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Picture Framing Industry Career Opportunities at Vallaton Limited

Who are we?

We, Vallaton Limited, are picture framing specialists based in Chesterfield near J29 M1, and we provide a wide array of framing related services and products.

We have been growing quickly over the last decade, in fact, in 2018/19 we were amongst the top 10% fastest growing businesses in Derbyshire.

What do we do?

Focused on providing an array of framing services UK wide, including;

  • Professional picture framing
  • Picture frames via mail order UK and further afield
  • Wholesale of picture frame mouldings
  • Picture frame mounts, glass, specialist framing glass
  • Picture frame supplies
  • and excellent products and services.
What is it like to work here?

It can be busy and hectic, hence we always keep our eyes open for new recruits!

We work to high standards and have high-quality machinery and framing expertise inhouse to help meet those high standards.

Our company is also a pretty high tech venture with our in house advanced software and IT which helps the business run day to day.

We only use quality materials; only use wooden moulding, and do not use plastics.

What skills might we be looking for?
  • In Sales/Customer Services
    • Knowledge of picture framing
    • Good people skills. Friendly, helpful and understanding.
  • In the workshops
    • Experience with picture framing or joinery
    • Ability to safely and effectively use machinery and tools
  • In the Warehouse
    • Organisation skills to keep track of stock
    • Ability to help safely lift and move deliveries and stock
  • In Dispatch
    • Packing and dispatching of parcels for daily courier collection
    • Measuring and cutting bespoke containers and boxes for non-standard sized items
  • IT / Development
    • Object-oriented programming for front-end and back-end website development (inc. PHP, TypeScript, SQL)
    • PC network admin and maintenance

We will also consider taking on apprentices from time to time; if you are interested please email us with a CV.

Benefits

Your hard work will be much appreciated; we offer good rates of pay, potential yearly bonus, workplace pension and an Employee Assistance Program to help you and your close family should you need any support.

Dispatcher – PT and FT – Temporary and Permanent

As a Dispatcher, you would be helping your team quality-check, package and label framing-related orders, ready to be collected by our couriers.

This would involve cutting sheets of cardboard to size using cutting equipment (Fletcher Multi-Material Cutter) and handheld tools such as Stanley knives, in order to create packages for orders such as custom-sized mountboard, glass and picture frame moulding as well as finished picture frames.

You would also help take delivery of framing-related materials which arrive throughout the day.

Opportunity to progress

Following a successful assessment, you would also have the opportunity to progress to Workshop Assistant, which would involve cutting the component parts of a frame such as the glass, backing board and mounts as well as mitring and joining picture frame moulding; and your salary would increase accordingly.

The successful candidate will be comfortable multi-tasking when things get busy, and pro-active when it comes to problem-solving.

Contact us

If you think you’d be a good fit for our Company, please email a copy of your CV to rebecca@vallaton.co.uk.