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JOB DESCRIPTION
General Information
Job Title:
Skilled Springmaker
Business Unit: United Springs Limited (SUU)
Function:
Location: Rochdale UK
Reports to: Engineering Manager
Scope : Plant
Staff Reporting to the position:
Key Internal Contacts: Production Departments
Key External Contacts: Suppliers/Customers
General Purpose of role
The main function of the production departments is to manufacture components to the customer requirements and standards set. The manufacture is carried out using various plant and equipment .The role of the skilled springmaker is to ensure that the components are made correctly in the time allowed
Main Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Manufacture components to drawing requirements using plant and equipment.
- Support other members of the manufacturing team and assist in the develolpment of apprentices.
- Ensure maintenance are made aware of any breakdows or issues with plant and equipment.
- Maintaining a good working environment and safe working conditions through good housekeeping standards, ensuring appropriate personal protective equipment is worn when required, encouraging a positive ‘safety culture’ and aiming for zero accidents which can be monitored through accident statistics and health and safety inspections
- May be required to work extened or flexible working hours on occasions when required
- May be required to travel to customers/suppliers or other companies within the Sogefi group
Competencies and Knowledge requirements
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Further requirements (Extent:1= very low, 1 2 3 4 5
2=low,3=medium,4=high,5=very high
- Interpersonal Skills/Teamwork
- Ability to cooperate with people of different levels inside/ outside the company and to interact with team to reach team goals and business objectives
- Communication
- Ability to express information in a manner appropriate to different levels of people
- Customer Satisfaction/Total Quality
- Ability to recognize, respond to customer expectations with sense of urgency and even increase expectations
- Initiative/Execution/Innovation
Ability to take actions, decisions & to generate ideas.
- Ownership/Commitment
- Ability to take full responsibility for decisions & results even when all
elements are not under individual direct control
- Planning/Balance
- Ability to set goals in consistency with company objectives and to adapt
plans to changing environment
- Performance & Rigor
- Ability to enhance the execution of the standard and procedure and stay
focused on her objectives to achieve high performance results
Education and Trainings
The ideal candidate will have/be:
- Spring-making Apprenticeship
- HNC
Experience
- Two years’ experience in the role following completion of apprenticeship
- Product/process knowledge
- Good progress control skills, establishing and executing procedures to guard and check the progress of processes, tasks or activities of co-workers, as well as the progress of own activities and responsibilities
- Have original solutions for problems connected to the function. Can find new working methods to replace existing ones, combines existing ideas to build a solution
- Able to motivate self and others. Sets high standards for own work and aims to comply.
- Has a disciplined approach to company policies and procedures, will look for confirmation with the right people in case of changes and will not deviate from agreed rules and procedures, even when everyone feels negative about it
- Shows integrity, maintains accepted social and ethical norms in activities concerning the position, ensures everyone keep their dignity at all times
- Date February 2026
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SIGNATURE
This document describes the position currently available. It is not an employment contract. Sogefi Group reserves the right to modify job duties or job descriptions at any time.
JOB D – Skilled Springmaker 2026
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £24,124.00-£27,267.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Profit sharing
- Sick pay
Schedule:
Supplemental pay types:
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Rochdale, OL11 4HP: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)
Work Location: One location
