Hector Finch started his lighting company in the mid 1980’s and first traded from a small antique centre in Preston, Lancashire. In 1991 Hector moved to London and set up a small shop in Chiswick Lane with two other dealers. Selling to private customers and rapidly developing a loyal following of interior designers, the business soon outgrew its premises and moved to Wandsworth Bridge Road in 1995.
As the new millennium approached Hector’s wife, Emma, joined the business and the company started to design and manufacture a signature collection of fixtures, primarily for the design trade. At the same time, Emma found a showroom to represent the line in New York and in 2004 published a catalogue showcasing the high quality range that to this day forms the backbone of the Hector Finch Collection. The company is now represented in 14 showrooms across the USA and 1 showroom in Canada.
From their new Head Office, Warehouse and Workshop premises at Easter’s Court just outside the Herefordshire market town of Leominster and from their showroom in Chelsea Harbour, the team service an international client base of top interior designers, architects and private customers sourcing product for residential projects, boutique hotels, restaurants and contract work. Hector Finch designs are regularly featured in high-profile homes, restaurants and restoration projects from around the globe and appear in many of the design trade’s most respected magazines: World of Interiors, House & Garden, Architectural Digest and Veranda to name but a few.
The role:
This will be a practical role and will suit someone who likes to be hands-on.
The successful candidate will be involved in the following types of work, although this list is not exhaustive:
- Basic Fabrication
- Soldering
- Braizing
- Welding
- Working with a Manual Lathe
- Working with a CNC Mill and CNC Lathe
Desired skills:
- Can do attitude and approach
- Support others and get involved
- Open to new things/adaptable
- Proactive and able to use your initiative
- Able to prioritise your time to achieve results
- Inquisitive to learn and understand
- Organised and structured in your approach
- Hard working/conscientious
Desired personal qualities:
- Team worker
- Accountability
- Sense of Responsibility
- Honesty
- Reliability
Desired qualifications:
- A minimum of 5 GSCEs, achieved or predicted, A*- C / 9 – 4, including English, Maths and Design Technology.
Future prospects?
- This is likely to become a full time, permanent position for the right candidate. The company also offers on-the-job training and will send employees on external training courses as required.
For more information about the vacancy or to apply, please contact Connor Collett on c.collett@hlnsc.ac.uk or 07854 553162.
