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Production Apprentice

Job details
Posting date: 09 January 2025
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: Meets National Minimum Wage
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 February 2025
Location: Derby, Derbyshire, DE22 3FT
Company: evo Group
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 1051852

Summary

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

  1. To deliver an outstanding customer experience (Internal and external)
  2. Running, setting up and maintaining embroidery machines (6 head primarily)
  3. Setting machines to correct function and loading with correct materials to run.
  4. Using software applications such as Coral Draw and Excel
  5. Operating print machinery and related equipment
  6. Printing vinyl and transfers onto garments
  7. Working to a production schedule and activity for timely, on budget and safe production of quality products
  8. Quality assurance and standards, running quality checks and ensuring production to highest standards
  9. Obtain and share knowledge on all machinery within the department, from artwork access to finishing, and the entire process(es) involved on both print and embroidery and any other techniques deployed.
  10. Maintaining cleanliness and organisation or work area, including changing thread colour, trimming and troubleshooting minor machine issues
  11. Health and Safety for the department and your colleagues.
  12. Arrange pre-production swatches and samples
  13. Always ensure professional and effective conduct and customer (internal & external) management.
  14. Keep up a fast paced environment and adapt to changing priorities
  15. Administration of production paperwork
  16. Responding to emails professionally and courteously
  17. Updating production paperwork using Horizon and other back office systems
  18. Strong attention to detail

PERSON SPECIFICATION

KNOWLEDGE (Essential):

  • Interest in clothing
  • Creative
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Confident in using IT equipment and software tools

SKILLS (Essential):

  • Willing to learn
  • Ability to follow instructions
  • Able to meet tight deadlines
  • Good communication skills
  • Flexible approach and adaptable to fast changing priorities
  • Hands on attitude
  • Attention to detail

EXPERIENCE:

We will train you in all areas of our business practices, process and culture.

QUALITIES (Essential):

  • Effective team player
  • Adaptable
  • Enthusiastic and willing to learn
  • Organised and time focused
  • Personable
  • Self-motivated and flexible
  • Ability to work under pressure and meet numerous deadlines.
  • Professional and assertive
  • This role can be physically demanding and requires long hours of standing

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