Construction and the built environment
Fitted interiors installer
Preparing and installing fitted furniture including kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and offices.
Summary
This occupation is found in the furniture and interiors industry. Fitted Interiors Installers are responsible for project management / orchestration of fitted interiors, to include designer liaison on planning matters, installation and assembly of furniture at client sites, managing installation projects, providing a high level of service and workmanship at all times, to exceed client expectations.
The broad purpose of the occupation is preparing and installing fitted furniture including kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and offices in both domestic and commercial settings, including consumer homes, offices, shops, exhibitions, and boats to meet customers’ requirements. Key duties include plan interpretation, pre-installation surveying, functional design modification, preparation of working locations for assembly and placement of furniture and prepare furniture components for assembly, working with designs and plans, assembling and installing fitted furniture on location to specification. Fitted Interiors Installers work as part of a wider installation team to include other trade professionals such as electricians, plumbers and general builders.
In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with the installation team, site managers, project managers, designers, design technicians, customers as well as other trades, for example plumbers and electricians, and are often responsible for project management and customer liaison. In the domestic setting, Fitted Interiors Installers are often the point of sale for new projects, existing installations and future jobs.
An employee in this occupation will be responsible for pre-installation surveying, sales and plan interpretation, transporting tools & materials to site, preparing locations, making the assembly and placement area ready for work and preparing the furniture components for assembly. Fitted Interiors Installers will install fitted furniture (including bathroom furniture, for example baths, WC’s and showers), appliances and other products including scribing, fixing and securing of furniture using correct fixings relating to foundation secured to and re-instate locations. They will interact with customers which includes building customer confidence in the level of service provided, developing relationships between customers and the organisation.
Knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs)
K1:
Awareness of health and safety regulations, standards and guidance and the impact on the role. Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH). Fire safety. Hazards and risks. Health and Safety at Work Act. Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER). Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR).
K2:
Safe systems of work: site inductions, toolbox talks, risk assessments, method statements and hazard identification in the work area.
K3:
Personal protective equipment (PPE): types and use.
K4:
Functional safety: voltage requirements of electrical fittings, manual and mechanical lifting techniques, Portable Appliance Testing (PAT).
K5:
Principles of building: roofs, walls, floors, utilities and services, insulation, fire, moisture, traditional and modern methods of construction (SIPs (structurally insulated panels), timber frame, ICF (insulated concrete form) and modular).
K6:
Pre-installation checks and inspection, methods and techniques.
K7:
Methods of Interpreting and extracting information drawings, specifications and functional designs.
K8:
Basic principles of digital design and modelling systems.
K9:
Features of different interiors and how these affect placements.
K10:
Fitted furniture assembly and installation methods and techniques and the importance of sequential assembly.
K11:
Boxing, boarding and framework: installation, fixing and adjustment processes, methods and techniques.
K12:
The basic principles of carpentry: tools, natural and manufactured materials, adhesives, fixing methods and limits of competence.
K13:
The basic principles of plumbing: tools, water and waste fittings, water and waste pipe types, isolating water supply and limits of competence.
K14:
The basic principles of electrical installation, plug and lighting circuits and ring circuits, fitting facias, consumer unit, isolating electrical supply and limits of competence.
K15:
Common faults, snags and issues identification and reporting methods.
K16:
Faults and snags rectification: methods and techniques and how to follow a root cause analysis.
K17:
Awareness of environmental and sustainability regulations, impact of the sector on the environment. Efficient use of resources. Recycling, reuse and safe disposal of waste.
K18:
Awareness of issues and common symptoms and warning signs of stress, anxiety and depression, plus where to go for help and the resources available.
K19:
Verbal communication: giving and receiving information. Matching style to audience. Barriers in communication and how to overcome them. Construction terminology.
K20:
Written communication techniques.
K21:
Tools and equipment: types, safe use and storage techniques and how to escalate defects and faults.
K22:
Ancillary products installation and dry fit methods and techniques
K23:
Documentation requirements
K24:
Principles of good team working.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0980: Fitted interiors installer (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0980
- Status:
Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £30,509 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 5316 Carpenters and joiners
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5316/01 Bedroom and kitchen fitters
- 5316/02 Carpenters
- 5316/03 Joiners
- 5316/99 Carpenters and joiners n.e.c.
S1:
Carry out location, product, material and dimensional checks prior to installation.
S2:
Inspect the fabric of the building for suitability of weight of installation.
S3:
Interpret information from drawings, specifications and functional designs.
S4:
Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and guidance.
S5:
Use and store hand and power tools.
S6:
Select and use personal protective equipment.
S7:
Remove and dispose of pre-existing products.
S8:
Assemble and install fitted furniture components in sequence.
S9:
Install boxing, boarding and frameworks, adjusting to ensure best possible fit.
S10:
Install and dry-fit ancillary products, for example, hinges, handles, appliances, media equipment or bathroom suite fixtures.
S11:
Identify and report faults, snags and issues.
S12:
Carry out rectification work following a root cause analysis, within limits of competence.
S13:
Maintain a safe working area and return to a safe condition.
S14:
Carry out a customer handover, including providing product guidance.
S15:
Communicate with others verbally, for example internal and external customers, colleagues and managers.
S16:
Works collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems
S17:
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
S18:
Applies team working principles.
S19:
Complete documentation.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0980: Fitted interiors installer (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0980
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £30,509 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 5316 Carpenters and joiners
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5316/01 Bedroom and kitchen fitters
- 5316/02 Carpenters
- 5316/03 Joiners
- 5316/99 Carpenters and joiners n.e.c.
B1:
Support an inclusive workplace, respectful of different views.
B2:
Seek learning and development opportunities.
B3:
Puts health and safety first.
B4:
Considers the environment and sustainability.
Technical Educational Products
- ST0980: Fitted interiors installer (Level 2) Approved for delivery
- Reference:
- OCC0980
- Status:
- Approved occupation
- Average (median) salary:
- £30,509 per year
- SOC 2020 code:
- 5316 Carpenters and joiners
- SOC 2020 sub unit groups:
- 5316/01 Bedroom and kitchen fitters
- 5316/02 Carpenters
- 5316/03 Joiners
- 5316/99 Carpenters and joiners n.e.c.
