Senior Setter and Jeweller, Emily Nixon Jewellery - Hayle, Cornwall

Emily Nixon Jewellery; Hayle; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A fine jewellery company in Hayle is seeking an experienced Senior Setter and Jeweller. The role involves setting diamonds and sapphires using unique techniques, finishing organic designs, and soldering. Candidates can choose between full-time or part-time hours. The company offers a friendly workspace with generous benefits including annual leave and training opportunities.

Benefits

24 days' annual leave plus bank holidays

Training and growth opportunities

Generous light-filled workspace

Qualifications

• Experience in bench jeweller skills required.
• Significant setting experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Set diamonds and sapphires using unique techniques.
• Finish and polish jewellery to maintain organic finish.
• Use a micro welder for soldering tasks.
• Resize various jewellery items in precious metals.
• Perform repairs and alterations to existing pieces.

Skills

Setting diamonds and sapphires

Finishing and polishing

Soldering

Resizing bangles and rings

Repairs and alterations

Job description

Supporting the work of the Jeweller since 2006

Senior Setter and Jeweller

Emily Nixon Jewellery

Location: Hayle, Cornwall (to move to Penzance, Cornwall by the end of the year)

Emily Nixon Jewellery specialises in organic, handmade fine jewellery, cast using the lost wax process and finished and set with natural diamonds and sapphires in West Cornwall.

The work captures our eternal connection to natural forms, made to mark the important moments of our lives, outlive us, and tell their story forever. An Emily Nixon piece is a permanent attachment to the earth and sea, a timeless artwork, born from an eternal source and worn forever. Raw forms cast with fine jewels. Textures, shapes, moulded by the sea, rocks, rivers, hills and magma.

Our brand reflects and enables this mission. It represents artistry, a raw natural bond to the earth, and the breaking of conventions. At its heart is an authentic connection to the elemental beauty of natural forms, represented meaningfully as pieces of art.

The studio and workshop team are currently based in the historic Whites Warehouse building in Hayle. However, the team will relocate in October 2025 to a larger, charismatic and purpose-built location in the centre of Penzance. With a new brand identity and website launching simultaneously, you would be joining a dynamic team at a time of fast-paced growth and change.

We are looking for an experienced bench jeweller with significant setting experience who can transfer their existing bench skills to finishing and setting Emilys unique rough, organic designs.

Key Duties

1. Setting diamonds and sapphires by adopting Emilys specific setting technique (a unique take on bezel and flush setting).
2. Finish and polishing skills, with care to maintain our organic finish
3. Soldering (experience using a micro welder required).
4. Resizing bangles, rings, and stone-set rings in silver, gold and platinum.
5. Repairs and alterations of Emilys jewellery.

Salary Bracket: Competitive

Hours: This position can be either full-time (37.5 hours per week) or part-time with a minimum requirement of 3 days per week.

Benefits:

• 24 days' annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Training and growth opportunity - we highly value ambition and initiative. If youd like to learn advanced techniques to bring to Emilys designs, or learn about our gemstones, then well cover and support you to do this training.
• Generous light-filled workspace with a friendly, talented team.