Pottery Studio Technician

About us

Birch creates spaces where you can rest, explore, connect, work, taste, move or dance as you wish – all in one place.

Each space is designed to act as an escape from urban living, a chance to release and reset, free from the judgements, expectations and constraints of daily life. Employing art, food, health (mind & body), craft, music and nature as our brand pillars, think Summertime pool parties at the Lido, making bread in our immersive bakery, ceramics workshops in our in-house potters’ room or a boutique spin class in our Wellness Centre.

This Role:

The technician is on the ground, keeping the ‘back office’ of pottery running smoothly. Birch’s pottery studio is a busy, hub of activity. There are classes 7 days a week which is a LOT of pottery. You will be the eyes and ears of the pottery studio. Working closely with the Head of pottery, you will be reporting on any issues that occur (client based or technically). You will be in charge of all the practical parts of the operation from materials to tools, restocking or replacing.

This role also lets you be creative. At Birch, we like to utilise the in-house pottery studio and show off what we can do. This means the pottery department will get some exciting (and sometimes slightly odd) requests from other departments to create work from door numbers to reserved signs, events tableware to room décor. Your work will be “on show” throughout the site.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

· In charge of ensuring that all items are glazed to the guests colour choice.

· In charge of loading and firing the items into the kilns

· Ensuring all guest pottery is packed safely and sent to their specified addresses in a timely manner.

· Ensuring that all left over clay is reused managing the clay reclaiming process.

· Teaching (covering classes with no teachers)

· Tidying studio (tools, slip pots, shelves, tables, etc)

· Updates on stock/ordering stock

· Condensing work on drying shelves

· Running of Cheshunt Pottery Email (if clients have any questions or chasing pottery)

Statutory Responsibilities

· To ensure all team members within the department observe all Fire, Health & Safety and Food Safety regulations attending any training sessions necessary to keep them updated on

new legislation ensuring compliance with all current legal requirements. To be aware of your responsibilities in accordance with the company H&S procedures.

Unspecified Duties

To carry out any other reasonable requests which would help to ensure that all guest expectations are exceeded.

You Have:

1-2 years’ experience in pottery/ceramics.

Preferred experience in the hospitality industry.

You are:

Energetic

Organized

A positive attitude

A team player mentality

Salary: £13.00 per hour

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Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 27 per week

Salary: £13.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Canteen
• Casual dress
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Flexitime
• Free fitness classes
• Free or subsidised travel
• Free parking
• Gym membership
• Life insurance
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Referral programme
• Relocation assistance
• Shuttle service provided
• Sick pay
• Wellness programme

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Weekend availability

Application question(s):

• Why do you want to work with us at Birch?
• What is your favourite thing about yourself?
• What is the best interview question you've ever been asked?
• Are you able to travel to Birch Community? Lieutenant Ellis Way, Cheshunt, Goff's Oak, Waltham Cross EN7 5HW

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: POT140323LA
Expected start date: 03/04/2023