Graduate Trainee Designer

Tradex Home Improvements Ltd are seeking a Graduate Trainee Designer in their Luxury Kitchen showroom in South East Kent.

This is a supportive role to the Senior Designers with the long term aim for supportive training to become a fully-fledged Designer. This position is paying £26,000 per annum with quarterly bonus scheme.

Trainee Designer duties:

• Use of internal systems including CAD drawing systems (training will be provided)
• Assist in drawing new plans/designs based on customer/client brief
• Supporting the senior designers with ordering processes/liaising with our manufacturing colleagues in Germany and completion of technical drawings for customer/client projects
• Supporting contractors and Senior Designers with site visits and surveys along with delivery of products to end users.
• Lead taking, booking design appointments and presenting designs to clients/customers
• Administration support for showroom lead marketing activities
• Engaging with walk in customers and ensuring our customers receive the highest level of customer service
• Answering the phone and dealing with daily enquires and customer/client enquiries throughout a project
• Ensuring the showroom is maintained to a high level

Trainee Designer requirements:

• Knowledge of design using CAD software is beneficial but not essential as training on our product design system (Winner) will be provided
• Proactive with a desire to learn and develop in the role
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to prioritise work and manage multiple tasks
• Good communication and presentation skills and IT literate
• Ability to work as part of a team and independently
• Personable, friendly and confident with a can do attitude
• Driving Licence

What's on Offer:

• Salary: £26,000 + quarterly bonus scheme
• Company pension scheme
• 20 days’ holiday a year plus bank holidays
• Opportunity for ongoing training and development
• Full time. 5 Days a week to include Saturday morning 08:30am – 12:45pm. Every other Wednesday as additional day off but flexible for what may suit the candidate.