Assistant Kitchen Designer

  • Full-time
  • Kitchen Designers
  • St John's Square Showroom, London

Description

We are looking for someone with a real passion for design and interiors to join our exceptional team of kitchen designers, in an assistant role.

 

deVOL has become synonymous with a distinctive style and understated quality; something our designers are taught and become highly skilled in perfecting for every customer.


Your job will involve assisting and working alongside our senior designers throughout the kitchen design process, including:


  • Drawing up customers' room plans and their requirements to create kitchen layouts, using Draftsight, under the supervision of a Kitchen Designer
  • Assisting and being involved in customer design meetings and ongoing design work
  • Creating customer kitchen quotations using MS Office.
  • Meeting and greeting customers in the showroom as well as answering and directing telephone enquiries.
  • Working with all the deVOL designers to keep the quality of design and service impeccable for every customer.  

Requirements

We would love you to:


  • Have a creative qualification or passion related to furniture or interiors.
  • Be excellent at organising and prioritising your time.
  • Have minimum GCSE grades (or equivalent) of A-C in English and Maths.
  • Have experience working in a customer-facing role.
  • Have a great eye for detail, a flair for design, and a desire to create exceptional work.
  • Prior experience of using CAD software would be beneficial but not essential.


This is a full-time role that begins with a 3–6 month training period based at our Cotes Mill showroom in Leicestershire, set within 12 acres of meadows and riverbanks just outside Loughborough. After the training period, the role will transition to one of our London showrooms.


While training, you’ll be required to work two Saturdays a month, and nearby accommodation can be provided if needed.

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary of £27,000–£30,000 per annum, depending on experience, and during your first year, you will receive focused training in the role, as well as regular performance appraisals where your pay will be reviewed.


After this, we offer annual pay reviews and continued training from our team.


You will receive 22 days of holiday (plus bank holidays), as well as life insurance, a cycle 2 work scheme, and company events.


If you would like to be considered for this position, please apply below with your CV, Cover Letter, and Portfolio of work