Trainee Fabric Cutting Machine Operator

at  Nisbets

This is a great opportunity for an enthusiastic candidate who is keen to learn and progress in an extremely well-established company where full training will be provided.
The successful candidate will eventually be responsible for operating a variety of different machines to cut fabrics to make bespoke and readymade Soft Furnishings.
The role will be based on site in Merthyr Tydfil and the working hours will be 38.75 ( Monday – Thursday 7:30am – 5pm and Friday 7:30 – 12:30pm)
Salary £23,052

DESIRED SKILLS:

• Independent Worker with very good organisational skills.
• Good numeracy, thorough and Precise.
• Team worker but also self-motivated.
• Knowledge of textiles and fabrics a plus but not strictly necessary.
  Nisbets is committed to providing equality of opportunity for all colleagues. We aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination and that not only colleagues but also our potential future colleagues are treated fairly and with dignity and respect.
  Therefore, please inform us of any reasonable adjustments that we may need to make to the application or interview process.
  Here at Nisbets, we aim high and we dream big. From a one-man operation in 1983, to the UK’s market leader today – it’s always been our determination to hit whatever goal we set ourselves, no matter how big. And we’ve done it time and time again.
  We’re looking for experts. Passionate, forward thinkers who obsess about our customers as much as we do. We need strivers, trailblazers and problem solvers who are as determined to grow, develop and succeed as we are.
  We’re determined to take the next step. But we need your help to do it. It’s all about you.
  If you’re looking for a forward-thinking business on which to leave your mark; where your work is valued; Where you’ll test your skills and then develop them further than you thought you could - Nisbets is for you.
  You’ll be pushing the boundaries with us, day in day out. You’ll work in a fast-paced, ever changing environment. You’ll collaborate with a wide range of other experts around the business, bringing big ideas to life, and play a leading role in taking our journey to the next level.
  We are a business with heart. From the small indie diner to the Michelin-star restaurant, Nisbets deliver the equipment they need to excel. If you join our team you’ll be working in a family-owned business that isn’t afraid to let you grow. That understands the value of innovation. And that puts our impact on the environment, our commitment to ethical trading and our determination to being a fully transparent business at the forefront of all we do.
  Ready to take the next step with us? Apply today

• Work from Bespoke and Readymade production sheets to accurately cut fabric for all Products.
• Use automated Cutting machine.
• Head and hook curtains and voiles to accurate width measurements (pulling strings to ruche the heading types)
• Checking of deliveries against paperwork.
• Moving of fabric deliveries from Warehouse to Soft Furnishings area.
• Ensuring work area clean and clear.
• Checking of fabric Quality
• Stock taking of all ready-mades fabrics.