Kitchen Designer

Field-Based Site Coordinator/Project Manager

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(Kitchen Installations)

Part-Time x 2 days - Monday and Tuesday

competitive salary + bonus

(The bonus is 16% of your annual salary, 2.7% is paid every 3 months then the remaining 8% is paid in the last quarter of the year)

Plus, a company car, phone, laptop and printer provided & career progression opportunities!

APPLICANTS TO BE LOCATED within 15-20 miles of Enfield

You MUST have experience of conducting Check-Measures on-site to be considered for this role – highly suited to Kitchen Designers who perform these duties and are looking for the next step in their KBB career, in to project management

About the Company:

Our client is the largest privately owned manufacturer of fitted kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture in the UK; the organisation has been in operation for over 50 years and is experiencing continued growth year on year.

They have,and continue to be successful in winning various tenders to supply fitted kitchens to major ‘private' homebuilders such as: Taylor Wimpey, Redrow, Barretts & Galliford Try, where they have 1 in 3 kitchens in every new build property.As well as this, they offer services for provision of the on-going refurbishment of Council owned properties, holding 50% of the market share there and for New Build Social Housing projects throughout the country.

The Role:

Due to the continued demand our client is in need of additional support to assist the Sales and Installation Divisions in delivering this continued high level of service. You will be required you to visit various sites around your allocated geographical area, to specifically ensure that each site (High-Rise Apartment Blocks) is ready for the installation of a fitted kitchen, supplied by our client.You will ensure excellent service to sensitive customers by establishing and maintaining clear lines of communication and you will play a key role in the company fulfilling its contractual obligations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

oAttend site set-up and progress meetings for allocated Special Projects

oSchedule plots for delivery via site plot schedules on the company's extranet or by submitting call-off forms to the sales office, in line with customer programmes and lead-times

oCarry out the check-measure of plots 3 weeks before delivery for standard product and 5 weeks before delivery for non-standard product (e.g. Paint to Order), reporting and documenting any findings directly to the customer

oSubmit approved marked up revisions to the design office via an amendment form – The timing of these submissions should take into account the customers' programme, as well as the design office lead-times for amendments to be processed.

oCarry out the readiness inspection of plots 2 weeks before delivery for standard product and 4 weeks before delivery for non-standard product, to ensure that when materials arrive on site they can be fitted without delay

oCarry out delivery checks on plots to ensure that they have progressed to a level which enables materials to be fitted, reporting all findings via IMS and circulating accordingly with photographic evidence where required

oInspecting the delivery and offload route a week prior to delivery, reporting back any issues to the National Project Manager

oRescheduling of delivery dates in the system, where necessary, and then confirming these movements with the customer via e-mail

oMaintaining a site activity folder throughout the life of allocated projects – This involves carrying out various site audits and collating weekly reports with the responsibility of providing documentation in support of these xwzovoh tasks

oWork closely with Contracts Managers and fit teams to ensure that the delivery to completion of materials is kept to the shortest time scale possible

oIntegrating company procedures with customer systems, such as 4 Projects, CADWEB, Conject and Fieldview

oReporting and documenting findings both internally and externally

oCompleting at the stage and final stage sign-offs for materials on site

Key Areas Summary

·Provide high levels of customer service

·Ensure good time management through effective journey planning and working methods

·The accurate scheduling, and management, of plots for delivery

·On site check measure, readiness inspections

·Responsibility for collating documentation which relates to site activities

·Completing the stage and final stage sign offs for materials on site

·Reporting and documenting findings both internally and externally

·Have an awareness of lead-times and weekly production deadlines

·Work effectively to try to achieve departmental KPI targets

Additional Info

• 33 days holiday per year including statutory days (Pro Rata)
• Contributory Pension after 3 months
• Staff discount on furniture