Current Vacancies

With a current workforce of over 300 employees based in the East Midlands we are looking to expand our team. If you would like to work for one of the leading consumer furniture brands in the UK and are interested in any of the roles advertised below please send your CV along with a covering letter to the relevant member of HR (detailed on the job description). For information regarding how we collect and use personal information about you during the recruitment process, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy.

Position

Cut & Sew
Job Description & Key Responsibilities:Cut & Sew

Pay: £13.03 per hour, 39 hours per week (Monday – Friday)

Location: Castlewood Business Park, Sutton-In-Ashfield

Job Type: Cut & Sew

Job Description & Responsibilities

As as a key team member of the Cut and Sew team, the role holder’s key duties will be:

  • Comply with the Sewing processes and procedures in line with ISO9001.
  • Book fabrics into stock.
  • Comply with the Company Health and Safety policy and procedures.
  • Maintain a clean and safe working environment.
  • Adhere to sewing quality standards in all aspects of the sewing process.
  • Ensure all works tickets are read and adhered to ensuring that customer requirements are met.
  • Complete Quality Checklist before sending work on to the next department.
  • Undertake other duties, training and/or hours of work as may be reasonably required and which are consistent with the level of job.
  • Training will be provided for cutting.

Salary & Benefits

  • £13.03 per hour – 39 hours per week
  • 20 days holiday per year, increasing to 25 after 12 months service plus bank holidays
  • Group Workplace Pension scheme
  • Life Assurance
  • Access to Help @ Hand Employee Assistance platform
  • Employee discounts
  • Free on-site parking
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Health & wellbeing programme

Requirements

  •  5 years experience as a Machinist

Qualities we value

  • Acting with integrity.
  • A team player who leads by example.
  • Calm and professional under pressure.

About Sofa Brands International

Sofa Brand International is a market leader, with a turnover of close to £70m, and home to five unique sofa brands: Duresta, Parker Knoll, G Plan, Collins & Hayes, The Lounge Co.

Our range of contemporary and classic styles reflect the individual needs and lifestyles of our customers and can be found in 600 retail outlets across the UK. Sofa Brands International has a collective heritage of over 500 years’ experience in the industry. With a wealth of design, manufacturing, sales, and marketing talent, we are a force to be reckoned with when it comes to British-made, handcrafted furniture.

At the heart of the group lies great British design and craftsmanship. Every piece of furniture from SBI’s six brands is made by hand in purpose-built factories in Nottinghamshire and Wiltshire. The group excels in combining the best of traditional furniture making methods with cutting-edge techniques.

At Sofa Brands International, we work hard to offer the best in the industry and we’re the largest manufacturer of quality sofas in UK. Our employees are the lifeblood of SBI; the group currently employs 700 people.

Diversity

At Sofa Brands International, we don’t just accept difference – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our people, our customers, and our wider community that we live in.

Sofa Brands International is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We will never discriminate against any applicant or employee based on age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship, marital status or civil partnership/union status, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable country or local laws.

 

If you think you are a good fit for this role please send over your CV to recruitment@sofabrands.com

Note to Recruitment Agencies

Sofa Brands International Ltd and its subsidiaries operates a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) for recruitment agencies which is reviewed periodically.

We do not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies who are not part of our current PSL.

Receipt of unsolicited CVs does not imply an introduction to the business and will be considered property of the group, therefore no ownership of such candidates will be given. We retain the right to pursue and hire such speculative candidates without any obligation to any third-party terms and conditions, even when these are submitted with the CV. We will not pay any agency fees associated with unsolicited third-party applications.

Should you wish to be considered as a supplier in the future or feel you have a niche skill set you can help with, then please send some company information to recruitment@sofabrands.com. Naturally we receive a lot of calls and interest from agencies and as such we will only be in contact should we wish to discuss further. Unfortunately, we will not be able to respond to all of you.