22k to 34k depending on skills and experience
Summary
Graduate Junior Foodservice Designer
CHR Foodservice Equipment is a multi-award-winning kitchen design house and catering equipment provider delivering best-in-class solutions to a wide variety of chefs & stakeholders across the hospitality sector, based out of our offices in Bamber Bridge, Preston, which we established 30 years ago.
From a single piece of equipment to a full turn-key solution, we treat every project with the same care and efficiency, creating industry-leading results for our customers, partners, and team. Our work includes cutting-edge design and build projects for over 20 Michelin Starred restaurants, alongside clients in stadia, the NHS, staff catering, blue chip, and education sectors. We are well-versed in working with main contractors, architects, and Mechanical and Electrical contractors.
We continue to lead innovation and introduced the first fully energy-efficient all-electric kitchen back in 2010. Now we deliver fully energy-optimized kitchens and have created the first connected kitchen to help our customers understand both cost to run and the carbon footprint, with our continual aim to help our customers deliver Net Zero.
The Role
We are looking to recruit a Graduate Junior Foodservice Designer to join our expanding design team. You will be responsible for supporting our Design and Project Directors with the production of project deliverables and technical design information that ensures the smooth delivery and running of projects. As importantly, we want your voice, your ideas, and your commitment to help us all continually improve as a team.
Working closely as a team, you will also be responsible for technical coordination with architects, interior designers, and MEP consultants to ensure projects are properly detailed and specified, ensuring fully costed models are available to our stakeholders.
This role will also involve site visits during the construction phase and installation to fully understand the process and to continually improve your knowledge and personal development, alongside visiting key manufacturing facilities and day-to-day contact with the best suppliers in the food service industry.
Working on some of the most prestigious hospitality projects across many sectors, you will have the opportunity to learn and build on your skills within a collaborative supporting team that consistently delivers, with a real focus on ensuring sustainability continues to be at the heart of everything we do.
The wide range of salary advertised reflects that we would accept applications from both new to industry candidates as well as very experienced industry candidates, as we have more than one role to fill.
The Applicant
Please forward your CV to us. NO AGENCIES.
This is a role that will allow the successful candidate to hone and develop their technical design skills, providing a long-term career development path where you will be supported throughout within our learning & development program supported by our Trade Association CEDA.
Required Experience
WHO ARE YOU: An ambitious graduate, training or working as a 3D designer, with a very good work ethic, who wishes to be part of the hospitality industry that you may not have thought about previously. You might be a recent graduate from a Product Design or Interior Design course, or a similar degree that involves 3D CAD or Revit design background, or you may be a more experienced designer.
Note: Experienced design professionals with a minimum of 5 years commercial kitchen project/design experience.
• A good understanding of Food & Beverage and how kitchens and restaurants work and operate.
• Knowledge of the catering equipment market and familiarity with a wide range of manufacturers.
• An understanding of MEP associated with commercial kitchens.
• A self-driven individual who is naturally curious and wants to learn more.
Key Skills & Attributes
* Possess excellent listening & communication skills.
* Ability to prioritize and forward plan to manage your time and mitigate risk.
* Work under pressure in a composed & organized manner.
* A creative eye and a good attention to detail.
* An excellent understanding of Revit is essential.
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