Humres Technical Recruitment Limited

Project Assistant (Furniture)

Location: England

Type: Permanent

Salary: £35,000 to 40,000 Per Year

Posted on: 21/05/2024

Our client is a luxurious homeware brand that manufactures bespoke high-end furniture as well as offering a carefully curated menagerie of interior décor and accessories to complete your project.

Job Summary:

  • Office based Internal project management of site-based projects.
  • Overall responsibility for Aftercare and transport resources for both site and supply only customers.
  • Responsibility for scheduling installation and delivery assets, working closely with the Sales Order Scheduler and Production Management.

Responsibilities:

  • Supervision of the Assistant
  • Aftercare and Warranty issues. Scheduling of site-based work.
  • Prioritising their work and objectives each week.
  • It also includes any training or support required to achieve their tasks.
  • Arranging cover and support for the role during any absence or holiday
  • Pro-active, Single point of contact for customer PM’s to call off site deliveries and installations.
  • Contract management for live projects, ensuring any variations or costs are captured and reported.
  • Booking vehicles for timeslots on site.
  • Booking all labour for surveys, loadouts, fitting and Project Management on site.
  • Communicating all agreed product demand within standard lead times with the Factory Planning team.
  • Reporting completed/signed off plots to the Finance Team and the Installation Manager
  • Responsibility for contracts, insurance, and maintenance of all vehicles
  • Promoting and maintaining health & safety in line with legislation and best practice.
  • Responsible for staff appraisals, performance reviews, grievance and disciplinary.
  • To oversee the reporting of weekly / monthly KPI’s.
  • Commercial responsibility to achieve set budgets and work within agreed costs.

Qualifications & Experience:

  • MS Excel, Word, Outlook, Microsoft Office
  • CSCS to allow site attendance when required.
  • Full driving licence
  • Strong organisational skills
  • Full understanding of transport and logistics requirements for a manufacturing environment
  • Full understanding of how site works and the requirements to supply product and services to a schedule.