Your volunteer opportunities in our Refurbishment Centres
There are so many opportunities, there must be one for you!
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It's all hands on deck when the vans come back loaded with tools. A friendly welcome is always needed when a supporter brings in tools to donate. Once the tools are unloaded they need to be sorted into trades and either boxed up to be sent on to another centre or sorted into crates for the refurbishing teams across the centre to collect.
In each of our centres, we have teams of people refurbishing tools. This ranges from saw sharpening, plane restoration, drill sharpening and any number of other tasks to ensure all the tools go on to last many more years.
PAT Testing and Power Tools Team
All power tools need PAT testing and checking to ensure they are safe to use. It may just mean replacing a plug, or it can be taking the cover off for a detailed inspection. Power tools range from DIY drills to large free standing industrial pillar drills.
Following detailed kit lists, teams assemble, Builders' Kits, Carpenters' Kits, Plumbers' Kits. Electricians' Kits plus Carpentry and Mechanics' Workshop Kits.
Sewing Machine Refurbishing Team
We send literally thousands of Sewing Machines to Africa ranging from treadle, manual, electric and industrial. We have a great team who inspect, repair and refurbish all our machines. Full training is given.
Knitting Machine Refurbishing Team
Knitting machines also need inspecting, repairing and refurbishing and we have a small team keeping us well stocked with ready to send machines. Full training is given.
Every sewing machine goes out with a Haberdashery Kit with cottons, buttons and an assortment of things needed by a tailor. The Haberdashery Team put thousands of these kits together every year. They also sort through donated materials and box it up to send to Africa.
Knitting Machines are sent out with sacks of machine wool which the Knitting Team sort out. They also prepare Hand Knitting Kits comprising needles, patterns and everything a hand knitter may need.
Computers are in huge demand and the IT team wipe donated computers and laptops to Government Security standards and reinstall the operating system and software. They also add memory and upgrade older computers.
Finally everything has to be prepared and loaded into containers to ship to Africa. This team helps to get the kits together for loading and then finally help to load the container.
Interested in joining us? Then please apply online or download the application from here