Computer Aided Design Designer

Design CAD Operator / Separation Artist

We’re looking for a Design CAD Operator / Separation Artist to join our prestigious fabric manufacturing site, Standfast & Barracks (part of the iconic Sanderson Design Group plc). As a Design CAD Operator / Separation Artist, you will work cohesively in the Standfast & Barracks separation studio, producing design layout and separations to customer specifications for the purpose of both digital and conventional textile printing.

Quality is everything to us and we’re passionate about every aspect of fabric production; from conception and design, right through to manufacturing, taking pride in our ethos which combines the traditional with the innovative. Our heritage is quintessentially British, and we are proud to produce some of the finest quality prints for many design-led home furnishing and apparel brands.

Responsibilities

• Create specifications, for the purpose of conventional and digital textile printing
• Hand draw colour separations, combined with CAD knowledge to create high quality colour separations
• Work with separation software to create beautiful colourways and colour match exactly to customer colour briefs
• Work closely in the Archive, recording and maintaining original textile documents when required, prior to separation work
• Work closely with the design department on the Standfast and Anstey in-house collections
• Keep detailed and clear notes to ensure a comprehensive history for all work undertaken
• Work cohesively within a large and varied department where clear communication and teamwork are key
• Carry out all other reasonable duties as required
• Keep good standards of housekeeping
• Comply with all health and safety requirements

Measures of Success

• Customers critical path timings are kept to
• Customers expectations are understood, agreed and met
• Clear communication with the Separation Coordinator and throughout the separation team
• Prompt approval of separation work and legends
• Accuracy of separation interpretation
• Positive feedback from customers regarding quality and service

Experience & Skills

• As this is a technical role, a good understanding of mathematics (minimum GCSE grade C) is essential
• Degree in Art or Textiles (or a related field) and/or equivalent
• Good understanding of repeat patterns and textile print methods
• Solid understanding of CAD software, such as the adobe suite would be beneficial
• Competency in Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, and Outlook
• Accurate and fine attention to detail
• A strong drawing ability
• A keen interest and passion for textile printing
• Good organisation skills and able to manage their own time
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work effectively within a team and independently and take direction from senior team members
• A natural creative flare

You can apply via LinkedIn or send your CV to [email protected]

About us

Sanderson Design Group is an international luxury interior furnishings company that designs, manufactures and markets wallpapers and fabrics together with a wide range of ancillary interior products.

In 2020, we brought our portfolio of brands home to Sanderson Design Group, evoking the combined longevity and prodigious creative history of our brands. Sanderson Design Group describes the ebullience of our past endeavours. It sketches the outline of our future. A collective of quintessentially British luxury interior brands and 2 manufacturing brands, at Sanderson Design Group we are Sanderson, Morris & Co., Zoffany, Harlequin, Clarke & Clarke, Scion, Anstey Wallpaper Company and Standfast & Barracks.

Our purpose is "To bring the Beautiful into People’s Homes and Lives". This has defined and shaped our brands since our very earliest days. The oldest brand in our arsenal, from where we derive the namesake of our group, begun life in 1860, as an importer of fine French wallpapers to London. Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd played a pivotal role in defining English interior decoration tastes and its early success led to displaying designs at London’s finest showroom, at Berners Street. Around this time in 1924, Arthur Sanderson & Sons Ltd were awarded The Royal Warrant, becoming “purveyors of wallpaper and paint” to the court of George V.

We recognise that each one of our brands contributes a unique chapter to our story. It is why we represent the full spectrum of British interior design, catering from cutting-edge sleek modern styles, to the hearty warmth of traditional forms. Our decision to rebrand as Sanderson Design Group in 2020 is our way of paying homage to our rich history, as well as marking our path towards a new future. As custodians of over 160 years of design experience, we are proud to Bring the Beautiful into People’s Homes and Lives. We are Sanderson Design Group.