Needlework Operative

Posted Thursday 4 June 2026 at 00:00 | Expires Friday 12 June 2026 at 23:59

We’re hiring seasonal support staff to help during our busy period. We’re looking for enthusiastic candidates who, ideally, can start at around 11 of May and work through to mid-September 2026. There may be an opportunity for this to be extended depending on business needs.

This is a temporary position with these shifts available:

Dayshift (38 hours) – working 0700 to 1600 Monday to Thursday, 0700 – 1100 Friday

Backshift (34 hours) – working 1600 to 0100 Monday to Thursday.

Rate of pay for this role is £13.08 per hour, increasing to £13.45 per hour from 1 May 2026.

As a Needlework Operative here at Johnstons of Elgin, you will be focusing on hand sewing labels or adding logos to our luxury products, such as scarves and blankets. Additional duties might include adding embroidered logos, removing backings and additional threads, whilst working with great attention to detail, you will nonetheless aim to achieve the required output levels to meet our production plan.

You will be:

• Show an interest in fashion, textiles or crafts
• Have the ability to carefully and accurately follow detailed written instructions
• Take pride in doing a job well, and never compromise on high standards
• Be a team player with good communication skills
• Have good colour vision
• Organised and reliable
• Be able to work to deadlines

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

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.

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