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Oregon Timber Frame Limited

Management Graduate

HND, Undergraduate Degree, Postgraduate Degree

Closing Date:: 03/08/2014
Skill:: Management business development and logistics
Region:: Borders
Salary: £24,000
Length:: 12 months
Ref code: QLJHHAXBFX

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Placement summary

Selkirk based Oregon Timber Frame Limited has a unique and exciting general management opportunity for a graduate to assist us with developing our business in order for us to continue to achieve our long term strategic objectives and growth plans. The successful candidate will gain a wealth of business management knowledge across all our departments.

Job description

Project Description

At Oregon, we design, manufacture, supply and erect structural timber frames to the UK's leading house-builders/developers. We continually strive to be at the forefront of the timber frame industry through research and development of our products.

This is a key growth project for our business and the successful candidate will be given the chance to gain a wealth of business management knowledge across all our departments (Design / Sales & Technical / Commercial / Production and On-Site Construction). To do this, the management processes within the departments will be required to be monitored and assessed and this will help embed the theory and practice of management for each department.

Following on from this stage, you will be tasked with preparing and developing a Business Improvement Plan for submission to the Board. Providing the Plan gains Board approval, you will then proceed to undertake a number of hands-on business projects and deliver these to completion.

You will have a senior manager assigned who will manage, mentor and assess progress throughout the duration of the placement.

Overall, we are looking to invest in someone who demonstrate their potential for building a long term career within Oregon Timber Frame Limited. Whilst we are currently unable to guarantee a permanent role at the conclusion of the placement, every effort will be made to identify a suitable role.

Placement Objectives

The successful candidate will devise a Business Improvement Plan which will use SMART objective theory and will highlight the reasoning behind these findings. They will also have been fully costed, researched and resourced. Projects arising from these findings will then be launched and delivered on time and by the end of the placement.

Role Description

The aim of this project is to identify a graduate with the potential to become a future general manager/director within our company. The project is be based around the five main functions of Oregon; namely Design, Sales & Technical, Commercial, Production and On Site Construction.

The successful candidate will spend a great deal of time gaining broad operational experience, by shadowing supervisors and learning the theory of management in each department. There will be a significant emphasis on learning and development at this stage and will involved the following tasks:

Fulfil a general induction in each department and becoming familiar with their operations
Attend weekly and monthly management meetings
Participate in all aspects of the business to develop a wide range of management skills
Attend training as deemed necessary by your line manager (for example, Finance for non-Finance Managers / People skills training / CSCS etc)

Having had a thorough grounding in all aspects of the business, you will be given an operational managerial function and tasked with evaluating the company as a whole and deliver a Business Improvement Plan focusing on reducing cost/increasing efficiencies/identifying new areas for development, with the overall aim of adding value to our business.

Using the Business Improvement Plan you will undertake a number of real business projects and deliver these through to completion.

Qualifications

HND, Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree in either Business/Management or other relevant discipline

Skills / Experience

Essential Skills

Ability to work on own and manage own timescales to achieve deadlines
Well established report writing and presentation skills
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Ability to motivate others to complete tasks and deliver results
Effective team working skills
Ability to articulate ideas and opinions in constructive and meaningful style
Understanding of SMART objectives theory
Ambition to be a future manager/leader in a growth business

Desirable Skills

Clean UK driving licence and use of own vehicle to perform duties outwith the office if and when appropriate

Benefits

Company benefits

We are offering a very competive graduate level salary and we will also provide all the coaching, training and development required to make a success of the role.

Placement benefits

As part of ScotGrad Graduate Placement Programme, the successful candidate will have access to a free two day business and employability skills residential course and also benefit from ongoing support from the ScotGrad team throughout the duration of the placement.

Additional information

Location: Selkirk

Planned interview date: TBC

This placement may result in a permanent employment afterwards

Preferred start date: 8th September 2014