Operative

The Company:

Rype Office is a rapidly growing and award-winning office furniture remanufacturing company based in High Wycombe. We are seeking a full-time permanent operative to work in our manufacturing facility.

Your principal duty will be remanufacturing high quality used furniture to as-new condition.

You will be working with a great team of talented staff who are very good at their job, who respect and support each other; you will be a part of this supportive growing team

Location: The role will be based at Rype Office’s premises at High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.

Remuneration: Competitive and dependent on experience.

Position:

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who wants variety of work, enjoys working with their hands, is a good team player and is also able to work independently, enjoys problem solving, and, most of all, takes pride in their work.

As the business grows there will be opportunity to further advance your skills and future career opportunities.

We are looking for an energetic, hands-on person with good attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities:

Working as an operative, your key responsibilities will include remanufacturing office furniture and general workshop duties. This could include:

• Resizing furniture including sawing and drilling table frames
• Disassembly and reassembly of office chairs, desks, and pedestals
• Spray painting including surface preparation, masking, painting, and lacquering
• Protecting and packing finished products
• Loading and unloading vans
• Keeping the workshop facility as a clean and safe place to work.

The role can be labour intensive, particularly when loading and unloading trucks/vans. Although our processes use lifting aids including an electric pedestrian pallet stacker, you will need to be comfortable lifting up to 20 kg repeatedly. To be chosen for this role, you will be reliable and hardworking, with a flexible can-do attitude. And share our clients interest in recycling and reducing waste.

Essential skills and qualifications:

• Willing and able to learn to use specialised tools, equipment and techniques in line with our remanufacturing techniques
• Able to work varied hours, which may include occasional work out-of-hours and weekends
• This is a physical role so you must be capable of lifting objects repeatedly during the loading and unloading process
• Eligible to work in the UK

Desired skills:

• Experience and, ideally, trained in a related trade (e.g. carpentry, fitting, engineering, spray painting, handyman, furniture manufacture)

The successful candidate will:

• Enjoy doing DIY projects and working with their hands
• Be passionate about producing high quality work
• Be known for getting things done – and doing them properly
• Focus on the details – attention to detail is vital for our reputation
• Be a practical problem-solver
• Willing to help colleagues in related tasks
• Be well-presented and polite and considerate of others

To Apply: Send your application, comprising a CV and a cover letter sharing with us your experience and why you are the best candidate for this role to Edna at jobs@rypeoffice.com.