Sewing Machinist

**Job title: Sewing Machinist/Seamstress**

**Salary Range: £11.00 - £12.00 per hour**

**Hours: 37.5-hour week Monday to Friday**

**6am-2pm/2pm-10pm Rotational shift pattern**

**Location: Coventry**

**6 month rolling contract working for a leading defence manufacturer.**

Due to workload this defence manufacturer based in Coventry requires 2 experienced, dynamic, leading sewing machinists/seamstresses to undergo a 6-month rolling contract role. As a sewing machinists/seamstress you will be required to:

- Work with small light fabric products
- Work towards production targets
- Working from drawing and jigs
- Sew and produce parts with multi compound
- Work as an individually.
- Work within a team dependant on the size of the parts.
- To sew and machine accurately with no rejects
- Quality checking and testing of all parts produced

The sewing machinist/seamstress should have the following skills or experience:

- Be able to obtain and pass baseline security clearance
- Skills, attitudes, and behaviours necessary to be competent in the role:

- At least 3 years' experience in a similar role
- Good standard of manual dexterity
- Good timekeeping
- Ability to work to written instructions
- Ability to understand and follow verbal instructions
- Attention to detail
- Flexible
- Able to work a three-shift rotation, if required
- Committed attitude to Continuous Improvement activities such as 5s etc

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone with knowledge of sewing, machining or upholstering products on a manufacturing level. In return for your experience, this Coventry manufacturer will offer you:
6 month rolling contract position

£10 - £12 per hour

37.5-hour per week

Possible opportunity for full time permanent contracts after 4 months

Demand for this role will undoubtedly be high and interviews will be arranged very soon. If you have knowledge of sewing, machining or upholstering within a high-volume manufacturing business and would like to discuss the sewing machinist/seamstress role,please contact Matt Johnson at Jonathan Lee Recruitment on

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Contracts are those of an Employment Business.