
Job Vacancy - Serious Sport Sports Apparel Production Assistant
About the job
Serious Sport was established in 2005, as a specialist sports clothing and teamwear company. In 2025 Serious Sport now manufactures and supplies personalised teamwear to over 2,000 sports clubs and organisations. As part of the Sales and Marketing team you will support the growth to become the UK’s leading provider of Bespoke match kit and teamwear.
Job Description:
Job Title: Sports Apparel Production Assistant
Department: Team Clothing Dept, Serious Sport
Responsible to: Operations Manager
1. PURPOSE OF THE JOB
An opportunity has arisen for a Full time, junior level Production Assistant to join our creative production team based in Basingstoke. We are a small but fast-growing team, designing and delivering personalised sportswear from concept to creation all under one roof and need someone to help deliver this.
2. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Load designs onto fabric using our rotary heat press.
- Organise and pack designs per individual order quantities.
- QC garments as you pack making notes of any defects that might need replacing.
- Cut out urgent designs ready for immediate production.
- Liaise with the artwork team to establish the most urgent orders and a priority order of work.
- Pre-emptive weekly cleaning routines of all heat press area (training provided)
- To assist in other areas of the Serious Sport company. This could include dispatching orders, packing orders or labelling orders.
3. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
- We’re looking for experience or interest in the following:
- Manual working
- Product Design (Sportswear and Textiles Clothing)
- Focus on getting things done
- Organised and systematic
- Knowledge of sublimation printers or heat presses would be an advantage however full training will be given.
- We work in a time sensitive environment so the candidate must be adaptable.
- Someone who likes to make a difference and can be a team player
- Personal qualities which are vital – reliable, flexible, approachable, friendly, trustworthy and enthusiastic.
4. NATURE AND SCOPE OF JOB
The role will be a part time position subject to a successful 3 month probationary period, comprising of 20 hours per week based at Serious Sport at The Dummer Cricket Centre, Basingstoke, RG25 2AR. This is based around Monday to Friday with hours to suit between the hours of 9am to 5pm but other hours can also be arranged once fully trained.
Any bank holidays that are worked will be added back as annual leave.
In the event of absence due to ill health, you will be entitled to statutory sick pay. Statutory sick pay is not paid in the first three days in any period of sickness.
Other Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Employee discount
- Free Parking
5.RENUMERATION
Job Types: Part-time
Salary: £20,800 - £25,397
Job Type: Part-time
Full-time hours:
Benefits:
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Basingstoke, RG25 2AR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Work Location: In person
HOW TO APPLY
- Send your CV and a short cover letter to apply@serioussport.co.uk
