Installation Manager

Area Kitchen Installations Manager North East

We have recruited for this company for almost 20 years, we can provide you with the best support throughout the application process, fast-track your CV to the hiring manager and give you the best guidance to be successful in your interview - Call us to discuss the salary and how to proceed!

Company Car (you must have a full UK Licence)

Holidays: 33 days per year including statutory bank holidays

We are looking to recruit people who live in the Durham area, ideally no further than 20 miles from the perimeter as youll be covering Durham, Middlesborough, Hartlepool and surrounding areas

We are only able to accept applicants who possess the following:

• Knowledge of kitchen installations and managing people, including subcontractors
• A CSCS card and SSSTS certificate

• A hands-on approach to management, excellent interpersonal, organisational and time-management skills

Role overview:

As the Area Kitchen Installations Manager, you will be fully responsible for overseeing and managing the installation service within the region. Your role will involve delivering exceptional service to clients, coordinating subcontracted fitters to meet demand, ensuring all work adheres to company quality standards, and guaranteeing that project timelines are met.

You will manage a large team of sub-contractor fitters and your responsibility will be to organise this team and to ensure that everything gets fitted on time.Part of your role will include visiting the sites before the kitchens are delivered to ensure that the kitchens will fit properly and to check details such as whether the property has been plastered and is ready for the kitchen to be fitted.

Key responsibilities of the Area Installation Manager will include:

• Co-ordinating Installation Teams to meet the demanding quality and service requirements
• Recruiting sub-contract labour to provide an adequate fitter capacity
• Ensuring area performance targets are achieved
• Administrative duties in accordance with the role such as plot-related documentation

You must:

• Be able to communicate confidently with people at all levels and be personally presentable at all times
• Be self-motivated and willing to work as part of a dynamic team
• Be able to working under pressure to maintain deadlines
• Be computer literate

Nice to have but not essential:

• IOSH
• Understanding of what a build program is, and what LADs are

Company Overview:

Our client is a privately owned manufacturer of fitted kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture within the UK; the organisation has been in operation for over 50 years and experience growth year on year. They have been successful in winning various tenders to supply fitted kitchens for the ongoing refurbishment of Council owned properties throughout the country as well as supplying furniture to major house builders like Barratts, David Wilson, Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon Homes.It is in this building division area of the business that our client requires an experienced Area Kitchen Installations Manager to manage the fit of approximately 30-50 Kitchens per week.