Details:
- Salary: £17 - Hour
- Job Type: Permanent
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: KT3 Coombe Vale Greater London
- Date: 1 week ago
Description:
Metal Restorer / General Operative
Our client Thornhill Galleries is a small business that specialises in antique, reproduction and bespoke fireplaces, based in New Malden (KT3). They are currently looking to add to the team and require someone with metal working experience. Please see an outline of the role requirements below. Although they don’t expect applicants to be experienced in all of the items below, a background of working with metal is a requirement. The applicant would ideally have a full driving license and be comfortable driving a long wheel-based Transit van.
Role Outline:
* Metalwork to include working alongside our experienced metal restorer restoring and polishing fireplace accessories purchased, cutting steel sheets and cast iron panels, grinding, welding, drilling and tapping, sand blasting, working with various hand tools. Full instruction will be given, but some metalwork experience is required.
* Deliveries and collections in company van.
* Stone and marble work to include cutting and polishing fireplace hearths and slips, polishing and preparing stone / marble fireplaces. (Training will be supplied but any previous experience of working with machinery should be mentioned upon application).
* Assisting our fireplace installer with offsite fireplace fixing as required.
Warehouse management:
* Manage pallet racking and restoration area and car park pallet racking
* Unpacking fireplaces and accessories from shipping crates
* Driving forklift (relevant training will be provided)
* Unloading and loading deliveries and collections
* Cleaning and maintaining bench saw and dust extraction units
* Weekly rubbish and recycling collections
* General cleaning and tiding of the workshops, pallet racking, car park and other communal areas
Showroom Management:
* Standing up / taking down fireplaces
* Recording stock locations of fireplaces and accessories accurately
* General cleaning and tiding of the showroom
There will be an opportunity to learn metal polishing and restoration skills and the company employs a full-time stone mason who would be on hand to teach you the basics in marble and stone work. However, any previous experience in stone work would be a bonus - please state when applying.
Prospective Applicants Must…
* Have a full driver’s licence and be confident to drive the company van (long wheel based Sprinter)
* Ideally have experience in driving a forklift
* Experience in heavy lifting
* Have a positive attitude and complete tasks quickly and efficiently
* Be thorough and have very good attention to detail
* Be trustworthy
* Be good communicators on phone/text/Whatsapp
* Have a pleasant manner with colleagues and customers
* Have exceptional timekeeping
* Be wanting full time employment for an extended period of time
* Be able to multitask and have a keen interest in working within a small business and therefore be able to switch between tasks quickly
* Any background of the following should be highlighted upon application:
* Metal work
* Marble work
Further Details:
40 working hours per week (Usually 8.30am – 5:00pm which includes a 30 minute unpaid lunch break. Some extra hours may be necessary, this would be discussed prior to the position being offered
£17 per hour
Company pension scheme offered (not compulsory)
On site parking is offered
Based in New Malden/Kingston area (KT3 3NE)