The Great British Valve Project
Description of the role
You will be:
- Guiding individuals / groups around the factory, explaining the process and the machinery.
- Creating displays and signs.
- Drinking tea.
- Organising visits.
- Dunking biscuits.
- Tidying up.
What we are looking for:
- The most important skill we are looking for is enthusiasm.
- The second most important skill we are looking for is ‘people and communication’ skills.
- Knowledge of mechanics, electronics or engineering is useful but not necessary.
- Ideally volunteers should commit to a minimum of three days/month. We know stuff gets in the way sometimes and the days you are available may change but we also need some regularity.
- No qualifications required.
Join our growing band of volunteers and help bring this fantastic heritage centre to life and manufacturing again.
Practical Considerations
- NO EXPENSES ARE AVAILABLE HOWEVER TEA, COFFEE, BISCUITS AND SANDWICHES ARE PROVIDED.
- PROVIDE YOUR OWN TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE WORKSHOP.
- PROVIDE YOUR OWN CLOTHING AND/OR OVERALLS AND WORK SHOES – YOU WILL GET DIRTY, TORN, OILY – THAT’S PART OF THE FUN!
- WE WILL PROVIDE GLOVES, GOGGLES AND OTHER SAFETY EQUIPMENT WHEN REQUIRED.
Any specific requirements
- Any other additional requirements will be discussed with you and the organisation.
Where is the opportunity based?
B60 4FL, Tungsten Works, Stoke Prior
When is the opportunity available?
Volunteering days available to be discussed between you and the organisation.
About the organisation
The GBVP [Great British Valve Project] is a plan to build a working heritage factory to manufacture audio valves primarily. The machinery we will utilise wherever possible was originally built and used by Mullard and Brimar and has been rescued from a number of locations across Europe. The biggest group of machines were rescued from a yard in Serbia where they had been left for fifteen years. Most of them had not been used since the collapse of Yugoslavia in the 1990s.
Bromsgrove and Redditch Network 