Rype Office is an award-winning office furniture remanufacturer and fit-out company based in High Wycombe. We are seeking a full-time Operative to join our talented team bringing used furniture back to as-new condition.
Location:
The role will be based at our plant in High Wycombe, but also time in and out of normal working hours on client sites delivering projects.
About the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys variety in their work, takes pride in creating beautiful office spaces, and wants to be part of a purpose-driven company making a difference through sustainability.
You will have hands-on experience working with tools and be detail-oriented, energetic, practical, and confident in problem-solving. You will work effectively both independently and as part of a team, and you will be keen to learn and grow.
We offer training in multiple disciplines, enabling advancement of your skills and future career opportunities.
Your responsibilities are outlined below. In addition to your main duties, you may be required to carry out other tasks as nominated and required by the Company.
We are looking for an energetic, hands-on person with good attention to detail.
Details:
Working as an operative, your key responsibilities will include remanufacturing office furniture and general workshop duties. This includes:
Production / Remanufacturing:
- Cleaning and remanufacturing furnishings
- Disassembly and reassembly of office chairs, desks, and pedestals
- Learning all aspects of the workshop duties from spray painting to upholstery. And performing these duties once deemed competent by your Supervisor
- Keeping the workshop facility as a clean and safe place to work.
Order Fulfilment:
- Picking and preparing orders and parts for dispatch
- Protecting and packing finished products
- Accurately labelling and preparing items for dispatch
- Loading items onto delivery vehicles
- Receiving and Storing:
- Unloading stock from delivery vehicles
- Processing in-bound stock, sorting items and material
- Packing and storing stock in delegated areas on warehouse
Client site:
- Attend client sites to do installations, refurbishment and clearances
The role can be labour intensive, particularly when loading and unloading trucks/vans. Although our processes use lifting aids including an electric pedestrian pallet stacker, you will need to be comfortable lifting up to 20 kg repeatedly. To be chosen for this role, you will be reliable and hardworking, with a flexible can-do attitude. And share our interest in recycling and reducing waste.
Essential skills and qualifications:
- Willing and able to learn to use specialised tools, equipment and techniques in line with our remanufacturing techniques
- You will be reliable and hardworking, with a flexible can-do attitude.
- Experience using hand and power tools
- Proof of right to work in the UK
- Clean UK driving licence
- Willing to work flexible hours, including occasional weekends and overnight stays.
- Comfortable with hands-on physical work, including installing furniture and loading vans
Desired skills:
- Experience and, ideally, trained in, a related trade (e.g. carpentry, fitting, engineering, spray painting, woodwork)
The successful candidate will:
- Enjoy doing DIY projects and working with their hands
- Be passionate about producing high quality work
- Be known for getting things done – and doing them properly
- Focus on the details – attention to detail is vital for our reputation
- Be a practical problem-solver
- Willing to help colleagues in related tasks
- Be well-presented and polite and considerate of others
- Be willing to work evenings and weekends when required
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,227.50 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Application question(s):
- Due to our location we are a 20 minute to 30 minute walk from the train station. There is a bus service however please check your commute and let us know what your travel time will be.
Please factor in your start time is 6.50am
We want to know you have worked out how to get to work.
- The role can be labour intensive. Are you able to lift up to 25 kg repeatedly?
Experience:
- Picking & packing: 1 year (preferred)
- Forklift: 1 year (preferred)
- pallet stacker: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
- Forklift Licence (preferred)
- Palet Stacker Licence (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
