Donaldson Timber Systems

Key Account Manager

Region: Midlands/ Yorkshire

Hybrid working pattern

About us…

We are an off-site manufacturer, at the forefront of the sector. We have a range of sustainable build systems, that utilise Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) that allows us to construct homes which are Greener, Faster and Better.

We supply the nation’s House Builders with state of the art, third party certified wall panel systems, large floor cassettes and roof systems. Nationwide, from Exeter to Aberdeen and everything in between we have a network of skilled Installers and regional Construction Managers and Supervisors installing timber superstructures on our customer’s developments.

With a capacity to manufacture 10k houses a year, we supply and install for the UK’s leading private house builders. We do the same in the affordable sector working for national and regional contractors. We also enjoy strong relationships with more regionally focussed house builders. So, our portfolio of projects is diverse from small developments to large schemes and a variety of designs. We have a range of build systems and services to suit our client’s needs; it’s what we call tailored customisation. We differentiate ourselves through great client service, even going so far as offer training modules to our clients on MMC.

We are always pushing for better ways to make off-site manufacturing more efficient, better quality, more cost effective and make net carbon homes a reality. That’s why we have exciting plans to grow our business.

What a great time to join the off-Site sector and Donaldson Timber Systems: building in volume and faster to overcome the housing shortage crisis; building leaner with off-site manufacturing techniques to overcome skills shortages; building with the world’s truly sustainable material: timber – to help the country get to net zero carbon by 2050.

Want to know more? You’ll find us here: https://www.donaldsontimbersystems.com/

And…We are part of the Donaldson Group.

We are a part of a group of 11 businesses operating from 48 locations throughout the UK. Established in 1860, Donaldson Group is one of UK’s largest, privately owned timber companies supporting the construction industry. Family owned, our offer includes: B2B, retail, ecommerce, all with shared values and a common vision, driven by the desire to always do good. We are focused on always providing a number one customer experience, embracing innovation, and doing things in a sustainable way, not just for our business but also for the communities we operate in. But most of all, our People are at the heart of everything we do, which is why we are committed to nurturing and empowering our 1,700+ colleagues across the UK.

We are ambitious about diversity and inclusion. We specifically encourage those from minoritised ethnic groups to apply for this post as they are currently underrepresented in the manufacturing and construction sectors of our organisation.

Our success has been built from our ability to build long-term relationships with clients, becoming an integral part of their business process with our complete service solution.  Our services cover concept design information and technical guidance, full design service, manufacturing, delivery and construction on site.

Team South Overview

The teams lead all customer-facing and margin generating activities across the South region via a group of Regional Delivery Teams (RDT). Each RDT comprises of Key Account Manager, Estimator, Pre-Construction Manager, Construction Manager and Surveyor and the team is responsible for delivering monthly, quarterly and annually safety, revenue and margin targets through a portfolio of regional customers.

The Role

The purpose of this role is to contribute to the development of, and implementation of a robust sales strategy to meet our business plan sales targets through selected Key Accounts across the Midlands/ Yorkshire.

This will be achieved through a combination of cold calling, follow up on prospects and furthering relationships with current contacts within the key accounts. A focused approach and consistent delivery is required to ensure sales targets are met across a range of market sectors and client types. The role is most suited to an experienced sales professional with a proven and demonstratable record of achieving targets for high costed products that require explanation, understanding of a clients’ business and projects along with the ability to actively influence, persuade and sell successfully.

This role requires home office working with occasional attendance at head office.

Your Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver sales plan for your accounts using full, up to date and thorough understanding of the regional market sectors, economy, our competitors (their strategy, products, pricing strategy, tactical plans, financial deals etc) using our business plan and sales and marketing strategy as the basis for your plans.
• Access risks for project start dates to ensure all projects are planned accurately for manufacturing requirements.
• Provide full input to client quote briefs in preparation for estimating and work with the estimating team to develop robust client tenders and pitch documentation, ready to present to potential clients in the knowledge that the pitch meets their requirements in full.
• Development and provision of financial and sales reports monthly.
• Deliver objectives to meet business plan and targets for the accounts.
• Have a full understanding of our brand, our values, our customer charter and perform to those standards consistently.
• Provide market, sales, financial, competitor and trend information to Managing Director.
• Work in partnership with other internal departments/divisions and external companies to deliver targets.

My Skills

• Evidence of selling skills at the highest level.
• Excellent influencing and communication skills.
• Evidence of ability to deliver excellence in fast paced environment to strict budgets and deadlines.
• Understanding and experience of construction sector or high value product selling to business markets preferable.
• Self-motivated and driven with strong planned approach to delivery.
• Capability to evaluate opportunities and provide analytical reports on which to base decisions.
• Proven experience within a professional sales role.
• Strong administration skills and proficient with Microsoft office.

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 flexible working with a variety of options considered.

Salary and Benefits

Donaldson Timber Systems is proud to develop our employees, offering career development and promotion opportunities across the Donaldson Group.

• Competitive salary
• Bonus scheme (subject to bonus scheme rules and performance)
• Holidays – 30 days per annum (Including bank holidays)
• Life assurance
• Pension scheme
• Company Sick pay
• Car Cash Allowance/ Company Car scheme
• Flexible benefits package, including – cycle scheme, holiday trading, dental insurance and taste/gourmet card.
• Employee assistance programme
• Employee Referral Scheme

If this sounds like the right step for your career, please apply to DTScareers@donaldsontimbersystems.com

Production Supervisor – Witney, Oxfordshire (Backshift)

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 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, car allowance / company car, 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, based at our offices in Witney Oxfordshire with hybrid working available.

You’ll have 32 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

As a Production Supervisor, you’ll be an important member of the team, responsible for meeting or exceeding production targets while ensuring our automated systems remain fully maintained and operational.

Reporting to the Manufacturing Manager, you’ll be working in a fast paced environment, where you’ll take responsibility for meeting and exceeding safety, quality and productivity targets.

You’ll be responsible for running a zero labour wall line with 8 robot cells and a one-of-a-kind automated floor cassette line, meeting production targets while maintaining a safety focused culture.

You’ll have a good working of health, safety and environmental best practice and regulation within manufacturing with an ability to monitor performance data, identify areas for improvement and efficiency.

You’ll be responsible for the day to day operations, ensuring we meet productivity, financial and quality standards targets. You’ll ensure that automated systems are fully operational with little downtime, resolving any issues as they arise, quickly to minimise impact on customers timelines.

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 successful career in a manufacturing environment, with experience of supervising manufacturing facilities with a high degree of automation.

You can demonstrate robust management of resource planning ensuring the right teams are in place to meet production volumes.

Ideally, you’ll have experience in lean manufacturing with the ability to seek out and improve productivity and workflows. Working knowledge of 5S and Design for Manufacture principles, proficient in ERP and root cause analysis and solutions.

You’ll be comfortable taking decisions and recommending solutions based on data.

You’ll also have excellent system skills using various software to measure and manage performance.

Ready to Join Us?

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now by emailing your CV to DTScareers@donaldson-timber.co.uk.

FORKLIFT DRIVER  

Witney, Oxfordshire  

Salary £36,436

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 Friday, based at Witney Oxfordshire with flexibility up to 46 hours in busy periods.

You’ll have 32 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 Forklift truck driver, you’ll be an important member of the manufacturing team, responsible for the safe and efficient movement of materials within our factory and yard.

Reporting to the Logistics Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in organising and carrying out material movements to meet safety, quality, and productivity standards. You’ll check and record dispatch information for stock systems accurately and support improvements in the way we do things.

Health and safety is important to us so we’ll always ask you to report any health and safety issues or material or equipment concerns,

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 doing things well, 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 will need:

• A current Forklift Truck Licence (Combi-lift conversion training available if needed).
• Ability to organise and manage loading information.
• Basic computer skills, with experience in stock control systems preferred.

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 Forklift Truck Drivers within our Witney, Oxfordshire factory,  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 with flexibility up to 46 hours in busy periods.

You’ll have 32 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.