About the company Blacks Visual Merchandising were established in 1998 and are an industry leading retail design and manufacturing house. Comprising of a design studio in the heart of London, and our offices and busy factory situated near the quintessential village of Wetherby, in North Yorkshire. Our factory is the workplace of over 50 skilled craftspeople, equipped with the latest technology, to ensure that we produce everything in-house to an exceptional standard for our customers.
We are a people-centred organisation that has one eye on our customers’ needs and one eye on the needs of our amazing employees to ensure that the hard work required within the business does not go unnoticed.
We’re looking for a friendly, experienced, and organised LED Department Manager to look after the entire lifecycle of our LED projects — from design and production through to installation and ongoing maintenance. This is a hands-on, leadership role where you’ll use both your technical know-how and your people skills to deliver high-quality LED solutions for our retail clients across the UK and Europe.
You’ll take the lead in making sure our LED team is supported and that projects run smoothly, including:
· Supervising the design, manufacturing, and installation of bespoke LED projects.
· Keeping projects on track — making sure they’re completed on time, to budget, and to the client’s requirements.
· Creating and delivering training to help the team grow their skills.
· Liaising with clients, suppliers, designers, and project managers, building strong and positive relationships.
· Supporting the PM team with costing and planning.
· Providing hands-on help and technical support to clients during installation, on-site or in-house.
· Carrying out occasional site visits, fixing any on-site problems, and making sure our work is always high quality.
· Helping manage overtime and identify any bottlenecks — and then working together to improve processes.
· Solid knowledge of LED technology, electrical systems, and installation techniques.
· Familiarity with health & safety and electrical standards.
· Willingness to travel and work outside of standard hours if needed.
· Full UK driving licence.
Is flexible and embraces new ideas, technologies, and ways of working.
· Keeps one eye on commercial priorities and looks for ways to improve.
· Compensation
A competitive salary
· 28 days annual leave, including bank holidays, increasing with length of service
· Birthday leave
· Corporate events
· Private medical insurance
· Office Fruit
Monday – Thursday 07.