The Role

Ready to skip the snooze button and get stuck in? Here`s a snap shot of what you'll be doing day to day -

We are looking for an Industrial Sewing Machine Technician to support our Bed Production team by maintaining, servicing and repairing the industrial sewing machines used across our factory. This role is ideal for someone with hands-on experience working with sewing machinery in a manufacturing, upholstery, textiles, furniture or similar production environment.

You will be part of a small maintenance team, helping to keep production running smoothly by responding to breakdowns, carrying out planned maintenance and making adjustments to ensure machines are running safely and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain, repair and service industrial sewing machines used within bed production.
• Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical and electronic faults where required.
• Carry out preventative maintenance to reduce downtime and improve machine reliability.
• Adjust, calibrate and set up machines to meet production requirements.
• Support machine installations, changes and improvements where needed.
• Keep accurate records of maintenance, servicing and repair activity.
• Identify parts required and support with spare parts stock control.
• Work closely with Production Operatives and the wider Maintenance team to resolve issues quickly and safely.

Skills and Experience

• Experience working with, repairing or adjusting industrial sewing machines would be ideal, but we are also open to candidates with strong practical mechanical skills who are willing to learn this equipment.
• Experience in manufacturing, textiles, upholstery, furniture, bedding or another hands-on production environment would be useful.
• Good practical repair skills and confidence working with tools, machinery or mechanical equipment.
• Electrical or electronic fault-finding knowledge would be helpful, but formal electrical qualifications are not required.
• A willingness to learn new machines, systems and ways of working.
• Able to work as part of a small team and build confidence working independently over time.
• Good communication skills and a helpful, proactive approach.
• Welding, soldering, fabrication or previous sewing machine experience would be advantageous, but full experience across all areas is not expected as training will be offered.

The Person

In your dream role, you`ll receive:

• £34-37k dependant on experience
• Discretionary bonus
• Generous staff discount, plus savings on restaurants, holidays, and shopping
• 24-hour Retail Trust helpline and resources
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Buy-in schemes for extra holiday, private healthcare, or savings and loans

About Dreams

At Dreams, we know your bed is the best place in the whole world. But for the hours between precious sleep, we`d like to make work a special place to be too. We`re the UK`s most loved bed retailer, so it`s important our people feel the love as well.

We`re super passionate about our people-first culture, which means we like to keep things simple and celebrate every success, big or small! charity fundraisers and all-staff lunches, we know we do it best when we do it together. There are over 200 of us at our Bed Factory, in Oldbury, West Midlands where every dreamer makes a difference.

So if you`re bonkers about bed, silly for siestas and keen on your kip, we think Dreams could be the perfect place for you.

Dreams. Love your job.