Reporting to; Head of Production (Print)

Place of Work; Fermoie, Marlborough Business Park

JOB DESCRIPTION / MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

The production technician (paint) will work within the paint team making high quality paint and colours, ensuring these are delivered to the print team in line with the daily production schedule. They will complete quality control inspections on all incoming pigments. They will complete maintenance plans on time and report any defects found to any piece of equipment. They will be responsible for the cleanliness and good order of the paint area and main storage areas plus the immediate surrounding areas.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES;

• Working within the paint team, they will work to Fermoie’s operating procedures to produce consistent, right first-time paints, being flexible and responsive to current business needs. This includes but is not limited to; operating Fermoie’s paste and pigment dispensing equipment, operating and maintaining the drawdown equipment, fulfilling all quality control procedures using Fermoie’s photo-spectrometer.
  • Working to all standard processes set by Fermoie.
• To be highly skilled in problem solving any paint quality control issues.
• To provide cover in the absence of the paint team supervisor.
  • Lead the paint team’s daily duties
  • Setting targets and solving problems
  • Attend the daily supervisor meeting
  • Attend the weekly production team meeting
• Supplying accurate and completed documentation associated with the paint team. Updating and maintaining Fermoie’s master files, recipe database and the rolling updates on production sheets.
  • Working to agreed standards to ensure that paints are locked in ‘right first time’.
• Good communication flow with peers regarding print planning, quality issues, studio requirements etc.
  • Participating in the weekly paint team meeting and contributing to the Continuous Improvement mindset, eg bringing ideas to the meeting and working to implement various new methods with a positive attitude
• Execute the daily and weekly paint team maintenance plans effectively and on time, communicating any faults with equipment and machinery to the production team leader.
  • Showing a basic understanding of how our equipment works and being able to communicate clearly if something is not right.
• Ensuring the paint area and immediate areas surrounding it are kept to Fermoie’s daily and weekly cleanliness and good order standards.
• Maintain a basic understanding of the process of printing, being able to assist when required.
  • Provide for cover both the warehouse and print team during holiday or sickness, including all washing and setting up processes.
• Working to agreed warehouse processes, being able to undertake all quality control when required.
  • Focusing on maintaining skill in fabric quality control and assisting in stock management
  • Keeping all warehouse areas related to production clean and in good order.
• Proactively seeking personal training, helping to maintain and keep updated all manuals related to production. Agreeing and participating in personal training plans, highlighting any additional training needs.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• Communication
• Planning and organisation
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving
• Ability to work under pressure
• Continuous Improvement mindset

OTHER SKILLS / EXPERIENCE WELCOMED

• Understanding of colour
• Printing knowledge to an assistant level

Full training to be given to successful candidate.

OUR OFFER

• £24,720 per year, rising to £25,220 upon passing your probation (usually 3 months)
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Core working hours are: 7.30-4.00pm with 15 mins break and 30 mins lunch across the shift
• Company NEST pension scheme
• Private healthcare upon passing your probation (usually 3 months)

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 17th October 2024

HOW TO APPLY: Please send a CV and covering letter to careers@fermoie.com

Reporting to; Head of Production (Accessories)

Place of Work: Unit 6 Glympton Court, Marlborough Business Park

JOB DESCRIPTION / MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

The Lampshade Technician role is a full-time role, sitting within our Lampshades Team and reporting to the Head of Production (Accessories).  The team are highly skilled, hand-making lampshades using traditional methods and bringing our beautiful fabrics to life.  They create high-quality lampshades, to our high QC standards, with the minimum of waste.

The role involves working across all elements of lampshade production; from preparation through to QC and despatch, alongside maintaining production floor cleanliness and machine maintenance.

Full training will be given to the successful candidate.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE NEEDED

• Manual Dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Good communication skills
• Solution focused
• Ability to work at pace to targets
• Enthusiasm and drive

ADDITIONAL SKILLS / EXPERIENCE WELCOMED

• Production sewing / stitching experience
• Previous production experience
• Previous hand assembly experience
• Knowledge of fabric construction
• Fabric handling experience
• Creativity

SPECIAL FACTORS

• This role is a fabric-based production role involving a high level of manual dexterity.
• Our lampshade technicians use glue which can cause irritation for some people who have existing respiratory conditions.

WHAT WE OFFER

• £24,720 per year, rising to £25,220 upon passing your probation (usually 3 months)
• 25 days holiday
• Core working hours are : 7.45-4.15pm with 15 mins break and 30 mins lunch across the shift
• Company NEST pension scheme
• Private Healthcare upon passing your probation (usually 3 months)

CLOSING DATE: Sunday13^th October 2024

HOW TO APPLY: Please send a CV and covering letter to careers@fermoie.com