Vacancies & Recruitment
Working with us
We are always interested to hear from professional, trustworthy and reliable people who take pride in their work and have a keen eye for detail. We aim to provide a top-class service to all our clients.
To apply, please send your CV to personnel@upcycleinteriors.co.uk along with a cover letter telling us the type of work you're looking for and your availability. We aim to respond to all applications within 14 days.
If we don't currently have a suitable vacancy we are still happy to receive speculative applications. Please make sure to explicitly give us permission to keep your CV on file (and for how long).
Please note: all of our roles are worker / employed positions — we don't use subcontractors or self-employed people. However, we do work alongside other Trusted Partners, if you feel this might be a good fit please do enquire and we can discuss a collaboration.
We handle your application details in line with our privacy policy. By default CVs are held for six months and then deleted unless you ask us to keep them longer.
Current Vacancies
LEVEL 2 Tradesperson — flexible hours, built around you.
This isn't a full-time position, and that's exactly the point. You tell us the availability that works for you, and we'll build the work around it — not the other way round. It's ideal if you're a working parent needing hours that fit the school run and holidays, or simply after steady part-time work that flexes around your life.
Job Description – Tradesperson:
Position, LEVEL 1:
All Tradespersons have the following responsibilities and are considered LEVEL 1. Some Tradespersons also have additional responsibilities outlined in LEVEL 2 and LEVEL 3.
A team member who conducts and carries out the daily Operations Department tasks using their practical knowledge of carpentry, painting, general building, property maintenance, or handyman skills. The tradesperson can visualise/imagine & sketch their project/details and be responsible for their part of the installation/construction. The tradesperson would often work alone but sometimes also in small groups. The tradesperson would have a previous history or formal training in DIY, repairing structures, making things with their hands (crafts), or general property maintenance – a full and thorough formal education or training in a construction related subject is not required. A willingness to learn and ‘do it the UIL way’ is essential. All Tradespersons report to the Project Manager.
Major areas of responsibility:
Successful installation/construction of a project from start to finish, through to client satisfaction
Primary objectives:
To complete Operations Department projects
Specific responsibilities of the job:
Read and understand each project Job Description the day before you are due to start. Including checking the site location and planning your journey accordingly
Understand drawings
Follow any guidance shown on our ‘Job Management App’. & on ‘Checklists, notes and ‘Job Description’ sections, and construct the work as necessary
Work in a safe manner and wear appropriate PPE where necessary
Provide photos (via the mobile ‘App’) of the work at key milestone phases (e.g. start & end of each day)
Provide an accurate Timesheet every Friday at midday and on the 24th of each month (uploaded to ‘App’)
Required knowledge, skills and abilities:
Good timekeeping and reliable
Attention to detail, meticulous, careful, able to snag and self-correct your own work. Be the best you can be
Trustworthy (DBS certificate) & conscious of keeping the clients home clean, with disruption to the minimum
Professional attitude and presentable – maintaining the company’s image and reputation
Frequent, timely and efficient communication including phone calls, WhatsApp messages & ‘App’
Good at listening, note-taking, and keen to learn
Energetic, passionate, committed, enthusiastic. Self-motivated.
Good common sense and a problem-solving mentality. Basic maths
General knowledge of construction/buildings/property
Basic carpentry skills
Basic painting skills
Ability to lift heavy objects safely, training will be provided
Ability to use the company ‘Job Management App’ on your mobile phone, training will be provided
Position, LEVEL 2, additional responsibilities:
Oversee (up to) 1 assistant Tradesperson efficiently
Set daily deadlines/targets for yourself & your assistant
Use ‘App’ checklists daily
Produce a schedule (list) of tools & materials based on a project description, sketch, drawing or photos
Source and purchase the correct materials for the job using the company credit card (not sundry items as the Operations Manager or Project Manager generally purchases these in bulk)
Provide on a daily basis all company receipts to the Project Manager
Full, clean, Driving Licence, category B
Transport materials to site
Snag your own work and the work of your assistant
Position, LEVEL 3, additional responsibilities:
Manage a small team (probably 2-3 people) efficiently, setting them tasks to keep them busy
Review the project Programme & deliver it on time
Frequent communication with the Project Manager
Sign-off and approve completed projects ready for handover to the client
Invite the client to review the work to check they are happy with it and then ask them for online feedback
Potentially work on more than 1 project simultaneously
Weekly - Clean, tidy & organised vehicle (possibly a company van), with monthly basic vehicle checks & fuel
First Aid trained, and with a first aid kit in your vehicle
Hourly Pay:
Rates are dependent upon a Tradesperson’s experience, transport, tools and level of responsibility.
Other potential benefits include: paid holiday (using a ‘rolled-up’ scheme), company pension, ‘encouragement award’ tax-free bonus scheme, company van, fuel allowance, company mobile phone, uniform.