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This independent kitchen business has over 25 years' experience of British, German and Italian brands along with bespoke luxury handmade kitchens resulting in a fantastic and varied choice of kitchens for their customers.

Their clients range from private individuals to architects and building companies and their larger showroom in Berkshire often hosts cookery events, appliance demo’s and design seminars. Their showroom in Wiltshire is also home to their workshop.

They currently have opportunities for 3 additional Kitchen Designers (one for Reading, one for Swindon and one to work more flexibly between the two). Ongoing training will be provided although they are looking for experienced designers used to designing and selling kitchens within the £30k to £80k price bracket.

They use Fusion CAD software and Smart for quoting and have a team of CAD technicians, fitting / installation teams (who can carry out small building works), project managers and showroom administrators thus enabling their designers to concentrate on the customers and their projects.

Skills and experience needed for the Kitchen Designer role:

• Strong and proven track record within kitchen design and sales
• A natural flair for design, presentation and customer service
• Understanding of the luxury marketplace
• Good IT skills and CAD literate
• A confident, enthusiastic and dynamic individual with a positive work ethic
• Able to work to deadlines and targets
• Full driving licence

On offer for the Kitchen Designer is a good basic salary plus a monthly bonus and a realistic OTE of £55k to £75k. Commission is paid on every kitchen sold and is uncapped.

To find out more and apply please send us your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and we'll try and get back to you quickly.

Applications for this vacancy has now closed.

A great full time opportunity has arisen for a CAD Setting Out Draughtsperson to work on bespoke joinery projects.

At Chamber Furniture, we combine the finest materials with outstanding craftsmanship, and a host of clever details and features for all our fitted furniture and joinery throughout the home.
Due to a steady increase in business we require an experienced person to produce Setting Out Drawings and Production Cutting Lists for the manufacturing of bespoke high end joinery including Kitchens. Bedrooms, Studies and Wine Rooms.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Joinery Fitter, have had experience working as a Bench Joiner and/or have experience producing Setting Out Drawings and creating Cutting Lists. You will need to be computer literate and familiar with CAD packages. Full training will be provided for the right candidate which may include a period of working alongside our current installers and bench joiners as required.

Working as part of a Drawing Office team and Furniture Designers the CAD Setting Out Draughtsperson will be based at our Factory and Showroom in Halstead, Kent.

A very competitive and generous salary is on offer for the right candidate.

This atelier design studio design and fabricate unique, custom-made sculptural pieces and limited-edition collections for interior decorators, collectors and private clients. Their goal is to help shape remarkable interior beauty by nurturing, inspiring and enriching their relationships with artisans, craftspeople and partners (the communities they support) and their clients

They are now recruiting for a Design Cost Estimator responsible for the costing of materials and processes for the manufacturing of their Designs. You will be expected to cost engineer company products, maintaining excellent quality whilst providing the best costings and efficiency for product manufacturing. A comprehensive understanding of materials and processes is therefore essential alongside being able to interpret production drawings.

You will need to have a good rapport with all stakeholders in the business, both in-house and externally with suppliers to maintain and develop good working relationships. You will also have an eye for optimum costings and be able to form an efficient database administration.

Skills, Experience and attributes needed for the Design Cost Estimator:

• Adobe Creative Cloud: Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator
• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Outlook
• BA(Hons) Product Design, Architecture or comparable
• 5 years’ experience in a similar role (desirable)
• Highly numerical
• Strong negotiation skills
• Adaptable, reliable and efficient
• Supportive and collaborative

In return you will be working with a great company on some amazing and exciting products. They are constantly evolving, have a strong focus on their people and a very high level of staff retention.

To apply and find out more please send us your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com and we'll get back to you as quickly as we can.

This atelier design studio design and fabricate unique, custom-made sculptural pieces and limited-edition collections for interior decorators, collectors and private clients. Their goal is to help shape remarkable interior beauty by nurturing, inspiring and enriching their relationships with artisans, craftspeople and partners (the communities they support) and their clients.

They are now currently recruiting for a CAD Design Technician to work on the production of designs and drawings for manufacturing and client approval. Each member of the team is expected to be adaptable and inventive, learning and developing the variety of house style processes and finishes.

Duties and Responsibilities of the CAD Design Technician include:

• Creating custom drawings from the standard product range and developing bespoke designs
• Translating specifications into detailed accurate manufacturing drawings
• Checking approved prototypes against technical manufacturing drawings and assisting in the drafting of accurate and detailed installation guides
• Liaising with fabrication and finishing departments to ensure client briefs and expectations are fulfilled
• Compiling Photoshop imagery and producing good quality renders

Skills and Experience needed for the CAD Design Technician:

• Degree in Product Design, Architecture or comparable
• Ideally 2 years' experience already gained on technical drawings for products (a work placement will count)
• Autodesk software such as AutoCAD, 3DS Max, Fusion 360 and/or Inventor
• Rendering using Blender, KeyShot or similar
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)
• General Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

In return you will be working with a great company on some amazing and exciting products. They are constantly evolving, have a strong focus on their people and a very high level of staff retention.

To find out more and to apply please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

This vacancy is now at offer stage.

We have a new opportunity available with one of the industry leaders in providing show home interior design and installation to the UK’s corporate property development sector.

 They are now looking to increase their specifying team with a Furniture Specifier who will be working on a variety of Show Home designs in line with each of the clients’ briefs. Alongside a designer, you will be planning the layouts and sourcing the latest in design led furniture.

 Key Responsibilities include:

• Working to a design brief to specify, spatially arrange, plan and cost furniture
• Keeping up to date with furniture suppliers, trends and creative solutions
• Creating and maintaining budget / costing sheets using Excel
• Maintaining job files with any changes from original presentation / design

 Skill and experience needed for this role: 

• Experience of working with different furniture suppliers and styles
• Proficient in Excel with knowledge of VectorWorks / AutoCAD preferred
• Evidence of a creative, design led background and relevant qualifications
• Planned and organised with good attention to detail
• An eye for proportion / colour / balance design and good 3D awareness
• Self-motivated and a naturally positive communicator with good listening skills

 In return they offer: 

• Competitive Salary, Annual Company Bonus Scheme and Pension Scheme
• 28 Days holiday (including Bank Holidays)
• Additional 2 Days leave to cover those emergency situations
• Christmas Shutdown in addition to holidays
• On-site parking

If this is of interest then please send us your CV to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

Our client is a small family run Bespoke Kitchen Design Business that pride themselves in their attention to detail and quality of their work making the kitchen the multi-tasking hub of the home.

Looking at the growth of the business and a busy order book they are now seeking a Designer to work alongside the Principal Designer and Director. This will primarily involve: producing 3D renders for client presentations along with arranging samples and sourcing materials; producing 2D technical drawings for manufacturing; placing orders; arranging appointments and communicating with clients.

Skills and Experience needed for the Technical Kitchen Designer:

• You will have a keen eye for design and an interest in kitchens and fitted furniture
• 1-2 years of experience within a kitchen or joinery design company (UK-based)
• A degree in Interior Architecture, Product Design or Interior Design is also preferred, but really strong CAD skills and a diligent worker is key
• Conversant with AutoCAD and familiarity with Virtual Worlds or SketchUp an advantage
• Very good written and spoken English

Hours: 9am-5:30pm (1hr lunch). Salary is £20k - £25k (negotiable) and they are open to the Technical Kitchen Designer working either a 4 or 5 day week.
This role is immediately available and will develop as the company continues to grow.

If you would like to find out more please send in your CV and portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

This company is a specialist in the interior architecture of historical and period properties and work directly with their clients who come to them for their expertise and beautiful pieces of furniture, joinery and workmanship.

With a busy order book they are currently recruiting for an experienced and technically minded Furniture Designer who, as their Project Designer,  can produce detailed furniture drawings, 2D CAD layouts, 3D elevations and drawings. The role will be starting from taking the initial agreed conceptual design and sketch through building the projects on AutoCAD incorporating different materials and integrated appliances, lisaising with artisans for special crafted pieces through to working with the production engineers and workshop to installation.

You could be working on anything from panelling, architraves and flooring to libraries, bootrooms, scullerys, laundries and kitchens.

Skills and Experience needed for the Furniture Designer:

• AutoCAD experience and ideally 3D using Inventor or SolidWorks
• Cabinet Maker's or Joiner's background with a good understanding of manufacturing and assembly processes, materials selection and presentation
• Experience already gained in industry as a furniture designer on fitted furniture and/or architectural joinery
• Able to work from sketches and specification sheets and to interpret technical requirements and design briefs
• Experience of Interior measured surveying is desirable
• A good knowledge of timber, joinery, wood veneers, finishes and finishing techniques
• A good understanding of furniture and period joinery detailing, with knowledge of period architectural styles and building techniques an advantage
• Knowledge of quality kitchen appliances and sanitary ware 

To apply and find out more please email us your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can.

This vacancy is now closed for applications.

A great full time opportunity has arisen for a CAD Setting Out Draughtsperson to work on bespoke joinery projects.

At Chamber Furniture, we combine the finest materials with outstanding craftsmanship, and a host of clever details and features for all our fitted furniture and joinery throughout the home.

Due to a steady increase in business we require an experienced person to produce Setting Out Drawings and Production Cutting Lists for the manufacturing of bespoke high end joinery including Kitchens, Bedrooms, Studies and Wine Rooms.

The ideal candidate will be an experienced Joinery Fitter, have had experience working as a Bench Joiner and/or have experience producing Setting Out Drawings and creating Cutting Lists. You will need to be computer literate and familiar with CAD packages. Full training will be provided for the right candidate which may include a period of working alongside our current installers and bench joiners as required.

Working as part of a Drawing Office team and Furniture Designers the CAD Setting Out Draughtsperson will be based at our Factory and Showroom in Halstead, Kent.

A very competitive and generous salary is on offer for the right candidate.

This opportunity is for an enthusiastic and experienced Kitchen Designer to join an exciting and ambitious kitchen business in their London showroom. The company has the industry's best partnerships with world leading appliance, storage and material brands and offer fantastic in-house training, as well as a highly attractive commission structure and the opportunity to thrive and develop.

Based in their award winning and inspirational showroom you will work closely with clients to craft entirely unique designs to suit and enhance their lifestyles. They have significent and on-going investment in marketing activities resulting in high quality leads where you can be responsible for the end-to-end customer experience from initial design concepts, through to completion of sale.

As a Kitchen Designer you will be able to offer a diverse and extensive range of design choices and clients can see their designs come to life in the interactive 4D virtual reality theatre.

Experience and skills needed for the Kitchen Designer:

• Highly personable and a great communicator
• A creative designer with a passion for kitchen design
• At least 2 years in premium kitchen design
• Experience in coordinating the customer journey from concept to sale
• Ability to liaise with consumers, trade and commercial clients on a daily basis
• Strong design ability and design software aptitude
• Self-motivated with the ability to self-manage and work as a team player

Basic salary c£35k plus uncapped commission.

If this sounds of interest then please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.

Our client manufactures a world class product, which they sell successfully in the UK and the US and increasingly, worldwide.

Due to a large increase in business this year they are seeking an additional Product Designer to join the Product Development team. You will be primary responsible for creating puzzle cut designs using CAD, art working using Adobe Creative Suite and assisting in the NPD process. They will also consider working partly in the office and partly from home remotely.

Additional responsibilities for the Product Designer include:

• Assisting with product testing and quality control
• Creatively working to specifications and briefs
• Working closely with other teams to ensure a high-quality final product
• Providing quality control over own work
• Managing the complete product design lifecycle from brainstorming and concept development to project management and production

The competencies needed to perform the role of Product Designer successfully include:

• The ability to work to briefs and collaborate with cross-functional team members
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Demonstrable enthusiasm, drive, and self-motivation
• Thinking creatively to produce new ideas
• Excellent planning and organisational skills - ability to manage own workload
• The ability to suggest own ideas and improvements to products
• The ability to work independently on several projects simultaneously to tight deadlines

Experience needed for the Product Designer role:

• 1-2 years of experience as a Product Designer / Graphic Designer
• Degree or equivalent in Product Design / Graphic Design or related field
• Strong CAD and Adobe Creative Suite (mainly Photoshop and InDesign) skills
• Knowledge of working on both PC and Mac

Working hours: 9am - 5.30pm Monday - Friday.
Salary is c£25k plus 25 days holiday, contributory pension, social events and annual puzzle allowance. Also a continual supply of chocolates, cakes and bacon rolls!

Due to their location you will need your own car in order to get to work and there is free onsite parking.

If you would like to find out more and apply please send in your CV and Portfolio to recruit@careersindesign.com and one of our consultants will get back to you.