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Employer: Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd
Salary:
Date Added: 01/01/2024

For over 110 years Aston Martin has made the most exquisitely addictive performance sports cars.

But no one builds an Aston Martin on their own. Behind these legends and landmarks are hundreds of dreamers, darers and doers who make extraordinary happen, every single day. That’s why the name of everyone who has ever worn our famous wings is inscribed on the wall of our factory.

As we embark on an exciting new era for the business, we need the very best people to write their own chapter on our journey to become the world’s most desirable ultra-luxury British performance brand.

Join us.

JOB PURPOSE:

As a Sewer in the Trim Shop area you will be required to prepare and sew interior soft trim components and use a quilting machine.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Sew material to produce finished interior trim and seats.
  • Quilt and perforate panels to specified requirements.
  • Refer to build sheets, collect appropriate materials and components
  • Prepare material for sew or quilt e.g., visually inspect all parts /reject for sewing defects/leather scars/flaws, colour, match etc.
  • Contribute to the flexibility and effectiveness of the Trim team.
  • Maintain housekeeping standards to demonstrate a pro-active approach.
  • Achieve quality sewn parts within target time.
  • Adhere to company safety, housekeeping, and discipline standards.
  • Storage of controlled substances / components safely in correct location(s).
  • Support quality, productivity, process improvements initiatives e.g., Kaizen, 6 Sigma and PPS initiatives.

QUALIFICATION & EXPERIENCE:

  • Completion of an appropriate automotive apprenticeship (city & guilds level 2 + or equivalent) is desirable.
  • Knowledge/experience/skill of working with different materials e.g. leather, and foams.
  • Able to recognise sewing/leather defects.
  • Manual dexterity, mechanical/quality aptitude.
  • Can do attitude, determination to see the task through to completion at the right quality level.
  • Ability to work using own initiative.
  • Ability to read, interpret and work to engineering drawings /process sheets.
  • This is a role that is track tied and requires the incumbent to be on their feet for the entirety of the shift.
  • Flexibility to work shift patterns, overtime, weekends to achieve production targets.
  • Successful candidates will be required to support/work in other areas as may be necessary.

Volume protection contractual overtime arrangements are in place to ensure required production demands can be met. Stand up and Stand down balances are managed as part of each employees Working Time Account (WTA).

All production employees are required to align with fixed holidays throughout the year in line with production shutdowns. Your annual leave ‘floating days’ are on a pro-rota basis based on your start date and can be taken outside of those shutdowns.

Belong at Aston Martin!

We understand that the incredible beauty, craft, and art that defines an Aston Martin comes from the inclusion of our amazing people.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. We celebrate diversity and are seeking applicants who can bring something different. Please speak to us if there is anything you need to support making an application with us.

Application Deadline: 12/02/2024
Contract Type: Contract
Submitted Applications: 0

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