Trainee or Experienced Frame Designer

2 weeks ago

Totnes, United Kingdom Carpenter Oak Ltd Full time

**About Carpenter Oak**:
Carpenter Oak have been the industry leaders in the design and handcrafting of timber frame buildings for over 30 years. With workshops and offices in Devon and Scotland, we have around 50 employees, with plans to expand the team over the next 12 months.

As a business, we are on a journey to Employee Ownership, which gives all of us a voice, and a stake, in our current and future success. This is a very exciting time of growth for Carpenter Oak and we have some fantastic opportunities for talented people to join the team.

**About the role**:
The role of Trainee - or more experienced - Frame Designer offers a rare and unique opportunity to work with and learn from our expert frame designers.

The primary focus of the role will be to support the technical design team, working with frame designers, engineers, end-users and project managers on the design of timber structures.

With their guidance and support, you will progress to become a competent frame designer in your own right, able to take full responsibility for the design of complex timber frames. This, of course, will be very dependent on the experience and aptitude of the successful applicant.

**Main responsibilities**:

- Work with Project Managers to ensure high quality, exceptional designs are taken from concept stage to construction.
- Deliver high quality plans & technical drawings.
- Produce production drawings for workshop manufacture.
- Develop a thorough understanding of all elements of the business from marketing through sales, design, manufacturing to installation.
- Working with architects, engineers and other external professionals employed by our clients, as well as other designers and carpenters.
- Selection of appropriate materials and manufacturing techniques to fulfil the project brief.
- Aid in the handover from the design phase into the workshop.
- Occasional site-work erecting frames with the carpentry team.

**Essential requirements**:
**General characteristics and skills**
- Passion for design, timber, carpentry and ecological building.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Self-motivated, a good problem solver and able to work on own initiative.
- Excellent time management and ability to prioritise tasks without supervision.
- Flexibility to undertake tasks outside of the general role.
- Open and honest.

**Technical skills and ability**
- Ability to interpret architectural / engineering drawings.
- Robust knowledge of AutoCAD is essential.
- Ability to work collaboratively within a multi-disciplined environment
- Experience of the construction industry is desirable.
- Understanding of traditional and contemporary carpentry techniques.
- Any experience of using other CAD packages such as Revit and Sketchup would be advantageous.
- Good proficiency in Microsoft and Google Workspace.
- A full UK driving license.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £24,000.00-£34,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Remote interviews can take place if required at the time, according to government guidelines.

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 28/02/2023
Reference ID: TFDCO

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