Silversmith

• Position : Silversmith
• Employer :Niche Jewellers
• Location: Edinburgh
• Salary : £32,000 to £35,000
• Working days / hours: 40 to 45 within a 5 to 6 day week
• Benefits & Entitlements: 28 days paid holiday (pro rata), income boosting incentives, employers workplace pension
• Prospects: Salary review; recognition and reward for outstanding performance and commitment

Duties of this role is to maintain high standards of production and crafting working in a team of production staff in a successful tooling / instruments' environment in jewellery design. The process of preparing detailed drawings, specifications and scale models before the hands-on making starts and of creating finished items

• To qualify for selection you must have the following minimum requirements: -
• Eligibility to live and work in UK
• Using precious metals using labour intensive manufacturing and craftsmanship
• Producing designs and blueprints either for mass production or small-scale handcraft production
• Chasing and repoussé: engraving a raised pattern on the metal by hand or computer-aided design
• Electro-plating: Engine turning
• Proven previous experience at required skill level
• Resident within commutable distance of up to 1 hour

In addition you should also be:-

• Experience of jewellery making, silversmith, goldsmith, metal production/manufacturing.
• Enthusiastic and positive team player
• Happy to do a hands-on labour-intensive manufacturing manual role
• Have an eye for detail
• Be able to coordinate various parts of a manufacturing process

This vacancy is open to worldwide as well as UK candidates.

Important note:

Overseas applicants - Kindly note fees/charges relating to UK job procurement are borne by you however some assistance possible subject to sponsor (and sponsor t&cs) If you are eligible for the post and agree to the aforementioned in principle we will send you full details and related costs of UK employment and visa formalities.

UK applicants - Prospective employers may ask for proof of right to work in UK (eg, passport copy or other eligible evidence) to be sent by email or post before calling you for on site interview. If you cannot or will not provide in advance your application may be rejected. Youmust produce evidence in original form at time of interview.

GOOD NEWS - UKVI Skilled Workers visa leads to eligibility for settlement in UK after 5years. Please note aforementioned is accordance with UKVI Skilled Workers immigration rules at time of posting this ad.

Please note Blackgold International do NOT ask for upfront payment for shortlisting your CVfor this vacancy.

Blackgold International are a nationwide recruitment and immigration services organisationserving UK commerce and industry. We are a government (OISC) regulated immigrationadviser with specialist expertise in dealing with UKVI Skilled Workers sponsorship formalitiesfor both employees and employers.

Blackgold International are a Corporate Member of The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

Closing date: 13.01.2025