Job Title: Joinery Project and General Manager
Location: At the company’s workshop in Bethnal Green E2 with site visits. Opportunity for part home-working
Salary: £50k+ p/year, salary based on experience. Performance bonuses. Equity scheme.
Job Type: Full-Time / Permanent
Benjamin’s Workshop is a bespoke joinery company based in Bethnal Green E2.
We provide fitted furniture to residential and commercial customers across London. Primarily we supply kitchens, wardrobes, commercial cabinetry as well as other bespoke joinery items. Our client base consists of professionals; established designers, main contractors – as well as high end users.
On the back of our high-quality product and service we have grown rapidly since 2021 when we were founded, recently moving to a new, larger, workshop where we have made investments to bring all aspects of production in-house.
The team currently consists of Managing Director, Joinery Project/ General Manager, Workshop Manager / Head Joiner, Joinery CAD Designer, Workshop team x 5, Installation team, and Accounts.
The Role:
In a nutshell the Joinery Project and General Manager, alongside the other members of the management team, will lead Benjamin’s Workshop through a period of continued growth over the coming period, as we undertake larger projects and aim to establish the company among the most in-demand joinery workshops in London.
Joinery Project and General Manager is responsible for ensuring the day-to-day operations of the company run smoothly. It is a proactive, diverse, management role.
The key areas of responsibility are as follows:
- A, Project Management – Manage the operational and logistical aspects of the company’s projects
- B, Team Management – Motivate and support, and act as the first point of company contact
- C, Pricing – Provide clients with quotes, secure sales
- D, Finance and Back Office – Financial and back office administration
Responsibilities in more detail:
– A, Project Management – Manage the operational and logistical aspects of the company‘s projects
Proactively drive the company’s projects forward and communicate with clients and all stakeholders around key project information and milestones. Source materials for projects including timber, hardware, finishing products. Work with the team to find solutions for unusual or challenging elements. Manage subcontracted aspects. Co-ordinate with site managers. Manage installation team and associated logistics. Provide client paperwork when required eg insurance, RAMS. Manage post-installation snagging. Support workshop team to complete on schedule. Oversee quality control both in the workshop and on site.
– B, Team Management – Motivate, support, and act as the first point of company contact.
Maintain a consistent management presence at the workshop. Ensure the team have all resources required to complete projects.
Communicate deadlines and motivate the team to meet them. Provide HR and welfare support where required and administration such as logging holidays, illness etc. Lead weekly team and production meetings. Organise staff away days and social events.
– C, Pricing – Provide clients with quotes, secure sales
Respond to enquiries from new and existing clients, research and provide costing information required. Issue quotes and follow up. See initial queries through to confirmed sales. Attend pre-confirmation project development meetings.
– D, Finance and administration – Financial and back office administration
Issue invoice paperwork through all stages of the project. Process supplier payments and team payroll. Manage the company credit cards. Monitor company phone, email and post. Manage shared cloud files, keep tidy and archive expired projects and obsolete information.
Skills and Attributes:
- Highly motivated with the drive to meet the challenges of a rapidly growing company
- Exceptional organisational skills
- Highly effective manager
- Deep understanding of joinery production
- Experienced project manager
- Pricing and sales experience
- Ability to read architectural drawings, and extract info required
- Excellent numerical skills and high standard of ability on spreadsheet software
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- A collaborator and leader who actively enjoys helping and educating others
- Methodical, detail-oriented person
- Superb customer service skills
- Friendly demeanor and positive, problem-solving, attitude
Benefits:
- 28 days holiday per year
- Performance bonus
- Equity scheme
Please click on the APPLY button to submit your CV for this role.
Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK.
