Trainee Shoe Maker (Ballet Pointe Shoes) - The Suffolk Pointe Co. Ltd.
4 March 2026•3 views
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39 hours guaranteed permanent work with high earning potential.
Responsibilities:
- Manual assembly of ballet pointe shoes made to the required standard using traditional shoe making methods.
- Following instructions and learning each stage of shoe making and lasting.
- Reading order tickets.
- Selecting lasts (a foot form of which the shoe gets its shape).
- Working with hand tools such as hammers, scissors, pliers, knives, and brushes.
- Working with adhesives, nails, and twine.
Required skills/education:
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills
- Excellent manual/practical skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy
- Organisational and time management skills
- Hand tool experience (preferred)
- Pro-active and enthusiastic
- Good attendance & great work ethic
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Experience
- Not required
- Languages
- English – Advanced
- Employment
- Full-time
- Schedule
- Monday - Thursday: 7.30am - 4.30pm & Fridays: 7.30am - 12.30pm
- Salary
- from £12.21 hourly
- Benefits
- Piece Rate
- Starting time
- Immediate start!
Highfield Street, LE9 7HS, Earl Shilton
ManufacturingEarl Shilton
Ballet Pointe Shoe Manufacturer • 11-50 Employees
Hiring on JOB TODAY since March, 2026
We’re a family-run company with a passion for dance and craftsmanship. Since 2000, we’ve been hand making pointe shoes in our workshop in Earl Shilton, Leicestershire. Every shoe we make is crafted with care using traditional methods.
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