Darner

Johnstons of Elgin; Elgin; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Johnstons of Elgin, a luxury clothing brand founded in 1797, seeks a Darner to work on premium products in Scotland. You will perform table, perch, and hand dARNING with keen attention to detail to ensure a high‑quality finish.

This permanent, full‑time role is 38 hours per week on a rotating shift. Training is provided, and pay starts at £13.45 per hour with increases for experience plus a shift allowance.

Qualifications

• Good colour vision is essential.
• Strong attention to detail is required.
• Ability to follow written instructions.
• Excellent hand skills and hand-eye coordination.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills.

Responsibilities

• Carry out table, perch, and hand darning on luxury products.
• Identify and correct faults with keen attention to detail.
• Apply hand sewing techniques to rectify faults identified during inspection.
• Work with the team to maintain high-quality finish.

Skills

Colour vision

Attention to detail

Follow instructions

Hand skills

Hand-eye coordination

Teamwork

Willingness to learn

Job description

Job Title: Darner

We have an exciting opportunity for an employee interest in a career as a Darner.

This is a permanent, full-time position working 38 hours on a rotational shift:

Week 1: Monday - Thursday 6am - 2pm and Friday 6am - 12pm

Week 2: Monday - Wednesday 2pm - 12am and Thursday 2pm - 10pm

Rate of pay starts at £13.45 per hour and increases with experience, you also receive shift pay allowance.

About the Role

As a Darner, you will work on a variety of luxury products, carrying out table, perch, and clean darning. You will demonstrate an excellent ability to identify and correct faults through keen attention to detail, ensuring a high-quality finish. This will involve using hand sewing techniques and problem-solving skills to rectify faults identified during the inspection of cloth and accessory products.

Full training will be provided.

About You

You will have:

• Good colour vision (essential)
• Strong attention to detail
• The ability to follow written instructions
• Excellent hand skills and hand-eye coordination
• The ability to work effectively as part of a team
• A willingness to learn and develop new skills

About Us

Founded in 1797, Johnstons of Elgin is an innovative, luxury clothing brand celebrating 225 years of experience in working with the world’s finest fibres. Across three centuries, our family-owned company has carefully sources cashmere and fine woollen fibres from around the world, applying the latest technology and highest quality craft expertise in our very own vertical Scottish mills. Employing over 1,000 staff, our valued employees and communities are at the heart of everything we do, producing unique, high-quality designs that are made to last. Our brand is focused on sustainability, working with natural, renewable, and biodegradable fibres and we are committed to maintaining a minimal environmental footprint.

Johnstons of Elgin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer wholeheartedly supporting the principles of equality and diversity to build an inclusive workforce. Our aim is to embed diversity and inclusion in everything we do to create an environment where our employees feel safe to be their whole authentic self without having to downplay or change parts of their identity. We celebrate diversity in all its forms, which goes beyond those characteristics protected by law to include everything that makes us unique, from our backgrounds and experiences to our personalities and ways of thinking.

We endeavour to provide reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and encourage any candidate who requires assistance to contact us at [e-mail].

Don't meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement or qualification. At Johnstons of Elgin, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you are excited about this role but think your experience doesn\'t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Please note all applicants must be able to provide evidence of their right to remain and take up paid employment in country job is based.