Permanent – Full Time
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, ongoing development and an opportunity to develop your career. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with an opportunity for flexible working.
30 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, family private medical insurance, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.
In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited, and sustainable.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
A Bit About the Role
Reporting to the Office Supervisor, you will be an integral part of the Manufacturing department, providing general administrative support to meet the department objectives. This will include the accurate and timely processing of information, as well as delivering accurate and timely administration assistance of Manufacturing information, to ensure the product is delivered to a high-quality standard and to agreed timescales.
You will look at the consumption of material on the ERP system and shipping of sales order lines, as well as processing Delivery notes and drawing packages.  Assistance will be required by the Materials Manager in any processes that leads to the successful delivery of product and recording of information relating to Manufacturing. As well as general administration, such as filing and archiving and the generation of purchase order for deliveries.
Your Skills
We are looking for the person to be able prioritise their workload, to ensure a proactive approach to deliver the administration requirements of the department.
You will have the ability to maintain confidential and sensitive information, whilst having excellent attention to detail. You will be well organised and be a great communicator, be flexible in your approach and proficient in Microsoft packages, ie. Word, Excel and Outlook
We will offer you the chance to develop your skills further through our performance management process, giving you the opportunity to progress your career either within Donaldson Timber Systems division or across other divisions within the Donaldson Group.
Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.
Join us on our journey.
A bit about us
Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited and sustainable.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.
Join us and make a difference.
The offsite manufacturing industry in the UK is robust and growing. Over the last 50 years, we’ve built over 150,000 homes, 300 hotels and many schools and medical facilities. We’re growing and we need new people to join us and help us to grow further.
We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure.
We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. This also ensures you’re ready for the next step when it comes along.
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, ongoing training, development, and an opportunity to develop your career with the UK’s leading timber frame manufacturer.
Start Your Future in offsite manufacturing with Donaldson Timber Systems
Build a career that’s hand-on, rewarding, and part of something bigger.
Are you ready to start a new career in a growing, sustainable industry, even if you’ve never worked in construction before?
At Donaldson Timber Systems, we’re offering an exciting opportunity to join our business as a Trainee Manufacturing Technician in timber frame. Learn from over 50 years of expertise in modern methods of construction. We’ll teach you everything you need to know about offsite timber frame manufacturing, from precision assembly and quality control to understanding how homes are built sustainably and efficiently. You’ll receive full training, gain valuable skills, and become part of a team that’s shaping the future of housing in the UK.
What you can expect:
- Full, hands-on training in timber frame manufacturing — no prior experience needed.
- A structured development plan with clear progression to Manufacturing Technician.
- Mentoring from industry experts in one of the UK’s leading timber frame businesses.
- The chance to be part of an innovative, supportive, and safety-focused team.
- A long-term career in a sector that’s growing fast, with great prospects for development.
Who we’re looking for:
You’ll be enthusiastic, reliable, and eager to learn new skills. You’ll enjoy practical, hands-on work and take pride in quality and teamwork. Most importantly, you’ll have the motivation to grow your career in a company that values people and invests in their future.
Why join us:
With five decades of experience, we combine craftsmanship with innovation to deliver sustainable timber frame homes across the UK. Joining us means joining a company that cares about people, quality, the environment, and the future of construction.
If you’re ready to learn, grow, and build a career with real purpose, we’ll give you the tools, training, and opportunity to do it.
Apply today and take your first step toward becoming a Manufacturing Technician with Donaldson Timber Systems.
Permanent – Full Time
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with an opportunity for flexible working.
30 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.
In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited, and sustainable.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
A Bit About the Role
Reporting to the Logistics Manager, you will be an integral part of the Manufacturing Department providing general administrative support to meet the department objectives by accurate and timely processing of information, consuming material and closing shipments for delivery.
In addition to this you will capture and record all information relating to environmental performance across the site and communicate these via the KPI dashboard and factory notice boards.
You will deliver accurate and timely administration of production information to ensure product is delivered to a high quality standard and to agree timescales. Ensure that all stock transactions are captured and completed in real time, at the end of each day.
You will collate relevant information and enter into Excel, to produce weekly and monthly KPI reporting information.
Maintain the delivery schedule for outgoing delivery, as well as assisting with monthly counts of finished goods. You will be generating and providing the upkeep of shortage reports through internal processes. Generate purchase orders for outgoing deliveries and record the information.   There will also be management of haulage budgets.
In keeping with the specific importance given to Health & Safety and the Environment by Donaldson Timber Systems, you will also have specific accountabilities as set out in our Corporate Responsibility for Health & Safety and Environmental Policy.
Your Skills
You will demonstrate the ability to prioritise your work load, particularly when under pressure. You will have the ability to work alone or as part of a team. Be proficient in Microsoft Office (particularly Excel). You will be well organised and possesses excellent communication and people skills.
We will offer you the chance to develop your skills further through in-house training.
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary up to £30k, bonus scheme, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with an opportunity for flexible working.
30 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.
In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited, and sustainable.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.
And we’re asking you to join us on our ambitious journey.
The offsite manufacturing industry in the UK is robust and growing. Over the last 50 years, we’ve built over 150,000 homes, 300 hotels and many schools and medical facilities. We’re growing and we need you, to help us to grow further.
We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure.
We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. This also ensures you’re ready for the next step when it comes along.
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary up to £30k, bonus scheme, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with an opportunity for flexible working.
30 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
A bit about the role
Our Material Controller is core to the operation of our business. A key member of our team, reporting to the Materials Manager, you’ll be responsible ensuring material requirements to service scheduled demand is achieved to support overall delivery of the Group Corporate Plan. You will have the opportunity to use your people and general administrative skills to provide clear site direction to the main manufacturing operations.
Your skills
Working closely with your counterparts in planning; production; procurement; design and logistics, implementing effective and efficient materials processes and procedures to ensure:
- Call-off of stock materials aligning to predetermined stock levels
- Scheduling of materials in line with design take off and production demands
- Raising and expediting purchase orders in line with material demands
- Ensure that all stock transacations are captured and completed in real time by the end of each day
- Monitoring, closing and investigating production works orders and associated BOMs through company ERP system
Produce and monitor departments KPIs through the ability to manipulate various forms of information and depict in Excel, ensuring delivery of performance, quality and productivity to agreed targets and suppliers SLA’s.
Optimise utilisation of MRP planning control systems and ensure customer requirements are met, as well as ensuring zero stock outs.
Develop and implement appropriate data monitoring and measurement to ensure effective and efficient stock management practices and identify areas of continuous improvement.
Carry out regular cycle counts and quarterly full stock takes, investigating differences and escalating to Materials Manager where appropriate.
Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external project teams and contractors to maximise success of KPI’s within your areas of responsibility.
Maximise the benefits of and deliver continuous improvement to current business processes.
Essential technical expertise
- Experience in manufacturing or construction preferable but not essential.
- Experience of MRP planning control systems
- Demonstrate ability for budgetary and planning within a manufacturing environment.
- Evidence of managing materials and stock control.
- Demonstrate ability for prioritising
- Computer literate with good excel skills.
We’ll train you with your own growth plan so you’re ready for the next steps in your career.
You’ll also have excellent communication and organisation skills.
Our culture is friendly, open, and welcoming, so if that working environment sounds good, please get in touch. If this sounds like the right step for your career, please click here to apply and find out more
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER – Backshift Â
Westhill, Aberdeenshire
Full time 40 hours per week Monday to Thursday
Option to work up to 46 hours in busy periods
Competitive salary, bonus scheme, 26 days holidays per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance. Flexible Benefits perks including dental insurance, gym membership and retail discounts.
About the role
As a backshift Maintenance Engineer, you’ll be an important member of the manufacturing team, responsible for meeting production targets while ensuring our automated systems remain fully maintained and operational.
Reporting to the Head of Engineering UK, you’ll work in a fast paced environment, where you’ll take responsibility for a planned preventative maintenance programme, ensuring machinery and equipment meets optimised performance while meeting health & safety requirements and relevant legislation.
Where unplanned stoppages do occur, you will work safely and systematically to resolve any issues quickly to minimise impact on production timelines – and contribute to Root Cause Analysis and countermeasures to reduce recurrence.
You’ll be responsible for managing the use of approved maintenance contractors where required, ensuring works are undertaken to the highest compliance standards, minimising business impact.
You’ll perform works scheduled by and record activities in our CMMS system (FIIX).
You’ll play a key role in the introduction of new products, equipment and manufacturing techniques and will be an active contributor to Continuous Improvement and Lean Culture.
Your skills
You have several years of experience as a Maintenance Electrician or Maintenance Fitter in a production related maintenance role with some exposure to PLC fault diagnosis. IPAF MEWP Licence (Type 3A & 3B).
You will be apprentice-trained or have recognised qualifications with several years of experience as a Maintenance Engineer or Maintenance Technician in a production environment, with some exposure to PLC fault diagnosis preferred.
You’ll be comfortable taking decisions and recommending solutions based on data with a good working knowledge of PUWER/LOLER/COSHH and other relevant Health & Safety regulations.
As we look to the future – ideally, you’ll have experience in maintaining robots and an understanding of data communications in a machine environment/fieldbuses/IP addressing and common communication protocols.
You’ll be competent in working with I.T. networks. (Ethercat/Ethernet/Profibus/Profinet/Modbus/TCPIP/UDP)
If you have a passion for success, are happy to work on your own and as part of a team, you get on well with other people and are good at finding solutions, this could be the role for you.
Our culture is friendly, open, and welcoming, so if that working environment sounds good, please get in touch. If this sounds like the right step for your career, please click here to apply and find out more.
A bit about us
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future. We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.
We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure.
We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills.
Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited, and sustainable. We’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.
Fixed Term Role for 12 Months period
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with an opportunity for flexible working.
30 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.
In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited, and sustainable.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
A Bit About the Role
Reporting to the Head of Finance, you will be a key member of the finance team managing all technical areas of financial reporting. You will have the opportunity to use your people and management skills to provide clarity and confidence on financial aspects for the Division, with a clear emphasis on accuracy, analysis and timeous reporting. We will offer you the chance to develop your skills further through our performance management process giving you the opportunity to progress your career within the Group.
Your input will be required at senior management level to assist in the smooth running of the operational business and divisional objectives
Your Skills
- Excellent communication skills to lead the year end audit and liaise with the external and internal auditors
- Strong and effective team working skills within the management team to achieve business objectives
- People management and motivation are critical to the role
- Formal accountancy qualification (CA/ACCA/CIMA)
- A high level of Microsoft Office Skills – particularly excel/spreadsheets
- Ability to advise and train staff is essential
The full-time hours for this role are 37.5 hours per week over 5 days, Monday to Friday, however there is the opportunity for part-time hours with a variety of options which could be considered. Part-time hours could include shorter working days or fewer days each week.
This role is a fixed term position to cover Maternity Leave.
Our culture is friendly, open, and welcoming, so if that working environment sounds good, please get in touch. If this sounds like the right step for your career, please click here to apply and find out more.
Production Supervisor – Westhill, Aberdeenshire Backshift
Full time 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
Option for flexible working
Competitive salary, bonus scheme, 25 days holidays per year, pension, sick pay, family private medical insurance, life assurance. Flexible Benefits perks including dental insurance, gym membership and retail discounts.
About the role
Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you will be a key member of the Manufacturing Team responsible for optimisation of the production facility. You will use your people and general management skills to provide clear site direction to the main manufacturing operations.
- You will deliver, through your team, the production plan with pre agreed targets from the Factory Manager/ Manufacturing, including Output levels, Quality and Customer satisfaction
- Maintain a safety focused culture across your department, and ensure that management systems (ISO 9001; ISO 14001 and ISO 18001) are followed.
- Ensure appropriate training needs for each team member is identify and training is delivered
- Plan and monitor team performance to ensure high availability for work to deliver performance, quality; health & safety; customer requirements and productivity to agreed target.
- Optimise utilisation of production machinery and waste management to meet productivity, health & safety, quality; customer satisfaction and financial targets, identifying areas for improvement
- Ensure effective operation from material flow through manufacturing (sawing, auto lines, manual lines, sub assembly) of a quality product to being despatched on time in full.
- Ensure employee resource and working patterns are matched in terms of skills and numbers to short and long term production plan
- Build effective working relationships with relevant departments to maximise delivery
- Provide support and cover for the Manufacturing Manager, Logistics Manager & Material Control Manager.
- In keeping with the specific importance given to Health & Safety and the Environment by Group you have specific accountabilities as set out in our Corporate Responsibility for Health & Safety and Environmental Policy.
Your Skills
- You will demonstrate thorough knowledge of health, safety and environmental practices within a manufacturing environment.
- Capability for production and resource planning and productivity within a manufacturing environment
- Knowledge of using ERP systems and Quality Management Systems in manufacturing environment
- Proficient in Microsoft office (particularly Excel)
- Basic knowledge of lean manufacturing
A bit about us
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future. In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.
We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure. We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills.
MANUFACTURING ADMINISTRATORÂ (Backshift Position)Â Â
Witney, Oxfordshire
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career.
This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday morning, based in Witney, Oxfordshire.
You’ll have 25 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
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Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.
In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.
And we’re asking you to join us on our ambitious journey.
The offsite manufacturing industry in the UK is robust and growing. Over the last 50 years, we’ve built over 150,000 homes, 300 hotels and many schools and medical facilities. We’re growing and we need Manufacturing Adminstrators, to help us to grow further.
We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure.
We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. This also ensures you’re ready for the next step when it comes along.
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, bonus scheme, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career with the UK’s leading timber frame manufacturer. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday morning, shift starts from 4.30pm based at our offices in Witney.
You’ll have 25 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
A bit about the role
Our Manufacturing Administrator is a key part of the team, responsible for the operation of our business.
Reporting to the Production Supervisor, in implementing processes that support successful delivery of orders, order processing, collation and provision or reports to support streamlined operations, loading CDT files on our automated manufacturing lines.
You’ll also manage information sharing, team holiday and absence data and drawings related to manufacture while ensuring objectives are met to meet business needs.
Your skills
We’ll train you with your own growth plan so you’re ready for the next steps in your career.
If you have a passion for getting things right, are happy to work on your own and as part of a team, you get on well with other people and have a proactive approach to improving systems and processes, this could be the role for you.
You’ll also have excellent skills using systems and software to improve manual tasks. You can plan your working week, manage time, information, and report in a succinct manner.
You’ll undertake your role in an organised and agile way to support business goals. You’ll handle confidential business data in a professional manner.
You’ll be proficient in standard Microsoft packages along with other software to manage tasks and information such as Scribe and SharePoint.
Our culture is friendly, open, and welcoming, so if that working environment sounds good, please get in touch. If this sounds like the right step for your career, please click here to apply and find out more.
MAINTENANCE ENGINEER – Backshift Â
Witney, Oxfordshire Â
We reward our people, you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, bonus scheme, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career. This full-time role is 40 hours per week Monday to Thursday, based at Witney Oxfordshire.
You’ll have 25 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.
In our factory controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
A bit about the role
As a Maintenance Engineer for our backshift, you’ll be an important member of the manufacturing team, responsible for meeting or exceeding production targets while ensuring our automated systems remain fully maintained and operational.
Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you’ll be working in a fast paced environment, where you’ll take responsibility for our planned preventative maintenance programme, ensuring all machinery and equipment meets optimised performance while meeting health & safety requirements and relevant legislation.
You’ll be responsible for ensuring all plant and buildings within the factory are maintained through a PPM programme, able to meet production targets while maintaining a safety focused culture.
You’ll be responsible for managing the use of approved maintenance contractors where required, ensuring works are undertaken to the highest compliance standards, minimising business impact.
You’ll ensure that automated systems are fully operational with minimal downtime, resolving any issues as they arise, quickly to minimise impact on customers timelines.
You’ll implement and maintain the PPM for using our CMMS system (FIIX).
You’ll be competent in contributing to the introduction of new products and manufacturing techniques (CIP/5S) with the introduction of new process equipment and modification of existing and plant/equipment
Your skills
We’ll train you with your own growth plan so you’re ready for the next steps in your career.
If you have a passion for success, are happy to work on your own and as part of a team, you get on well with other people and are good at finding solutions, this could be the role for you.
You have a minimum of 5 years’ experience as a Maintenance Electrician or Maintenance Fitter in a production related maintenance role with some exposure to PLC fault diagnosis. IPAF MEWP Licence (Type 3A & 3B).
You have recognised qualifications in a relevant core trade with the ability to maintain and repair both simple and complex machinery, ideally within an automated process manufacturing environment.
You’ll be comfortable taking decisions and recommending solutions based on data. You have a good working knowledge of PUWER/LOLER/COSHH and other relevant Health & Safety regulations.
You’ll have experience in maintaining Robotics/Cobotics and an understanding of data communications in a machine environment/fieldbuses/IP addressing and common communication protocols. You’ll be competent in working with I.T. networks. (Ethercat/Ethernet/Profibus/Profinet/Modbus/TCPIP/UDP)
Our culture is friendly, open, and welcoming, so if that working environment sounds good, please get in touch. If this sounds like the right step for your career, please click here to apply and find out more.
A bit about us
Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state of the art robotics, technology driving quality and innovation, building over 10,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited, and sustainable.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.
Join us on our ambitious journey.
The offsite manufacturing industry in the UK is robust and growing. Over the last 50 years, we’ve built over 150,000 homes, 300 hotels and many schools and medical facilities. We’re growing and we need Design Technicians across the UK, to help us to grow further.
We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure.
We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. This also ensures you’re ready for the next step when it comes along.
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, bonus scheme, ongoing development, and an opportunity to develop your career with the UK’s leading timber frame manufacturer. This full-time role is 40 hours per week Monday to Friday, based at our offices in Witney Oxfordshire.
You’ll have 25 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
Technical Sales Manager
Scotland based
Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment, and energy over the last 50 years has helped to create a successful business.
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.
In our factory-controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
Our ambition is to reduce waste and reduce carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses, from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
We not only value our people, we also hugely invest in your future, enabling you to benefit from training and support as you learn and develop within your role.
A bit about the role
This is a key technical-commercial role focused on driving sales growth across the Scottish timber frame market. You’ll be responsible for identifying and converting new business opportunities, while also deepening relationships with existing customers across housing developers, contractors, architects, and housing associations.
You’ll play a central role in shaping and delivering tailored timber frame solutions that meet customer needs, align with regulatory standards, and support sustainable construction outcomes. Success in this role will come from a combination of technical credibility, strategic relationship building, and a proactive, solutions-focused approach to sales.
We’re looking for a high-performing sales professional with a strong technical understanding of timber frame systems and a proven track record of delivering results in complex, high-value sales environments. You’ll need to demonstrate the ability to interpret construction drawings, communicate technical solutions clearly, and influence decision-makers with confidence and professionalism.
Accountabilities
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- Develop and execute strategic sales plans tailored to your customer portfolio, grounded in a strong understanding of timber frame construction, market dynamics, and project delivery requirements.
- Generate new business through proactive outreach, networking, and targeted prospecting, while nurturing existing relationships to maximise repeat business and long-term partnerships.
- Collaborate closely with internal teams, particularly estimating, design, and operations to develop compelling proposals, manage project risks, and ensure accurate delivery planning.
- Deliver technical presentations and CPDs to architects, developers, and specifiers, positioning our timber frame solutions as the preferred choice.
- Provide market intelligence and customer feedback to the senior leadership team, helping shape product development and commercial strategy.
Essential Expertise/Experience
- Proven track record in high-level, consultative sales of complex, high-value products, consistently meeting or exceeding targets in fast-paced, budget-driven environments.
- Strong influencing, negotiation, and communication skills, with the ability to build
credibility and trust across a wide range of stakeholders. - Strategic, self-motivated, and goal-oriented, with strong analytical skills and the ability to deliver insightful reports that support business decisions.
- Experience in the construction sector or B2B markets is highly desirable, along with proficiency in CRM systems, Microsoft Office, and managing administrative tasks efficiently.
- This is a home-based role with regular travel to customer offices and sites and occasional travel to our head office as required
We reward our people, with great benefits, including, 30 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, gym membership, dental insurance and dine out discounts as well as access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
We offer, a competitive salary, car allowance / company car, bonus scheme and robust career development training, to further grow your career with us.  This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday, with an opportunity for flexible working.
Our culture is built around our people, who are friendly, open, and welcoming, so if that working environment sounds good, please get in touch.
If you are interested in this position, please submit any queries or your updated CV to dtscareers@donaldsontimbersystems.com
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