Careers

Clive Christian Interiors began in 1978, when our founder purchased our artisan workshop in the North West of England. His inspiration was a focus on fusing client desires, tastes and needs with modern design innovation and a traditional craftsman’s passion for perfection.

Over 40 years later, we continue this vision, as we have become synonymous with great British craftsmanship and the very best in creating luxury furniture. We continue to combine rare, exotic materials with age-old skills as well as introducing the most modern technologies to inspire opulence in the world’s grandest homes.


We enjoy employing enthusiastic individuals who share our ambition in creating the finest bespoke luxury furniture.

Furniture Product Designer - Full Time

Clive Christian Interiors is seeking a Product Development Engineer to join their passionate and dynamic team as the luxury British brand enters an exciting stage of growth and development.

Clive Christian Interiors is seeking an enthusiastic, practical, driven individual with a clear focus on attention to detail. The role is based in the company’s workshop in Bolton, Greater Manchester. The successful candidate will be responsible for taking products from conceptual design to market release, driving product improvement and implementing processes to further enhance operational efficiency. The successful candidate must obtain the ability of taking ideas from concept to manufacture in a structured, methodical and quality focussed manner.

Main Role Responsibilities

  • Hands-on/real world design and development of innovative new products and conceptual designs

  • Maintenance of the Company’s portfolio of new and existing products and collections including additions, modifications and removals

  • Ensure conceptual design expectations are satisfied whilst being translated into practical solutions for sale

  • Design for manufacture and assembly

  • Lead the completion of ‘complete ranges’, taking conceptual/physical appearance designs and developing full ranges including all product variants, cabinetry internals, technology and hardware solutions

  • Design, implementation and ownership of NPI processes

  • Implement stage gates/approval processes for all relevant stakeholders

  • Use project management tools to ensure key deadlines and milestones are met, in order that the Company can maintain and increase its rate of NPI

  • Assist the Head of Design with conceptual design projects and manufacturing support

  • Take a lead in improving overall product quality, performance and functionality

  • Provide guidance and technical support to our internal teams and customers

  • Work with customers (showrooms) and installers to further improve the customer experience of working with Clive Christian

  • Assist in definition of manufacturing methods, facilities and equipment

  • Assist in initial sourcing of raw materials and components/hardware and subsequent handover to Purchasing

  • Drive and participate in problem definition and resolution using standard tools (such as root cause analysis, FMEA etc…) and support corrective and preventive actions

  • Converting design sketches and 2D models into 3D practical working drawings

  • Converting ‘specials’ to standard where appropriate to increase efficiency of downstream processes and provide timely/cost efficient service to customers

  • Generate and review component/product/collection documentation to facilitate drawing office and manufacturing transfer and sales/installation support

  • Troubleshooting product and component problems within the technical and manufacturing areas

  • Oversee pilot and prototype production to ensure yields, costs, manufacturing etc… fall within conceptual/company design requirements

  • Liaise with Finance to ensure component/product costs are established

  • Liaise with IT to ensure components and products are properly implemented into internal systems

Skills & Expertise

  • Ideally experienced in furniture manufacture, or at the minimum an industrial background of multi-component products

  • Demonstrably experienced in transfer from design into manufacturing

  • A self-starter who can design and manage processes to drive improvement across the whole operational business and become a key stakeholder in the successful implementation of said processes.

  • Engineering degree or equivalent industrial experience

  • Understanding multiple manufacturing and assembly processes and techniques in high-value, high quality industry

  • Project management and product improvement techniques, including FMEA, DFM, continuous improvement tools

  • Structured approach to project time management and scheduling

  • Experience of designing and implementing NPI tools

  • Excellent documentation creation skills

  • Effective verbal and visual communicator, through a variety of mediums including sketching, design and visualisation packages including Illustrator, Indesign, Photoshop etc…

  • Proficient in 2D and 3D CAD, using AUTOCAD and ideally Inventor

Benefits Include

  • Competitive Salary

  • Company Pension

  • 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

  • Training and development opportunities  

  • Great opportunity to learn and grow from a multi-faceted manufacturing business

  • Working amongst a talented and enjoyable team

  • Free on-site parking

If you believe you are well suited for this role and wish to apply, please email your CV to Odeadman@clivechristianfurniture.com for the attention of Oli Deadman.

We look forward to hearing from you.