Designer - Flowerworld, Derby

Job description

Description

We have a great opportunity for a Designer on a FTC for up to 12 months to join our manufacturing site, Flowerworld in Derby.

Reporting to the Technical New Product Development Manager you will be responsible and accountable for delivering industry leading design, quality and integrity of our products. The designer will be expected to design for Morrisons and other customers supplied by Morrisons Manufacturing. All of which have diverse customer groups and brands. The Designers Industry leading designs will develop and promote our reputation as a great retailer for all our products.

FlowerWorld is unique to Morrisons manufacturing as it is our only non-food producing site.

With over 300 florists, each and every bouquet is treated with care and consideration before it leaves site ensuring the best possible quality to our customers. Not only that but we also use specialised techniques to first check how our flowers are going to develop through their life and then to keep them at their very best.

Here we make over 400,000 bouquets per week using both hand tying methods and machinery; during peak periods such as Valentines and Mothers Day this increases significantly.

Key accountabilities:

· Design new products that engage customers at every level to timings defined by the concept to launch and gate process.
· Design products to manufacture that are safe, legal and quality products consistently; communicate this to the N.P.D., technical and production functions within the business.
· Create and deliver designs and primary specifications and reports on new products
· Support and provide a service to New Product Development, Operations and Technical Teams
· Validate product, process and systems to deliver safe and legal products
· Deliver targets defined by a stage and gate process environment
· Validate , Escalate and initiate corrective action

Knowledge and experience:

· Knowledge of safety, legality and quality across site product range.
· Knowledge of design and fashions within the flower industry
· Knowledge of flowers & floristry techniques & excellent attention to detail
· Strong communication & MS Office Skills
· Ability to proactively manage data and prioritise work loads
· Awareness of operations environment
· Understand the impact of KPIs upon departmental/site performance
· An Understanding the NPD within a Manufacturing Environment
· Experience communicating with a variety of Stakeholders
· Awareness of operations and commercial environments

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.