Reports to: Accessories Manager

Job description / main responsibilities

The Lampshade Technician role is a full-time role, sitting within our Lampshades Team and reporting into the Accessories Manager.  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 you’ll get

• £23.5k per year, rising to £24.5k 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: 24th October 2023

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