Metal Work Technician

CLIENT: Leading Designers and Manufacturers of Lighting & Lanterns

LOCATION: Wimbledon, London

SALARY: Market competitive salary + private healthcare / dental (after 3 months service) + further benefits + extra holidays due to workshop close down (Christmas/New Year)

POSITION: Permanent

This legendary industry name is considered to be one of the leading designers and manufacturers of 19th and 20th-century inspired English, French, and American lighting. Today, this family-owned business is looking for a skilled and detail-focused craftsperson to join their acclaimed lighting workshop. Within this location are some of the nation's most gifted metalwork artisans, who provide handmade and bespoke fixtures to a high-profile and ultra-discerning international client base.

Job Role:

• Reporting to the Production Manager, the role of a Metalwork Technician is a fascinating mix of challenges that really empower the individual to begin a career journey to become a fine Lantern and Lighting maker.
• There are the standard must-haves - a respect for and ability to adhere to exact Health & Safety best practices. You must also possess a level of physical fitness to carry out the manual handling aspects of this role.
• You need to be a sound and observant administrator, able to record and adhere to Quality Control requirements, and at the same time, be a team player who is comfortable being a brand ambassador for such a distinguished maker.
• As for the duties - these will include carrying out modifications/amendments of custom light fittings and fixtures, including parts and components.
• Often, repairs are undertaken, and you would be required to assist in the pre-finishing processes as well.
• Ensuring every product achieves the required accreditation regarding safety of use, including BS EN 60598, UL 1598, and ETL certification, is essential.
• There is constant encouragement from all technicians to actively contribute ideas for improvements in manufacturing and design - all with the aim of perpetuating and heightening their best-in-industry stature.

Requirements:

• The work undertaken is a hybrid that overlaps with both hand metalworking skills and manufacturing.
• In the London workshop, the team is largely engaged in using hand metalworking skills, but talents in the use of a lathe, pedestal grinders, polishing wheels, etc., are also frequently called upon.
• Their products are made from brass and steel, and other metals are sometimes used where necessary for strength or specific components.
• Therefore, we are looking for abilities in silver soldering, brazing, soft soldering, riveting, and ideally welding.
• The successful appointee could have experience outside our client’s lighting speciality, such as in welding, blacksmithing, or jewellery welding/production.
• Importantly, a technical grasp of engineering or fabrication is helpful, but equally valuable is a knowledge of product assembly and an instinctive feel for craft.

Summary:

Excitingly, there are many areas of making capability and competency that this enviable manufacturer is searching for. You may not have all the required skills, but as long as you have the passion for production and the ambition to learn quickly, within a couple of years you could become proficient in every area of production they undertake. In short, this is a massive opportunity to upskill within a rather special company, one that is rightly proud of the artisans they have employed for many years - and now it’s your turn.