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Sewing Machinist Apprentice
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To develop sewing machinist skills by learning to assemble and alter textile products using industrial sewing machines. The role supports accurate, high-quality production of Evac+Chair International products while building precision, efficiency, and manufacturing expertise.
Requirements
- Follow work instructions for example, specifications, standard operating procedures, and specific instructions.
- Organise resources for example, equipment, components, and tools.
- Check working environment for hazards.
- Apply safe working practices including guards, seat positioning, safety clothing, and manual handling.
- Apply sustainability principles for example, minimise energy usage and waste.
- Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
- Lay out equipment, components, and resources.
- Inspect cut or pre-sewn components before sewing; identify and resolve issues.
- Select and insert needles.
- Select thread.
- Fill and insert spool and thread a sewing machine.
- Select the sewing machine settings.
- Conduct sewing machine test run for example, pre-production, following threading up, adjustments, or maintenance.
- Make sewing machine adjustments for example, stitch tension.
- Operate, monitor, and control a sewing machine for example, lockstitch, linker, blind hemmer, overlocker, cup seam, and coverstitch machine.
- Control material feed.
- Conduct quality checks.
- Identify needle damage.
- Identify and resolve sewing issues for example, skip stitch, lose stitch, or pucker stitch.
- Follow post-production procedure for example, re-bundle, bag up, and attach work ticket.
- Enter information to track work process for example, work dockets, documentation, or electronic tracking system.
- Select maintenance tools.
- Remove and replace sewing machine parts for example, the presser foot, throat plate, spool, and spool case.
- Clean sewing machine and machine parts.
- Check oil.
- Use information technology and digital systems for example, real time system or computerised sewing machine settings.
- Communicate with others for example, other machinists, senior machinists, production staff, supervisors, and team leaders.
- Report issues for example, product quality and machine faults.
- Apply team working principles.
- Identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Monitor own performance.
- Complete and record learning and development activities.
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Responsibilities
- Inspect stitching at the needle point to ensure quality
- Follow quality standards when producing items
- Work towards completing tasks within agreed production timeframes while maintaining quality standard
- Follow all health and safety procedures when operating machinery and handling materials
Benefits
- Birthday Leave.
- GP 24/7 service.
- Life Coaching.
- Employee Assistance programme.
- Discount and Saving.
- Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Application Process
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
About Evac+Chair International
Evac+Chair is the original manufacturer and global leader in emergency evacuation chairs for the mobility impaired. Independently tested and proven to be the safest and fastest means of evacuation, Evac+Chair is trusted and relied upon in emergency situations to assist in saving people’s lives. At Evac+Chair International we have been designing and manufacturing life safety products for 40 years. Committed to pioneering innovation, we create a safer and more inclusive world, as our products are designed to assist in saving people’s lives. We have a global footprint and export to over 70 countries worldwide. We develop collaborative working relationships with our partners to deliver a consistent brand and service proposition, tailored to each country’s cultural requirements, yet support our global umbrella of providing solutions to protect people’s lives.
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Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
On the job training with 1 day a week online learning with quarterly visit to London training provider.
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