Knitwear Prototyping Linker - Pre-Production

Barrie Knitwear; Hawick; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Ongoing learning and professional dev

Company pension scheme

Life assurance & Health plan

Wellbeing programme

Flexible benefits: Cycle to Work & gym

Job summary

Barrie Knitwear in Hawick is seeking a skilled Linker for our Pre-Production Manufacturing team. You will link prototypes, samples and submissions to ensure designs and standards are established before bulk production.

The role focuses on assembling garments, identifying suitable methods, and preventing manufacturing risks while collaborating with colleagues to improve repeatable processes and overall quality.

Qualifications

• Experience operating linking machines with delicate knitwear.
• Strong eye for quality and consistent manufacturing standards.
• Willingness to learn and contribute to new products.
• Proactive approach to achieving targets and sharing improvements.
• Team player attitude and support for colleagues.
• Interest in continuous improvement and better ways of working.

Responsibilities

• Assemble garments for show collections and salesroom needs.
• Link prototypes and submissions to required quality and standard.
• Identify appropriate manufacturing methods.
• Identify risks and quality or conformance challenges.
• Work with colleagues to develop repeatable bulk manufacture methods.
• Contribute ideas to continuous improvement across manufacturing.

Skills

Linking machines

Delicate knitwear handling

Quality standards

Teamwork

Proactive & accountable

Job description

Barrie Knitwear in Hawick is seeking a skilled Linker for our Pre-Production Manufacturing team. You will link prototypes, samples and submissions to ensure designs and standards are established before bulk production.

The role focuses on assembling garments, identifying suitable methods, and preventing manufacturing risks while collaborating with colleagues to improve repeatable processes and overall quality.