Sewing Machinist Apprentice J3385

Summary

As a Sewing Machinist Apprentice, you will be trained and supported to master sewing machinist operations, ensuring that products meet exacting quality standards. You will be joining a specialist manufacturer and distributor, in the UK and overseas, who has been operating for the past 40 years making durable products with excellent workmanship!

Annual wage

£13,312 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

This is will be reviewed and increased annually.

Training course

Sewing machinist (level 2)

Hours

Monday – Thursday: 08:00 – 17:00 Friday: 08:00 -15.45 Breaks: 10am – 15-minute break 1pm lunch break – 30-minute break 3pm – 15-minute break.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 27 January

Duration

1 year 6 months

Positions available

2

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

We have an opportunity to join a well-established, specialist manufacturer and distributor, renowned for crafting high-quality scooter canopies, storage covers, garages, and bags for scooters and wheelchairs. With over 40 years of experience, we pride ourselves on producing durable products with exceptional workmanship. As a Level 2 Sewing Machinist Apprentice, you will be trained and supported to master sewing machinist operations, ensuring that products meet our exacting quality standards.

Key Duties:

Prepare materials, accessories, and machinery for sewing operation
Execute sewing machinist tasks to meet product specifications, ensuring quality and efficiency
Conduct quality assurance checks, rectify issues, and prepare products for the next production stage
Maintain a safe and sustainable workplace environment and perform basic equipment maintenance
Record production data and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives

This role offers a fantastic opportunity to develop practical skills in a supportive environment while contributing to the success of a company with a history in manufacturing excellence.

Where you’ll work

Unit 2, Goldenhaye Industrial Estate

Goldenhaye Lane, Cricket St. Thomas

Chard

TA20 4BN

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

BRIDGWATER AND TAUNTON COLLEGE

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

Working towards a Level 2 Sewing Machinist apprenticeship standard, the apprentice must:

Complete training to develop the knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs) outlined in this apprenticeship’s standard
Complete training towards Functional Skills qualifications in English and mathematics in line with the apprenticeship funding rules
Compile a portfolio of evidence

End-point assessment gateway

The apprentice’s employer must be content that the apprentice is occupationally competent. That is, they are deemed to be working at or above the level set out in the apprenticeship standard and ready to undertake the EPA. The employer may take advice from the apprentice's training provider, but the employer must make the decision. The apprentice will then enter the gateway.

The apprentice must meet the gateway requirements before starting their EPA.

The apprentice must:

Confirm they are ready to take the EPA
Have achieved English and mathematics qualifications in line with the apprenticeship funding rules
Submit a portfolio of evidence for the interview underpinned by a portfolio of evidence

More training information

The assessment methods can be delivered in any order. The result of one assessment method does not need to be known before starting the next.

This EPA has 3 assessment methods.

Assessment method 1 - observation with questions
Assessment method 2 - interview underpinned by a portfolio of evidence
Assessment method 3 - multiple-choice test

The result from each assessment method is combined to decide the overall apprenticeship grade. The following grades are available for the apprenticeship:

Fail
Pass
Distinction

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths and English (grade 3 - 9 or equivalent (A* - D))

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
Problem solving skills
Team working
Creative
Patience

About this company

As an apprentice, South West Apprenticeship Company Limited, the Flexi Job Agency (FJA) will employ the successful candidate on behalf of this employer. 99% of our apprentices gain full-time employment with their host organisation after completing their apprenticeship or they have progressed onto higher qualifications. The experience and knowledge you gain, plus the relationships you develop, make it easier to progress quickly.

http://www.theswac.org.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Company Nest Pension,

After this apprenticeship

Continuous role for the right candidate within in a growing business with increased responsibilities.

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