Vacancy: Saddler

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Title: Saddler
Reports to: Team Leader
Job purpose: Responsible for producing saddles to customers specification

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Assembles, and joins leather parts and other materials to form a saddle, following specifications, such as size of saddle, colour, custom options or type of saddle:
• Deciding on leather for seats matches company standard
• Blocking leather for seat, marking seaming and ensuring that these are level and square
• Flap fitting level and square
• Panel stuffing to customer and company requirements
• Girth straps stitched on correctly and secure
• Forepeice and facings fittings correctly
• Attaches accessories or ornamentation to saddle with rivets or needle and thread.
• Clean product down when completed.
• Carries out repairs to saddles when required to do so
• Ensures that every saddle produced is of a quality standard before it is despatched
• Attend saddle fittings if required to do so
• Comply with all Health and Safety requirements – i.e. ensuring that PPE is worn when needed
• Attend training courses as and when required so to keep up with industry standards

Qualifications and experience

• Trained saddle maker
• GCSE level of education
• Practical skill level
• Knowledge of manufacturing and production processes

Characteristics

Albion has the following values set: Safety, Teamwork, Respect and Honesty

• Good team player
• Working to deadlines
• Positive and can-do attitude
• Practical and hands on approach
• Attention to detail and quality
• Willing to undertake training outside of workplace

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To apply call 01922 646210 or email: sales@albionengland.co.uk

Vacancy: Sewing Machinist

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Title: Sewing Machinist
Reports to: Sewing Machinist Senior
Job purpose: To undertake sewing of saddler products using appropriate industrial sewing machines as instructed and to ensure that all tasks are carried our efficiently and effectively with a high level of attention to detail

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Sewing saddlery products to the correct specification
• Sewing panels and seaming
• Ensure that all defects are reported and dealt with quickly
• Communicate production issues to the Prep team leader and Sewing Machinist Senior.

Qualifications and experience

• Good communicator
• Experience in sewing leather accessories

Character and personal qualities:

Albion England have the following value set which all employees are expected to follow. These values are: Safety, Teamwork, Respect, Accountability and Honesty. The personal qualities required for this role are:

• Self-driven
• Results-oriented with a positive outlook
• Detailed and results-oriented with a positive outlook, and a clear focus on high quality

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To apply call 01922 646210 or email: sales@albionengland.co.uk

Vacancy: Leather Preparer

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Title: Leather Preparer
Reports to: Team Leader
Job purpose: Responsible for preparing leather for saddles and quality checking leather

Key responsibilities and accountabilities

• Preparing leather hides for use in saddlery
• Stitching of leather may be done by hand or using a machine
• Leather can also be joined together using glue
• Decorating leather using methods such as painting, dyeing and stamping. A variety of machine and hand tools are used to carry out tasks such as cutting, stitching and adding fittings, like handles and buckles
• Apply balm to produce glossy finish, using brush or sponge
• Ensures that leatherwork is of a quality standard before it is passed to saddlery
• Comply with all Health and Safety requirements – i.e. ensuring that PPE is worn when needed
• Attend training courses as and when required so to keep up with industry standards

Qualifications and experience

• Trained leather preparer
• GCSE level of education
• Practical skill level
• Knowledge of production and manufacturing processes

Characteristics

Albion has the following values set: Safety, Teamwork, Respect

• Good team player
• Working to deadlines
• Positive and can-do attitude
• Practical and hands on approach
• Attention to detail and quality
• Willing to undertake training outside of workplace

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To apply call 01922 646210 or email: sales@albionengland.co.uk