SYR are representing a niche & specialist automotive company looking for a Fit out Operative who specialise in one or more trades.
We are looking for a highly skilled person to join our team of coach builders converting and maintaining high-end luxury leisure vehicles.
Requirements
• 20+ years of experience
• Proven experience in carpentry (to a cabinet making standard), coach building, welding & fabricating with advanced knowledge of the application of these skills to luxury vehicles and/or yachts (ideally luxury leisure or utility vehicles)
• Ideally experience and knowledge of AC and DC electrical installation, leisure vehicle heating, air conditioning and hot and cold water installation.
• Needs to have a keen eye for detail and the ability to work to an extremely high finish • Must be reliable and have good time keeping
• Must be able to work well in a team
• Must have the ability to fault find and problem solve
• NVQ Level 3 in Carpentry (or experience demonstrating similar competency)
• Good understanding of Health and Safety at work (with relevant training course certificates)
• Ideally with background in one or more of the following luxury market sectors - luxury leisure vehicles, high-end yachts/motorboats, bespoke horse boxes with living quarters, custom built film and TV location vehicles and hand-crafted private jet interior fit out
Examples of ideal skills and experience
• High-end cabinet making and fine finish joinery including assembly and installation
• Layout and construction of internal furniture (beds, kitchens, tables, bathrooms, bulkheads, etc)
• Design, cutting, bending and construction of complex parts using metal, wood, Corian,and other materials
• Hot glue edge banding
• Scribing of high value panels to a fine tolerance
• Resin and Granite, Quartz, Corian worktop templating and installation
• High pressure laminate and solid wood worktop mitring and installation
• Design flooring installation (Karndean, Amtico)
• Wall and floor tiling to a fine tolerance
• Upholstery, vinyl work and trimming of panels and seats to an advance level
• 12v, 24v and 240v AC and DC distribution and charge circuit design, installation, alternation, battery isolation
• Solar charge circuit systems installation
• Hot and cold water system (e.g. toilets, sinks and showers) and diesel installation
• Air conditioning and heating, and diesel installation
• Ancillary item installation, skylights, fans, bonded windows, Internal and external doors, etc
• Slide room construction and installation
• Sheet metal, box section and aluminium fabrication including cutting, folding, manual bending and MIG welding
• Installation and repair of doors, locks and latches
• Lamp to LED conversions, CanBus
• Installation of AV equipment
• Auxiliary and habitation appliance installation service and repair
• Reconfiguration of chassis parts (relocation of fuel tanks, air tanks, battery carriers, etc)
• Fibreglass mould making, part production, part replication, repair, preparation, filing and sanding • Body and structural accident and corrosion repair work
• Installation of various coverings (Rubber, EVA, PVC, Carpet, Vinyl