Specialised Covers is a family-run firm and at the core of our business is a dedicated team of car, caravan and motorcycle enthusiasts.
We're as passionate about protecting and preserving your pride and joy as you are, and will always provide the best possible solutions with a service to match.
Our approach to the tailored cover market is unique because we never settle for anything less than perfect - each and every cover we produce is distinctive because of it's quality, longevity, and attention-to-detail.
Using the most up-to date manufacturing techniques, our production facility in West Yorkshire is home to some of the UK's most experienced tailors, designers and seamstresses and every Specialised Cover is manufactured under ISO 9001 Quality Supervision.

• The apprentice will be responsible for cutting specified material components by hand or by machine, with the use of the templates or set measurements.
• Prepare the components for assembly, selecting the materials
• Plan, measure and calculate material usage ensuring waste minimalization
• Quality checking the materials for quality issues
• Responsible for dealing with quality issues and providing re-cuts as requested by the production team
• In order to keep the process running smoothly, the apprentice with supervision will maintain specialist machines and equipment, for example changing blades and chains, sharpening shears and blades. An eye for detail and able to distinguish between colours and patterns.
• Full training to be provided.

The role will require flexibility of working hours to deal with seasonal workload, there will periodically be early starts and late finishes and occasional weekend hours
• You may spend a lot of your time standing while operating machinery or sitting at a workstation or a production line.
• You’ll wear a company uniform which will be provided.
• Standard hours typically 39 per week. Half an hour for lunch and two 15min breaks AM and PM
• Progress internally.
• The company is keen to invest and develop this member of staff into a key employee within the business.

No formal qualifications required.

Who We Are:
Specialised Covers has been established for over 40 years and was started by Douglas and Carole Long in 1981. The business is still family owned and that ethos of providing the best service, advice and products manufactured in the UK is at the core of everything we do.
Our family values and can do attitude has allowed us to grow from strength to strength over the last 40 years. Offering our customers a bespoke tailoring service has made us the No 1 supplier for the leading car and caravan manufacturers like McLaren, Bentley, Lotus, Swift and Bailey caravans. We provide excellent opportunities for candidates who demonstrate that they have the skills and motivation to contribute to the growth and success of the business.

Holidays 20 days per year plus Bank holidays – Pro-Rata (Some to be reserved for Christmas period and Spring shut down)