Furniture Installer
3 months ago
Industria Personnel are recruiting on behalf of Hammonds Furniture, they've been helping people transform their homes for over 90 years, designing and installing fitted furniture. They bring order and calm to everyday lives.
As a family business working nationwide they have ambitious plans for growth. They are proud to manufacture all their furniture in Leicestershire offering their customers a comprehensive design, manufacture and installation service.
You will need to demonstrate an ability to work independently and take responsibility for all aspects of the installation process. You must be able to communicate effectively with customers and other members of the team.
In return for your hard work, you will be rewarded with:
* Starting rate £220 with opportunity for career progression to increase upto £260 per day
* Weekend working bonus payment of up to an extra £150
* All your consumables (screws/fixings/hardware) provided (Own tools required)
* 5 weeks visibility of work schedule along with visibility of plans
* Installations booked in accordance with your skill level as well as field based technical support
* All-inclusive product training at their training academy
* Fast payments - 75% of your fit price is processed on the day you start the job
* Weekly payments - payments processed and paid to you weekly in arrears
* Quarterly pay review with the opportunity to increase earnings
* No admin required - all jobs managed through their fitter app
* Working hours between 8am-4pm
The requirements you will need;
* Minimum of 2 years’ experience in fitted furniture installation (You will be required to undergo a scribe assessment prior to attending their residential training course)
* Full driving licence access to a large van (Long Wheelbase vehicle)
* A good level of physical fitness
* iPhone (For the fitter app)
* First class carpentry/joinery skills
* Access to storage space/a lock up if you live more than 25 miles from one of their Regional Service centres
Once you have applied for the role;
Our Recruiter will be in touch to screen your application and arrange a WhatsApp video interview (which takes no longer than 30 mins). The purpose of the interview is to determine if you meet our criteria; skilled installer, responsible service provider, customer focused.
If you meet Hammonds criteria, we then arrange a scribe test at your nearest Regional Service Centre. A scribe test is a short assessment of your ability to scribe our furniture. You will be required to bring your own tools and equipment to complete the test. This takes no longer than 90 minutes. At this point you’ll need to bring evidence of your Right to Work and Public Liability Insurance.
Once you’ve passed the scribe test, we will invite you to their all-inclusive residential course (4-day course running Monday – Thursday) for a product familiarisation and Hammonds immersion course. (Travel, accommodation & meals will be paid for & you will be paid £100 per day for attending). This ensures you have the bespoke skills and knowledge to represent our business and work at a reasonable pace with exceptional quality and service.
We will then arrange 2 weeks shadow training in your local area – This is paid training at £120 per day plus travel expenses). This gives you a sense of the flow of a typical day and helps you build some peer relationships.
After you complete the shadow training (week 4 onwards) you will start to be allocated work based on your stipulated availability at our standard day rate. At this point you will be supported by a Hammonds’ Divisional Manager, with the additional support of the Training and Support team remotely.
Following your application, we write to confirm how we will provide our recruitment services to you. 1. Upon applying you agree for Industria Personnel Services Ltd to seek employment as a Self-employed Fitter 2. You authorise Industria Personnel Services Ltd to seek work on your behalf. 3. Industria Personnel Services Ltd will provide you with permanent recruitment services and in doing so we will act as an employment agency as defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973. 4. In order to provide recruitment services to you Industria Personnel Services will have to process your personal data. In doing so we will comply at all times with data protection laws. Thank you for selecting Industria Personnel Services Ltd and should you have any queries or require any further information on the services we provide please contact Katie Robbins on (phone number removed). These Terms are governed by the law of [England & Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland] and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts of [England & Wales/Scotland/Northern Ireland