Seamstress Biggleswade, England
Job description
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Job Title: Soft Furnishings Seamstress Job Category: Manufacturing
Location: Upper Caldecot, UK Travel Required: Travel Required
Level/Salary Range: £10.50 an hour Position Type: Part Time
Will Train Applicant(s): Will Train Applicant(s) Positions available Maximum of 3
Start Date: 14th March 2023
Job Description
About us
The Couture Cushion Ltd is a mother and daughter, trend driven, soft furnishing manufacturing business. We will be based in our newly built workshop in Upper Caldecote. We have an excellent reputation both for our designs and our customer service. You will be part of a small, friendly team of skilled people who take great pride in all aspects of the company and the products we handcraft.
Our cushions are trusted by celebrities such as Stacey Solomon, Chloe Ferry, Kady McDermott and many more. We have handcrafted couture tote bags for the Grammy Awards 2023 and provide award winning interior designers and wholesale cushions all over the world.
We are focused on providing the very best quality in soft furnishings, whilst focusing on keeping up with current trends - at affordable prices.
Job description
We are looking for a seamstress/machinist to join our team as our brand continues to grow. We are looking for someone who is willing to sew a wide range of soft furnishings in a fun environment!
As part of your role, you will be required to:
- Work with a range of beautiful designer fabrics
- Work towards production targets and meet order deadlines (this will not be pressured, you will know what you need to do for the day first thing)
- Work well within part of a fun team
- Quality check all products
Role and Responsibilities:
- Willingness to learn/already hold knowledge with working on industrial sewing and overlocker machines safely and efficiently
- Excellent sewing skills (we provide full training by a trained Savile Row tailor)
- Ability to work to time constraints and proven ability to complete items within the expected time frame
- Have some previous sewing experience
- Good standard of manual dexterity
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- Ability to work to and follow written instructions
- Good timekeeping
- High attention to detail
- Committed attitude to continuous improvement
Responsibilities:
- Must keep all sewing areas and general workplace clean and tidy - Must be flexible to all other projects or tasks assigned by management
- Check for adequate supplies and inform relevant staff when stock needs to be replenished
- Must meet or exceed productivity and quality standards outlined by the company
Job Type: Self Employed
Part-time hours: Flexible to discuss this, ideally around 24-30 hours per week. We are very flexible, and hours can be offered to fit around childcare, pet care, other responsibilities/commitments etc.
Salary: £10.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Employee discount
- On-site parking
- Organised team fun days
- Fluffy office teammate Pablo the Cavapoochon, who offers licks and cuddles
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday – Opportunities for overtime on weekends
COVID-19 considerations:
A full COVID 19 risk assessment has been undertaken and reviewed.
Work Location: Upper Caldecote, just off the A1 by the Sainsburys roundabout in Biggleswade.
Job Types: Part-time, Freelance, Zero hours contract
Contract length: 36 months
Part-time hours: 30 per week
Salary: £10.50 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Do you have any professional experience in sewing? If not, how many years have you been sewing as a hobby?
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: 11567
Expected start date: 14/03/2023
