needed, in response to changing project requirements.
Positivity; carry out duties in a positive and constructive way.
Problem solving; find satisfactory solutions to everyday problems and unique issues alike.
Ability to negotiate and influence, in relation to interactions with suppliers, external contractors, designers and architects.
Further additional benefits:
- Health and wellbeing support programme.
- Lively company social calendar.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Electric vehicle acquisition support scheme – with onsite charging point.
- On-site parking.
More detailed information is available on application.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Thame OX9 2HQ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Sketch Up in Bespoke Cabinet Design: 2 years (required)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- Driving Licence (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
