Marble & Stone Restorer / General Operative
Thornhill Galleries is a small business that specialises in antique, reproduction and bespoke fireplaces, based in New Malden (KT3). We are currently looking to add to the team and require someone with marble and/or stone working experience. Please see an outline of the role requirements below. Although we don’t expect applicants to be experienced in all of the items below, a background of working with marble/stone is a requirement. The applicant would ideally have a full driving license and be comfortable driving a long wheel-based van.
Role Outline
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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).
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Deliveries and collections in company van.
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Assisting our fireplace installer with offsite fireplace fixing as required.
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Warehouse management:
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Manage pallet racking and restoration area and car park pallet racking
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Unpacking fireplaces and accessories from shipping crates
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Driving forklift (relevant training will be provided)
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Unloading and loading deliveries and collections
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Cleaning and maintaining bench saw and dust extraction units
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Weekly rubbish and recycling collections
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General cleaning and tiding of the workshops, pallet racking, car park and other communal areas
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Showroom Management:
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Standing up / taking down fireplaces
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Recording stock locations of fireplaces and accessories accurately
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General cleaning and tiding of the showroom
Prospective Applicants Must…
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Have at least one years of experience with stone and/or marble work.
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Have a full driver’s licence and be confident to drive the company van
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Ideally have experience in driving a forklift
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Experience in heavy lifting
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Have a positive attitude and complete tasks quickly and efficiently
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Be thorough and have very good attention to detail
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Be trustworthy
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Be good communicators on phone/text/Whatsapp
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Have a pleasant manner with colleagues and customers
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Have exceptional timekeeping
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Be wanting full time employment for an extended period of time
Further Details
40 working hours per week (Usually 8.30am – 5:00pm which includes a 30 minute unpaid lunch break.
£17 per hour. Possibly more if the applicant has very good experience.
Company pension scheme offered (not compulsory)
On site parking is offered
Based in New Malden/Kingston area (KT3)