Document Controller, Design and Operations Assistant

Document Controller, Design and Operations Assistant
Reading, Berkshire (with remote working options)

About Us

Driven by innovation, Sapphire Balconies is the nation’s leading balcony specialist. We’re a well-established family firm who are passionate about challenging traditional methods and going above and beyond to deliver an unrivalled service.

We are currently looking for a Document Controller, Design and Operations Assistant to join our talented team in Reading and play a key role in the improvement of our internal processes.

The Benefits

- Salary of £22,000 - £30,000 DOE
- Quarterly bonus and private medical insurance (after probation)
- 22 days’ holiday per annum plus Bank Holidays
- Remote working options

This is an outstanding opportunity for an operations or design-focused individual from a construction background to take their next step and advance further along their career path with our growing company.

We believe that to attract and retain the best, we need to provide a great work environment where employees can thrive. We promote a healthy work/life balance, offer flexible start and finish times and support each other to achieve our goals.

The Role

As a Document Controller, Design and Operations Assistant, you will play a critical role within our operations, improving Contract Design Managers’ ability to deliver projects and supporting the Operations Team with projects and workflow, document control and reporting.

Assisting Contract Design Managers, you will ensure they have the correct information and the end product they deliver is high quality, on or below budget and satisfies the customers. You will help to produce correct and accurate drawings and schedules to support procurement, production and logistics activities and ensure all documentation is up to date.

Incorporating document control, logistics planning, procurement/manufacturing schedules, project budgets and cost plans and project procurement, your role will be varied and engaging, allowing you to develop and grow professionally.

About You

To be considered as a Document Controller, Design and Operations Assistant, you will need:

- At least two years’ experience in similar construction operational or design assistant roles, ideally with a balcony or façade company
- Good knowledge of, and skills with, MS Office, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Project and Visio
- A BTEC, A Levels or equivalent qualification(s)

AutoCAD, Inventor, SolidWorks or Solid Edge CAD experience would be beneficial to your application. Document control experience would also be advantageous.

Other organisations may call this role Operations Assistant, Construction Operations Assistant, Design Technician, Junior Designer, Operations Co-ordinator, Design Co-ordinator, or Document Co-ordinator.

Webrecruit and Sapphire Balconies are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.

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