Kitchen Designer

The Role

A very exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of Ireland’s leading furniture manufacturer, based in Ardee, Co Louth.

We are recruiting for an experienced kitchen designer with ideally a qualification in interior designer or related field.

You will have:

• 3rd level qualification in Furniture and/or Design related
• Proven track record (3 years) in the kitchen and fitted furniture industry or similar business.
• Proven experience in technical design with kitchens to produce detailed production drawings.
• Strong computer skills in MS Office 365 (Excel, PowerPoint etc.)
• Design Software such as AutoCAD, Fusion, SketchUp, Revit, Solidworks (Swood) or similar systems.
• Proven ability to measure and take accurate site measurements
• Strong product knowledge within the kitchen sector
• Innovative design skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in understand customer’s needs, which will enable you to generate creative ideas and solutions to fulfil our clients’ requirements
• Good understanding of business and client relations; experience in preparing quotes and sourcing products & materials
• Portfolio of previous work
• Ability to solve problems and co-ordination issues.
• Solid organisational skills, including multitasking and time management
• Manage sensitive information and maintain confidentiality at all times
• Ability to listen, absorb, take and follow instruction along with a positive, can-do attitude
• Fluent English (oral and written)
• The ability to work independently, in a team environment and support team colleagues
• The organisational skills to be able to prioritise workload

This position will ensure that you use your experience, your skills, and your expertise to:

• Guide clients from the initial point of contact to initial design consultation to final design and fitting, understanding their requirements and exceeding their expectations
• Take full responsibility for the project from inception to completion communicating with every area of our business to ensure every step is completed.

We can offer:

• Career progression
• 5 day working week (early finish on Friday circa 1pm)
• 22 Annual Leave Days
• Flexible holidays
• Free car parking
• Bike to work scheme
• Contributory pension (on completion of probation)