About the job

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Job Title: Design Manager 

Location: Bramling, Kent 

Salary: Between £55,000 - £60,000 PA

Job Type: Permanent, Full time (45 hours per week)

About the company: 

With over 220 years of proud heritage, Denne Joinery Limited is one of the UK's oldest joinery  companies. Driving forward with world-class talent, capability, and turnaround to  deliver exceptional service and value across London and the South East. They offer a  supportive and professional working environment where craftsmanship is valued and rewarded.  

Job description: 

• Working with the estimating and commercial teams on potential projects to provide expert advice where necessary. 
• Attend on-site design meetings and conduct site surveys as necessary, ensuring full understanding of the requirements of the project.
• Understand the sustainability requirements of the project (BREEAM, LEED, SKA etc). 
• Identify any potential design and programme challenges early in the project and raise  this with the Project Manager in a timely manner. 
• Identify, record and communicate all known design changes to the commercial team as soon as they are found. 
• Carrying out site meetings as and when necessary. 
• Maintain and complete internal design trackers and assist Document Controller with  project documentation for client approval and O&M manuals. 
• Manage all design elements of the project to ensure works are completed as per the  customers required delivery dates. 
• Liaising with internal teams and project managers to ensure effective and timely  handover of drawings for production. 
• Responsible for the creation of production drawings using relevant systems for manufacturing purposes specifically for Joinery and associated processes and  materials. 

Qualifications:

1. A relevant technical Joinery qualification with 3+ years experience.
2. Full driving licence and access to vehicle.
3. Experience in AutoCAD 2D (minimum) working to a high level of detail and resolution 
4. Excellent IT Skills, (Microsoft Office) 
5. Experience within a manufacturing joinery business is essential 
6. Use and awareness of 3D model development tools for coordination (Solidworks) (desirable)
7. Experience of modelling production joinery specifically using Autodesk Inventor (desirable) 

The successful candidate will be measured on:

• On-time completion of jobs (drawings completed to internal and client programmes).
• Customers repeat business. 
• Right first time and reduction of NCR’s. 
• Completion of work in strict accordance with client requirements, and producing  accurate cutting sheets and drawings. 
• Achieving budget costs (labour and materials). 
• Internal and external customer satisfaction.

Desirable skills:

1. Confident and calm under pressure. 
2. Professional and team focused. 
3. Organised and disciplined. 
4. Self-motivated and result driven. 
5. Quality focussed. 
6. Inquisitive and open minded. 
7. Flexible with a can-do attitude
8. Attention to detail and a strong desire for accuracy 
9. Good organisational skills 
10. A flexible and proactive approach to work 
11. Excellent communication and relationship building skills 
12. Excellent written and oral communication skills. 
13. Excellent judgement and decision making. 

What’s it like to work for Denne Joinery Limited? 

How does this sound:

• Competitive & negotiable salary up to £65,000 depending on experience. 
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Company pension scheme (after passing probationary period).
• Employee Assistance programme.
• Rewards platform.
• The opportunity to work in a state-of-the-art 23,000 sqft manufacturing facility and finishing studio. 

So, if this sounds like a culture you could thrive in- please apply today! We’d love to hear from you.