What are the responsibilities and job description for the Jewelry Maker position at Kiel James Patrick?
Kiel James Patrick is seeking full-time and part-time Jewelry Makers to join our production team in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.
We are looking for an experienced, detail-oriented maker with strong hands-on jewelry skills and an eye for quality. This role involves producing our jewelry and accessories from established designs, working with materials including rope, leather, chain, brass, pearls, beads, and other small components. The ideal candidate is precise, efficient, comfortable working with their hands throughout the day, and takes pride in creating a consistently high-quality finished product.
Responsibilities
- Handcraft necklaces, bracelets, earrings, rings, and other jewelry and accessories
- Work with rope, leather, chain, brass, pearls, beads, findings, and other components
- Measure, cut, assemble, connect, glue, and finish jewelry according to established designs and specifications
- Use jewelry-making tools and equipment safely and accurately
- Work with epoxy and adhesives when required
- Inspect finished pieces for construction, consistency, appearance, and overall quality
- Make adjustments and repairs to jewelry as needed
- Reproduce designs consistently across production runs
- Work from samples, measurements, instructions, and production specifications
- Identify construction or quality issues and communicate them to the production team
- Maintain an organized inventory of tools and materials at your workstation
- Keep work areas clean and safe
- Meet daily and weekly production goals while maintaining quality standards
Qualifications & Skills
- Previous jewelry-making experience required
- Professional jewelry production, manufacturing, or bench experience strongly preferred
- Proficiency with common jewelry-making tools and techniques
- Experience working with small findings, chain, brass, pearls, beads, rope, and leather
- Experience with epoxy and adhesives is a plus
- Strong manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination
- Excellent attention to detail, particularly with measurements, finishing, and consistency
- Ability to reproduce the same design accurately across multiple pieces
- Comfortable performing detailed and repetitive handwork for extended periods
- Ability to follow samples, measurements, written instructions, and established production methods
- Organized, dependable, and able to manage multiple pieces at different stages of production
- Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with a production team
- Interest in jewelry, accessories, and product construction is a plus
- Ability to sit or stand for extended periods while performing detailed production work
Pay: From $18.00 per hour
Work Location: In person
Salary : $18