Joinery CAD Designer

Job Title: Joinery CAD Designer

Location: Harrow

Salary: £40,000 - £50,000 + package

Our client are a well established joinery and fit out contractor based in Harrow, they are now recruiting for an experienced Joinery CAD Designer/Draughtsperson to join their design team to work on a range of bespoke joinery and furniture projects. They specialise in high end residential projects / commercial and luxury retail fit outs.

Role:

• Work closely with our Design and Production Director to design bespoke free-standing furniture, fitted furniture and kitchens
• Prepare production information and cut lists based on drawings, ready for manufacture in the workshop
• Site surveys
• Work closely with the workshop team to provide design and manufacture information
• Liaise with clients, architects and third parties directly
• Develop written procedures for design development and production information processes
• Other duties as directed by the Company from time to time to meet the needs of the business.

Skills necessary:

Essential

• Passionate about joinery / furniture design and an in depth technical knowledge of furniture, joinery and cabinetry construction
• Precise, thorough and consistent attention to detail
• 3+ years of experience working on high-end bespoke joinery and furniture design.
• Ability to understand client needs and turn them into practical solutions
• Experience working on architectural modelling
• Experience producing design packages through to construction detailing and production information
• Experience working directly with workshop teams
• Self-motivated with good time management, excellent organisational skills and ability to work independently and manage own workload
• Ability to prioritise projects and tasks based on upcoming deadlines and team capacity
• Clear and consistent communication on project progress and any issues

Desirable

• Practical workshop experience and/or strong working knowledge of the bespoke joinery sector desirable
• Knowledge of metalwork desirable
• Degree in Furniture or Product Design desirable