John Lewis Hiring for General operative Job at Darwen, England , UK Full Time

Herbert Parkinson is a Subsidiary Company of the John Lewis Partnership since 1953, provides an exclusive range of soft furnishing products. With an experienced design team and extensive flexible manufacturing facilities, offering a full development and manufacturing service for soft furnishing products, including cushions, pillows, duvets, curtains & blinds.

What’s the role about?

Duties and Responsibilities:
Herbert Parkinson General Operatives are specialists in the design and manufacture of soft furnishing products.
This role requires someone who is motivated and proactive with an excellent eye for detail and someone who is a great team player. This is a very varied role where you will be working in the Filled Products Department sewing, filling and packing cushions, pillows and duvets, while achieving the department requirements on performance, efficiency and quality.

What you will be doing?

As a General Operative you will be:

• Maintaining high levels of housekeeping in your immediate work area.

• Flexible and move tasks throughout the shift as work dictates.

• Supporting other sections within the department as and when required.

• Performing any other duties as required by managers.

• Contributing to a safe working environment by being up to date on all H&S training requirements

Our General Operatives love working for us because:

“Working in a democratic business like the Partnership allows Partners to have an influcene and voice in how our business is lead.

By learning different jobs within the department, allows for more skills and knowledge to be learnt by our Partners. This plays a bit part in our Partners learning and development.

Woking in a small team, Partners feel they support each other and there is a family feel within our branch”

What you will have?

Required essential experience skills and qualifications:

• Effective communicator

• Demonstrates drive and enthusiasm

• Willing to tackle difficult issues

• Is creative

• Is able to build effective relationships

What else can you bring?

Desirable but not essential:

• Previous experience working in a warehouse or production environment

• Sewing Machine Experience

• Cutting Experience

Please note:

• We occasionally close vacancies early in the event we receive a high volume of applications. Therefore, we recommend you apply early

• As a business we encourage flexible working. We have a number of different ways to work flexibly, so at your interview feel free to talk about what flexibility means to you. There are no guarantees, however, examples of how our Partners already work flexibly include part-time, job share, home working and compressed hours.

• Please attach an up to date CV