Job Title – Technical Fabric Assembler
Posted – 11th March 2022
Location – Waterlooville, Hampshire
Job Type: Full Time
Summary of Role
Coopers Fire design, manufacture, install and service innovative and bespoke Smoke and Fire Curtains for buildings. Our mission is to save lives through quality and innovative products and to raise awareness of effective fire protection solutions.
Every day we put a lot of effort into making sure our colleagues are in an environment where they can work hard, be great and have fun along the way. Our values are Integrity, Pride and Passion, Teamship and Pioneering and we really mean it! We genuinely get excited when people are doing what they do best and are enjoying their day. We nurture and support our colleagues’ development, encourage and embrace each other’s opinions, challenge the status quo and always work together to lead the market through innovation and protect life.
We are looking for a Technical Fabric Assembler, the role entails working with technical textile fabrics to manufacture and assemble Fire and Smoke curtains.
Using work instructions to cut and sew fabric panels together while maintaining high level of accuracy and quality.
duties and responsibilities
- Reading engineering drawings
- Ensuring products are made to customer specification
- Working with a variety of hand tools
- Measuring and cutting industrial fabrics
- Operating industrial sewing machines
- Intricately folding fabrics to customer specification
- Ensuring material is not wasted
- To take on any other tasks as deemed reasonable by management
Skills and Experience
Essential
- Experience in using industrial sewing machines such as twin needle, single zig-zag stitch, and overlocking machines
- Experience in working in a factory environment
- Fabric cutting experience
- Excellent attention to detail
Attributes
- Customer focus approach
- Positive attitude
- Ability to work under own initiative
- Team Player
- Passion and pride in the work carried out and areas of responsibility
- Practical
Benefits
- Competitive salary – available upon request
- Pension
- Free hot drinks
- Ample free onsite parking
- Early finish Fridays
- Holiday allowance
- Company social events
- Friendly and supportive environment
- Holistic approach to work
- Working for a company who cares about you as an individual and not just a cog in the machine