Furniture designer - united kingdom, leeds, west yorkshire

furniture designer

salary: circa £32 to £36k subject to experience

full time

leeds, west yorkshire

our client is a market leader in the hotel furniture industry, working with clients such as hilton, de vere, holiday inn & crowne plaza. with a head office and 60,000 sq.ft factory located just 10 minutes from leeds city centre, they make high specification, bespoke hotel furniture. their ethos is to provide a highly professional working environment with challenging and rewarding projects and opportunity for ongoing personal development.

job purpose

to work collaboratively and independently within the design team to deliver accurate and commercially competitive designs. work with our client’s customers and project managers to interpret their briefs and produce accurate manufacturing drawings. coordinate the ideas of our sales team, project managers, manufacturing department with your own ideas and research.

essential skills required:

2+ years solidworks cad design experience skills and communication skills, enabling you to translate any brief you are given into a commercially viable product design that meets the budget and client’s expectations.furniture design experience demonstrating the ability to produce accurate, detailed production drawings and boms.work well on your own initiative and as part of a team.experience working within tight deadlines whilst accurately delivering the design briefs.managing the designs for multiple projects across the whole project cycle.a strong attention for detailable to communicate effectively with all project stake holders.a proactive and creative thinker.ability to follow design processes and guides.
desirable skills required:

bespoke contract furniture experience; understanding of furniture production methods and materials.experience of the presentation of project designs to clients in support of the sales process.furniture design qualifications.design for manufacturing experience.
if you are hard working with a flexible can-do approach we would love to hear from you, please apply with your c.v. and cover letter detailing why you are a great match for the role.

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