Job description
Main duties:
- Operating Laser cutters to produce work to the client's specification.
- Packaging projects for transit and handling with care.
- Discussing projects between the workshop team and clients to come up with the best solution and suggest alternative approaches.
- Communicating with workshop managers and front of house team, advising on project progress and material stock.
- Organising workflow.
- Painting, sanding, and providing high finishes to projects.
Skill and Experience required:
- Previous creative work experience in a similar role and industry practice is crucial.
- Knowledge of different materials, their properties, and processes.
- Ability to multi-task and be time-efficient. Technicians are expected to run multiple jobs at once or perform housekeeping duties.
- Experience delivering projects within deadlines.
- Evidence of problem solving.
- Confidence to work on bespoke projects and handling high-value items. Technicians will be expected to speak directly with clients if there are any issues.
- Strong organisational skills to manage several simultaneous projects.
- Adobe Illustrator at intermediate level is essential, and candidates must be able to use the software at speed. If applicants are successful in proceeding to a trial day, we will ask to see evidence of the following skills- compound path tools/ deleting double lines/ altering line stroke/ using alignment tools/ pathfinder tools/ image tracing tools/ expand tools/ selecting similar objects/ anchor point selection/ creating outlines/ keyboard shortcuts.
- Knowledge of other Adobe software or 3D CAD is desirable.
- Working at a pace is essential.
- 1 year of independent CNC machining is desirable.
Hours: 8am-5pm Monday- Friday.
Salary: Dependant on experience.
Holiday: 20 days plus bank holidays. We close for 1 week over Christmas, these days are to be used as part of the holiday allowance.
Application procedure: Please send CV and portfolio to our email address. Following an interview, we may ask candidates for a 2 day trial period. It is important for us to find the right technicians as we are a small team, and we need to see evidence of the skills required.
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £26,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- London: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Fabrication: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person