A fantastic new opportunity to join & learn this new and varied trade as a Sign Maker and Fitter within our well established and expanding Braintree based company, working alongside our professional and friendly team from Monday to Friday. There is a wide range of mixed duties to hold your interest, where you will learn and assist other team members with:
In-house signage production - duties include hands-on production with application and light fabrication of signs. It may also include using sign making software to produce digital printed & vinyl cut graphics.
Fitting Signs - You will be learning to assist in the fitting side of our business, installing all types of signage in London & South East locations (involving TFL Tube travel and van driving).
Good rates of pay (subject to previous experience or your personal skill set & abilities, with daily overtime available, a monthly bonus option (performance based), paid holiday (including average overtime pay) and excellent long term career prospects (i.e. good potential for promotion) within a steady performing family business (established since 1991).
We are looking for enthusiastic applicants, with a good work ethic, willing to learn this new and exciting trade, which requires good practical 'hands-on' or DIY skills, experience with all general workshop tools, along with a positive, flexible 'can-do' attitude and a good eye for quality & detail (essential).
***Already have sign making or sign fitting experience - give us a call to discuss a position
Duties & Responsibilities:
* Initially working alongside & training with our professional and friendly team of staff.
* Assisting with all aspects of sign production including generation of computer cut vinyl and digitally printed graphics (requires good dexterity for fine work), basic fabrication of signage and processing various application methods through to final product (requires a keen eye for detail).
* Duties will include driving vans, installing interior & exterior signs, which involves use of hand & power tools, with some excavation/digging work (physically demanding), with responsibility for vehicle & tools, and requiring early starts when fitting (we do not normally work weekends).
* Occasionally assisting in other areas of company as required.
Qualifications and Skills:
* Living a maximum of 30 minutes travel during peak times (max. 15 mile radius of Braintree) e.g. Colchester is TOO FAR away (note these applications won't be considered).
* Holder of a full driving license: Note for commercial vehicle insurance purposes the applicant is required to be a minimum age of 25 (with minimum of 5 years experience and max. 3 points on license).
* Must have good experience with a range of general workshop & power tools (within similar practical trades or via DIY work), capable with good problem solving skills and willing to learn new this new trade.
* Would suit candidate with high personal standards, who takes satisfaction from achieving the best possible results, and a job well done.
Benefits:
* Good rates of pay based on your personal abilities and skill set (regular pay reviews in line with your progress, gained capability & experience).
* Daily overtime available for additional earnings.
* We usually avoid any weekend working.
* Monthly performance bonus, following successful completion of probation, you could earn between £100 & £200 extra each month (in addition to your hourly rate - performance based bonus incentive scheme)
* Holiday overtime pay (based on 13 week average earnings)
* Excellent long term career prospects within this family business (est and potential for long term promotion to the right candidate.
Applicants should be enthusiastic with a good work ethic and willing to learn this new trade, which requires good practical hands-on skills (DIY), experience with general workshop tools, along with a positive and flexible 'can-do' attitude, combined with good problem solving skills, and an eye for detail & quality are essential.
***EXPERIENCED SIGN MAKERS - give us a call to discuss becoming part of our team
Job Type: Full-time
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From £26,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Company pension
* Free parking
* On-site parking
Application question(s):
* 1/ Are you located near the Braintree area, living within a maximum of 30 minutes peak time travel & within a 15 mile radius (e.g. COLCHESTER is TOO FAR and will not be considered)? -Please answer accurately as this is crucial for practicality when working 5AM fitting days.
2/ Is the applicant a minimum age of 25? - Please note this age is set / required by our commercial vehicle insurers (minimum of 5 years experience and max. 3 points).
Education:
* GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Experience:
* using basic power tools (drill, saw, grinder etc.): 1 year (required)
* manual site work or exterior fitting: 1 year (preferred)
* manual ground work or excavating (fitting fence posts etc.): 1 year (preferred)
* any type of fine, detailed or 'fiddly' work: 1 year (preferred)
* 'hands-on' general workshop tools: 1 year (required)
* VAN driving: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* 'PAL' Powered Access License (ideal) (preferred)
* 'PASMA' Scaffold Tower License (ideal) (preferred)
* Full Driving Licence for minimum of 5 years (required)
Work Location: On the road