Armthorpe, Doncaster, UK
Salary c£42,000 - c£49,000 per year plus comprehensive bonus scheme
Permanent, full time vacancy
Monday - Friday 40 hours 08:00-16:30
Benefits:
* Competitive salary and bonus scheme
* £450 per season clothing allowance
* 25% discount on Next merchandise
* Up to 15% off Brands including Nike, Adidas, Ted Baker, Converse & North Face
* Up to 75% discount at our staff shops
* Contributory pension scheme
* Company events
* Discounted or free food
* Employee discount
* Free parking
* Health & wellbeing programme
* On-site parking
Where can Next Furniture Manufacturing take you?
Next is one of the UK’s best known high-street retailers and most established online operations. Did you know that we also build and upholster a range of Next sofas in the purpose built manufacturing facility in Armthorpe, Doncaster?
Let’s take it on!
We’re looking to strengthen the team, creating a new Technical Manager role to lead the Design & Development team at Next Furniture Manufacturing. Our CAD Technicians, Development Upholsterers and Design Assistants interpret and prototype new products turning the initial design into reality.
As a strong people focused manager, you will play a crucial role in the success of the sofa manufacturing operation. You will be confident in managing a team and developing a culture of continuous development, collaboration and high standards.
You and your team will be responsible for the initial design review, product sampling, management of technical information and ensuring product quality & compliance.
You’ll be responsible for collaborating with the Head Office buying teams to understand their design requirements and timelines, ensuring that the requirements are achievable and leading your team to meet these objectives.
It is essential we produce every product to the highest standards, fully adhering to legal and ethical guidelines. You will ensure that we have the necessary knowledge and processes in place to achieve compliance in order to ensure we maintain our British Kite Mark accreditation.
About you
As Technical Manager within Manufacturing, you will be able to communicate clearly and effectively; you’ll be working with a diverse range of stakeholders including product technologists, buyers and internal operations colleagues. A proven ability to build strong working relationships and the confidence to influence at all levels is essential.
You will have experience of leading a team either within a Production, Design or Manufacturing environment. You will be confident in managing HR & people issues within a specialist team in a fast paced environment.
Leading by example, you’ll have proven management skills teamed with strong technical skills in CAD/CAM software packages such as Solidworks, Lectra or Alphacam gained in a similar technical management role. Good PC literacy skills and key, notably Google Suite (sheets, docs) or MS Excel and Word.
Minimum Requirements:
* CAD: 1 year (required)
* Management: 1 year (required)
* Ability to commute/relocate: Doncaster: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £42,000.00-£49,000.00 per year
Reference ID: 67460
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