Apprentice Sewing Machinist - 14579 – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

Bowson Industries (Part of House of Play) are recruiting for an Apprentice Sewing Machinist. The successful candidate will work towards completing a Level 2 Sewing Machinist apprenticeship over the duration of 18 months.

Annual wage: £12,480 a year
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Training course: Sewing machinist (level 2)
Hours: Monday-Friday 7am-3pm / 30 mins lunch
37 hours a week
Possible start date: Tuesday 4 February
Duration: 1 year 6 months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

• To operate the sewing machine safely and to procedure.
• Carry out thread changeovers, needle replacements and simple operator maintenance tasks.
• Carry out Pre-use safety checks on the machine.
• Producing good quality sewn vinyl-based products: - pole wrap, clamp covers and basic shaped items.
• Adhere to the Safe systems of work.
• Work to production schedule using web-based T card system. Maintaining high standards at all times.
• Maintain quality checks to ensure products are of a high standard
• Ensure volume of work matches needs of the business.
• Gain an exceptional knowledge of the products and how they are manufactured.
• Become self-reliant on tasks
• Follow work plans exactly
• Keep yourself updated on our policies and procedures through the online portal.

Where you’ll work

Unit 11g

Carcroft Enterprise Park

Carcroft

Doncaster

DN6 8DD

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP LIMITED(THE)

Your training course

Sewing machinist (level 2)

Equal to GCSE

Course contents

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.
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.

Your training plan

Level 2 Sewing Machinist
Functional Skills
Work based learning

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Physical fitness

About this company

Bowson Industries a leading manufacturer of bespoke leisure products ranging from soft play equipment, sensory equipment and trampoline parks. We succeed because of the talents and commitment of our people. We can all contribute to making working for our company a great place to be, to have fun and succeed – for ourselves and the business. One of our company strategies is “Mobilising people “We have four values that sum up how we do our work and work with our work mates. By applying these values in our work, we can make our work more constructive and rewarding. We have four values about how we get along. 1. Communication: Communication is about keeping those you work with informed about your thoughts and feelings and your right to be informed. That’s the base for honest communication. 2. Valuing People: Valuing people is about developing people and so being able to support and satisfy other people. That support goes through our business – to your fellow team players, your manager, to internal customers – through to the final customer. As a result, everyone feels that the product and service they receive is one that is valued and that they can value. 3. Innovation: Innovation is about how we will keep improving and staying out in front. 4. Vision: Vision is all about turning our excitement and passion into reality – looking ahead, anticipating the future, planning the best actions, and being in control.

After this apprenticeship

Progression onto full time employment

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NORTH LANCS. TRAINING GROUP LIMITED(THE)

Recruitment

recruitment@nltg.co.uk

01254 395355

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284457.

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Closes on Tuesday 28 January

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