Johnstons of Elgin
Shift Leader - Needlework
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Job Title: Shift Leader - Needlework
Responsible to: Head of Finished Products
We are currently looking for a Shift Leader to oversee our Needlework department.
This is a permanent post working 34 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 16:00-01:00.
The rate of pay starts from £15.00 per hour, with the successful candidate’s relevant skills and experience taken into consideration.
About the Role:
As a Shift Leader, you will be responsible for ensuring the production flow in the department and meet targets by leading the team to maximize operational efficiency and ensure compliance.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Delivery
- Meet targets and prioritize work according to the department production plan
- Optimize operational efficiency
- Ensure quality standards meet specifications
- Drive continuous improvement
- Ensure department is clean and orderly at all times
- Ensure planned and preventative maintenance is carried out as required.
- Use problem-solving techniques to support decision-making
- Deputise for Head of Department
- Control of department costs
- Monitor performance identifying any performance-related issues and implement capability or disciplinary procedure when required
- Duty of care to ensure the health and safety of your team
- Conduct recruitment activities, onboarding, one-to-one meetings, and PDRs
- Manage absence including but not limited to holidays and sickness absence
- Responsible for training and development of your team and perform the role of assessor and/or verifier
- Ensure that your team are competent to do their roles as per the competency standards at the required productivity level
- Ensure effective communications with your team including running shift meetings, white boards, and shift handovers
- Demonstrate Leadership Behaviours
- Engages people’s hearts and minds
- Demonstrate personal humility & vulnerability
- Puts common good before self-interest
- Actively encourages connection and collaboration
- Demonstrates courage to challenge and change
- Listens, reflects, and integrates diverse perspectives
- Takes responsibility for excellence & performance
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About You
We are looking for a confident, proactive leader who can inspire their team and drive strong operational performance. You will have:
- A strong willingness to learn and a commitment to continuous personal development
- A natural ability to motivate, guide, and support the team, leading by example
- Clear and confident communication across all shifts
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize effectively
- A genuine interest in improving processes and helping the department grow
- Confidence in handling people matters with fairness and care
- A sense of ownership – caring about doing a good job and helping others to do the same
- An understanding of how your department contributes to the wider business
- A collaborative mindset and a willingness to work closely with other teams
- A commitment to living our leadership behaviors and supporting positive team culture
Desirable Experience:
- Previous leadership experience
- Experience in Needlework (hand sew / machine embroidery), textiles, or a similar production environment would be a huge advantage
About Us
Founded in 1797, Johnstons of Elgin is an innovative, luxury clothing brand celebrating 225 years of experience in working with the world’s finest fibers. Across three centuries, our family-owned company has carefully sourced cashmere and fine woollen fibers from around the world, applying the latest technology and highest quality craft expertise in our very own vertical Scottish mills. Employing over 1,000 staff, our valued employees and communities are at the heart of everything we do, producing unique, high-quality designs that are made to last. Our brand is focused on sustainability, working with natural, renewable, and biodegradable fibers, and we are committed to maintaining a minimal environmental footprint.
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Johnstons of Elgin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer wholeheartedly supporting the principles of equality and diversity to build an inclusive workforce. Our aim is to embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do to create an environment where our employees feel safe to be their whole authentic self without having to downplay or change parts of their identity. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, which goes beyond those characteristics protected by law to include everything that makes us unique, from our backgrounds and experiences to our personalities and ways of thinking.
We endeavor to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and encourage any candidate who requires assistance to contact us at hr@johnstonsofelgin.com.
Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement or qualification. At Johnstons of Elgin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but think your experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Please note all applicants must be able to provide evidence of their right to remain and take up paid employment in the country the job is based.
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