Helen Graham began her journey at Equal Adventure 14 years ago, where she was a part-time seamstress with two young girls, and she now works full time as Production Manager. As Production Manager, Helen is in charge of a lot, including making sure the products all go out correctly, paperwork is filled out, and everything works to ISO9001. She gives the team job cards and makes sure they complete them, and checks all work before it goes out to our lovely customers. Helen has a unique skill set, coming from a background in fashion design and clothing technology. She is a pattern cutter, machinist, and designer, so you can still often find her sat at her machine!
Helen knows every member of the team ‘brings something different to the table’, with new, exciting ideas being worked on constantly making for a dynamic, close-knit working environment. From her 14 amazing years working for EA Developments, Helen knows she has learned ‘loads of skills’, including a huge amount of patience and really learning how to listen to people and make sure that they are heard. She has also, unexpectedly for her, learned ‘100 things’ about hard production, working with a wide range of engineers. She has learned much more than she ever thought she would about electrics and wiring, and is always happy to get stuck in and help get the job done. It is clear she knows all the products and her team inside and out.
For Helen, the most meaningful part of her work is hearing all the feedback of people who have used the equipment. Moments that stick out to Helen most are when she has helped someone who may not have been able to participate in certain school activities and outings are able to with help from EA Developments and their products. When Helen isn’t in the factory, you can find her behind the decks at a sixties night, or fulfilling her passion for vintage clothes in the seaside town she calls home.