Production Operative Blind Making
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Job Summary
Designer Contracts is the UKs largest flooring contractor operating across 13 regional facilities. As well as floor covering the company provides curtains and blinds furniture and lighting.
We have been supplying and installing across the nation since 1992 and now employ over 350 staff members with an annual turnover in excess of 40 million. Our valued staff are our key asset.
Our continuous success is based on having a loyal motivated and welcoming team of people with a drive to succeed.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced individual to join our friendly workroom based in Kettering.
Our workroom serves all of our 13 UK regional offices and is a prosperous and growing department. Due to increasing demands we are looking for a new diverse team member to join our small friendly team. This is a varied position where you would be responsible for the production of vertical and roller blinds and for carrying out administrative tasks within our distribution warehouse.
Salary - 26250 plus bonus
Type Permanent Full Time
Working Pattern Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm
Key areas of responsibilities include:
- Making blinds to specifications from worksheets
- Accurately measuring and cutting products
- Ensuring that the blinds are completed to schedule
- Ensuring that all completed jobs are packed and labelled adequately for transportation
- To use the sewing machines responsibly
- To check completed blinds prior to packing ready for transit
- To deal with any issues raised promptly ensuring that customer satisfaction is met
- Any additional tasks that may be required
Key Requirements:
- Flexible enthusiastic and hardworking
- Excellent communications skills
- A good level of maths and IT skills are required
- Prior sewing or blind making experience is required
Our generous benefits package includes:
- Extensive training programs for ongoing learning and development
- Competitive Bonus
- 32 days holiday including 8 bank holidays
- Additional days leave for long service
- Health care plan provided by Westfield Health
- Life Insurance
- Contributory Pension scheme
- Free on-site parking
- All inclusive and paid for team building days out
- A generous employee discount
Designer Contracts is an equal opportunities employer.
The Company
Across the UK we have been installing all types of flooring for many years. We are a progressive customer service focussed company that goes beyond an extensive product range of floorcoverings and includes:
Curtains & Blinds
Furniture & Lighting
We are a national company with a unique network of 13 regional centres. Since 1992 we have enjoyed considerable growth allowing us to build considerable financial resources a robust operational structure fantastic buying power and an experienced workforce of 300 employees. This gives us great stability and it means you can trust us to meet all your needs; now and in the future.
Benefits
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Key Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Six Sigma
- Continuous Improvement
- Lean
- Management Experience
- 5S
- Operations Management
- Production Planning
- Production Management
- Kaizen
- Supervising Experience
- Manufacturing
About Company
Products Supplying and installing nationwide, Designer Contracts is the UK’s largest flooring contractor. We are a progressive company with an extensive product portfolio of floorcoverings, blinds, curtains, furnishings and design services, backed by a commitment to provide exceptiona ... View more
