‘FIND A JOB YOU LOVE AND YOU WILL NEVER WORK AGAIN’

At Thornley Kelham, we are a team. We believe in talent, hard work, and chemistry. We look for people who share our work ethic: ‘do it once and do it right’.

We are only interested if you are committed to excellence. Our desire to safeguard traditional skills and blend them with contemporary restoration techniques and materials – and to harness new technology where appropriate – is hugely important to us.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE – February 2023

STORES MANAGER / PROCUREMENT & LOGISTICS SPECIALIST

Outline of Role

We are urgently looking for a full-time Automotive Procurement and Logistics Specialist to develop and run our growing Stores Department and be responsible for running all aspects of stock and parts-related activity. The successful candidate will join a friendly, ambitious company as a member of a hard-working, enthusiastic team.     

Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage the company’s inventory and stock, controlling costs within a set budget
• Manage and maintain the company’s materials, parts and consumables inventory
• Source automotive parts both nationally and internationally
• Responsibility for all parts logistics and customs documentation
• Liaise on a daily basis with project managers and technicians on all aspects of procurement, product availability and expected delivery dates from preferred suppliers
• Liaise with external suppliers and negotiate best price
• Perform regular stock checks
• Take full responsibility for the organisation and storage of all stock and parts
• Negotiate contracts / certificates of guarantee with suppliers.

Key skills required:

• Relevant experience in procurement and logistics management
• Knowledge and experience of automotive parts
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organised and a team player
• Work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative and attention to detail
• Excellent IT skills in MS Office applications – Outlook, Excel & Word

Salary: c. £25,000-£30,000 depending on experience

Send CV and covering letter to Dawn Simmonds at dawn@thornleykelham.com

No agencies.

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WORKSHOP VACANCIES

To meet customer demand, we are expanding our workshop team and are currently looking for highly skilled and experienced craftspeople in the following areas.

We offer a great working environment, good pay and benefits, and wonderful cars to work on. All positions are full-time with flexible hours but we may consider part time. Salary/hourly rate dependent on experience.

Please email your CV and covering letter to Dawn Simmonds at  dawn@thornleykelham.com

FABRICATOR / PANEL BEATER / COACH BUILDER

Key skills required:

• MIG, TIG and gas welding
• Fabrication of parts and panels, preferably up to complete body shells
• Structural fabrication and welding to both separate chassis and monocoque vehicles
• Experience in both aluminium and steel work to a high standard
• Drawing up and working from templates/patterns
• Familiarity with a wheeling machine
• Fixture jig experience desirable but not essential
• Experience of English wheel preferred but not essential
• Problem solving and working to target hours and deadlines
• Previous experience on classic cars

You as a person must:

• Be able to work in a small team, but also be adaptable and confident to work alone
• Have a positive attitude
• Have good communication skills
• Have a strong work ethic
• Be punctual and organised

BODY PREP & PAINT TECHNICIANS

Key skills required:

• Prepare and paint classic cars to the highest standards, to include:
  • Preparation of bare metal pre primer
  • Application of, and rubbing down of primer
  • Application and rubbing down of stopper
  • Application and polishing of final paint
  • Carrying out masking process
  • Work independently to produce high quality finishes requiring little or no technical directions from managers
  • Calculating the quantities of materials and time required for projects
  • Attend all training programmes as necessary.
  • Have an excellent understanding of COSHH and be aware of changes in legislation.
  • Previous experience on classic cars

You as a person must:

• Be able to work in a small team, but also be adaptable and confident to work alone
• Have a positive attitude
• Have good communication skills
• Have a strong work ethic
• Be punctual and organised

ASSEMBLY TECHNICIANS

Key skills required:

• The ability to strip, rebuild and where necessary, modify, classic cars to the highest level of detail
• Experience in understanding and following technical drawings and CAD information
• An organised approach in the initial strip down of vehicles and cataloguing and storage of removed components
• The ability to analyse and solve problems during reassembly
• Previous experience on classic cars
• Knowledge and experience of automotive wiring
• An interest in the application of modern automotive technology to classic vehicles (“restomodding’)

You as a person must:

• Be able to work in a small team, but also be adaptable and confident to work alone
• Have a positive attitude
• Have good communication skills
• Have a strong work ethic
• Be punctual and organised
• Keen eye for detail

ENGINEER / ENGINE BUILDER

Key skills required:

• The ability to strip down engines, carry out full diagnostics and plan necessary repairs and modifications
• To rebuild engines to the highest standards including detailed measuring and blueprinting
• Significant experience as a mechanic on classic cars
• The ability to strip and rebuild mechanical sub assemblies
• Knowledge of diagnostics
• Basic turning and milling skills
• The ability to produce and interpret engineering drawings
• Enthusiasm for the incorporation of contemporary automotive technology into classic vehicles

You as a person must:

• Be able to work in a small team, but also be adaptable and confident to work alone
• Have a positive attitude
• Have good communication skills
• Have a strong work ethic
• Be punctual and organised
• Keen eye for detail