Sewing Machine & Maintenance Technician

Are you an experienced Sewing Machine & Maintenance Technician looking for an opportunity to maintain, repair, and optimise industrial sewing machines and production equipment in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? By keeping our industrial machinery running safely, reliably and efficiently, you will play a key role in maintaining the high-quality standards our customers expect from SBD. Your work helps ensure our products are manufactured with precision, consistency and attention to detail, delivering the quality our customers know and trust.

The role offers a balanced schedule with evenings and weekends off. If you are naturally curious, mechanically minded and like to solve problems, we’d love to hear from you!

To support our growth at SBD, we are seeking a skilled Sewing Machine & Maintenance Technician responsible for diagnosing mechanical issues, performing preventative maintenance, and ensuring the optimal performance of our production machinery to maintain efficiency. Reporting to the Maintenance and Facilities Manager, you will play a key role in delivering a world-class service to our sewing machinists and supporting the wider production team.

• Help establish and maintain an accurate asset register, ensuring machinery details, asset identification, maintenance requirements and service history are recorded.
• Respond promptly to equipment failures, identify root causes and complete repairs to minimise production disruption.
• Complete maintenance work orders, documenting faults identified, corrective actions taken, parts used and any follow up work required.
• Identify recurring faults, suggest improvements and support initiatives to improve machine uptime and performance.
• Follow safe working practices, including correct isolation procedures, and maintain a clean, organised and safe working environment.
• Assist with maintaining spare parts lists, identifying critical components and keeping stock records accurate.
• Work with Production operators to identify emerging issues, support basic machine care and ensure equipment is operating effectively.
• Assist with general site maintenance and facilities tasks when required.

We encourage you to apply if you are someone who can demonstrate the following:

• Practical fault-finding and mechanical maintenance skills.
• A clear understanding of the inner workings of the main styles and brands of sewing machine. including Juki, Pegasus, Brother and Global.
• Experience carrying out preventative maintenance and responding to breakdowns.
• Clear and confident communication skills, with a proactive approach to learning.
• A proactive approach to identifying faults and preventing repeat issues.
• Proficiency in English language.
• Computer and IT literacy.

• Previous experience in a similar role.
• Hands-on experience in general metalworking.
• Experience with textile machinery such as Bullmer CNCs or MHM Screen Printing Equipment.

SBD is a global sportswear brand, designing and manufacturing market-leading performance products for strength sports. Our team is proud to craft all our products in the United Kingdom, with the majority fully manufactured at our headquarters on the Advanced Manufacturing Park, Rotherham. Our commitment to quality has seen our products become the standard among strength athletes in gyms across the world, including those competing in the World’s Strongest Man, IWF World Weightlifting Championships and the IPF World Powerlifting Championships.

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