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Metal Artisan (Hindu singhasan specialists) x 3
| Posting date: | 19 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £22,500 per year, pro rata |
| Additional salary information: | Travel expenses and onsite accommodation will be provided, subject to subsistence allowance to the successful candidate. |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 February 2025 |
| Location: | Brondesbury, NW2 |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Shree Swaminarayan Temple - Willesden |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | Singhasan2025 |
Summary
A specific task to prepare an ornate alter (singhasan) for the deities installed within the Temple.
An opportunity has arisen for a fixed four-month contract for a Metal Artisan, with experience in sculpting metals on to a wooden singhasan, in a Swaminarayan (Hindu) place of worship. As the location will be a Swaminarayan temple, candidates will be required to abide strictly with Swaminarayan religious practices when engaged in their work.
Duties and responsibilities:
• Work with the local carpentry team and wood artisans to prepare sheeting for fusion and affixation to the singhasan structure. Using Vedic crafting and sculpting techniques to achieve a quality finish.
• Prepare metal sheeting to required measurements and specifications for the wood artisans to complete the affixation.
• Perform quality checks on metal finishes and ensure that the fusion process is to the required specification to ensure a quality/ fault free finish.
• Use tools and fusion/ press machinery as may be required to ensure the metal sheets meeting the design requirements.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure compliance with health and safety requirements, including maintaining COSHH records of any chemicals used in the process.
Required experience & qualification:
• Proven experience in similar work either in the UK or abroad. Previous experience in similar work in relation to the Swaminarayan sect, with testimonials and references, will be required.
• Experience in operating plate pressing machinery.
• Fusion of metals to meet requirement of the employer.
• Through understanding of Swaminarayan and Vedic techniques.
Number required:
3 artisans to complete project to timescales as required. Having worked in teams before would be a particular advantage.
Apply in writing with references and previous portfolio of work, as noted above to the secretary.
An opportunity has arisen for a fixed four-month contract for a Metal Artisan, with experience in sculpting metals on to a wooden singhasan, in a Swaminarayan (Hindu) place of worship. As the location will be a Swaminarayan temple, candidates will be required to abide strictly with Swaminarayan religious practices when engaged in their work.
Duties and responsibilities:
• Work with the local carpentry team and wood artisans to prepare sheeting for fusion and affixation to the singhasan structure. Using Vedic crafting and sculpting techniques to achieve a quality finish.
• Prepare metal sheeting to required measurements and specifications for the wood artisans to complete the affixation.
• Perform quality checks on metal finishes and ensure that the fusion process is to the required specification to ensure a quality/ fault free finish.
• Use tools and fusion/ press machinery as may be required to ensure the metal sheets meeting the design requirements.
• Maintain a safe working environment and ensure compliance with health and safety requirements, including maintaining COSHH records of any chemicals used in the process.
Required experience & qualification:
• Proven experience in similar work either in the UK or abroad. Previous experience in similar work in relation to the Swaminarayan sect, with testimonials and references, will be required.
• Experience in operating plate pressing machinery.
• Fusion of metals to meet requirement of the employer.
• Through understanding of Swaminarayan and Vedic techniques.
Number required:
3 artisans to complete project to timescales as required. Having worked in teams before would be a particular advantage.
Apply in writing with references and previous portfolio of work, as noted above to the secretary.