Operative

The Company:

Our mission is to reduce the carbon emissions and cost of office furniture.

We do this by remanufacturing high quality furniture to as-new condition and creating furniture ranges from waste materials. Furniture is the biggest source of carbon emissions in a commercial building – we reduce this by 80% while saving money for clients and creating jobs for local long-term unemployed with disabilities. Our 300+ projects prove that every office can be beautiful, sustainable and cost less.

Your Role:

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’re looking for an energetic, hands-on person with good attention to detail.

Key responsibilities:

Working as an operative, your key responsibilities will 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 clients’ 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.

Your Profile

• 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
• Experience and, ideally, trained in a related trade (e.g. carpentry, fitting, engineering, spray painting, handyman, furniture manufacture)
• Willing and able to learn to use specialised tools, equipment and techniques in line with our remanufacturing techniques
• Eligible to work in the UK

Remuneration:
Competitive and dependent on experience.

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.

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