Product Designer Job in East Of England, Anglia UK
Senior Product Designer
A fabulous opportunity for an experienced and exceptional bespoke product designer to strengthen the existing dynamic and highly skilled team of craftsmen and professionals. Their shared vision and commitment to producing the highest quality bespoke furniture and joinery, have established the design office and workshop as suppliers to the world's best and most respected interior designers and architects. Continued success and growth has created the need for an additional member to this team.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
• Initial brief is taken from the Drawing Office Manager and Project Managers.
• Interpret surveys, schedules and other contractor's drawings to develop furniture and joinery drawings co-ordinated with related site structures, trades, hard ware and specialist items.
• Resolve technical detail, remove ambiguity and produce working drawings and specifications in accordance with company standards for client presentation, manufacture and site installation.
• Generate a range of innovative solutions to design engineering problems, involving new approaches and insights.
• Material purchase specifications are to be created for each job and submitted to the purchasing department in readiness for manufacture and installation.
• Quantify challenges by analysing sources of information and make supported judgements to produce workable solutions.
• Build maintain knowledge of relevant product areas and new technology by sharing expertise and driving professional development.
• Exceed expectations for time and specification deliverables to the Project Manager.
• Consistently meets and exceeds project goals while achieving a high standard for quality and productivity
Person Specification
• Precise with amazing attention to detail.
• Cooperate with team members of different disciplines.
• Communicate in a meticulous, adaptable and organised way.
• Passionate about good design.
• Works productively in a high pressure environment, adapting to changing circumstances and maintaining a positive outlook.
• Demonstrate an interest in the contribution of others, communicating proactively and building team spirit.
• Technical and commercial appreciation of what is required for efficient manufacture and installation.
Qualifications and Experience
• A high grade degree (BA or BSc) in a discipline relevant to design engineering, or equivalent.
• Must have worked in a furniture and joinery environment.
• Must demonstrate familiarity with the complete design process including scale, proportion, and ergonomics.
• Proficient in SolidWorks, generally very IT literate with working knowledge of Excel, word and Outlook.
• Integrating specialist materials such as metalwork, leather etc. into the construction of furniture.