Role: Reporting to the Factory Manager, this is a general factory role to assist in the cutting, gluing and checking teams to safe guard a high standard of customer experience through the timely and accurate processing of work through the factory and the efficient and accurate despatch of goods to the warehouse.
· As a Factory Assistant you may be allocated to either Celtic or Turtle Doves.
· On a weekly basis, the Factory Manager will direct you to your area within the factory to ensure that the work in progress through the factory is kept at a constant level. On occasions, you may be required to change roles part way through the week to cover absence or spike in orders.
· Once assigned to your area, you should ensure that you are in regular contact with the appropriate Manager or Assistant Manager for daily work load targets, and to keep up-to-date with any new work-methods and systems.
· You should record all work achieved on daily work sheets provided, at all times ensuring urgent orders are prioritised and handled without any unnecessary delay, and any non-barcode work is accurately annotated on your work sheet. You should scan all your barcodes onto the factory IT system at the end of each working day.
· Within each team, you are responsible for:
· When assigned to the glue room (Celtic): Prep soles and glue and finish footwear to company standards to ensure products are safely processed to agreed targets and within the agreed quality standards in accordance with departmental policy; Assist with any deliveries, checking for quality & counting in against all delivery notes, highlighting inconsistencies to the Factory Manager.
· When assigned to the checking team (Celtic or TD): Accurately check the quality of goods produced by the factory or goods imported from outside, processing all work within agreed targets and to the quality standards in accordance with departmental policy; Apply metal work to products as required; Maintain accurate records of all items checked and delivered to the warehouse.
· When assigned to the cutting team (Celtic & TD): Accurately cut out sheepskin or cashmere products as agreed with the Factory Manager, ensuring at all times that sheepskin and cashmere usage is maximised to its full, waste is kept to a minimum and quality standards are maintained at all times; Assist with deliveries, checking for quality & suitability, counting in against all delivery notes, highlighting inconsistencies to the Factory Manager.
· When assigned to the sorting and Ozone team (TD): Accurately sort recycled product to ensure it is 100% cashmere and segregate into colours. Clean the product using correct and safe use of the Ozone chamber, ensuring that all safety requirement are fulfilled at all times.
· Work with the Factory Management Team on your personal training & development needs in order to effectively carry out roles as described above. This may include for Celtic Multi roles, learning to work with the Eastman Cutting Knife and Hot Notcher.
· Provide assistance in the warehouse during quiet factory periods and where necessary assist with any warehouse relief to help ensure smooth despatch levels are maintained.
Desirable Qualities
· Initiative, enthusiasm, and the ability to multi task
· Great attention to detail & time management skills
· Customer service & team-working focus
· Be able to work accurately under pressure
Pay: £13.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
Work Location: In person
