Working at Hayleys Fabric
Keeping People at the Heart of Everything We Do
Welcome to a world where innovation and craftsmanship meet at the heart of the textile industry. At Hayleys Fabric PLC, we recognise that our employees are the real driving force behind our edge as one of the region’s most established cotton and synthetic fabric manufacturers. Keeping our people safe, healthy and genuinely engaged isn’t a secondary priority behind production targets, it’s treated as inseparable from them.
A fulfilling working environment, one where individual responsibility, opportunity and autonomy are genuinely valued, sits at the centre of how we operate. We work to maintain open, constructive dialogue with employees because we believe it leads to better decisions and stronger working relationships, not just smoother compliance. That includes upholding your right to choose and participate in organisations such as trade unions, and to engage in productive negotiation, rights we treat as a foundation of trust between the company and its people rather than a regulatory box to tick.
Join our team and we’ll invest in your development: building the technical skills your current role demands, while working toward a longer, more fulfilling career shaped around your own strengths and ambitions, not just the next vacancy to fill. You’ll have direct access to decades of accumulated industry expertise across the Hayleys Fabric Group. What stands out most about working here is the continuous opportunity to keep learning, growing and contributing meaningfully to an industry that never really stops advancing. We’d genuinely like you to be part of that journey.
What You Can Expect
Across roles and departments, a few things stay consistent for everyone who joins Hayleys Fabric PLC:
- Structured training and development, from technical skills to leadership programmes.
- A safety-first working environment, backed by ISO 45001 certification.
- The right to organise and engage in collective bargaining without pressure.
- Recognition programmes that mark performance and long service, not just tenure.
None of this replaces the basics, fair pay, safe conditions, respectful treatment, it builds on them. If you’re looking for a role where a fabric mill in rural Sri Lanka connects directly to some of the biggest fashion brands in the world, and where the people making that happen are treated as the reason it works, not just the means to it, we’d like to hear from you.
Join Our Team
Hayleys Fabric PLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. That means every employment decision, hiring, promotion, compensation, is made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. As part of the team, you’ll also be eligible for rewards and benefits that are genuinely competitive within the market, not just on paper.
A Clear Direction
Whether you’re an experienced professional or a fresh graduate just starting out, there’s a defined path for you here. We offer structured opportunities for both, recognising that the skills and support a recent graduate needs to grow look different from what an experienced professional needs to keep advancing, and building our intake and development programmes around that difference rather than treating everyone the same.
We know applying for a role, especially in a new industry, can feel like a leap. That’s part of why we try to keep the process straightforward: browse open vacancies through the Hayleys careers portal, or leave your details below if you don’t see the right fit listed yet but want us to keep you in mind as new roles open up. Either way, someone from our team reviews what you send, not an automated filter deciding your application never gets seen.
This mirrors the same commitment to fair, engaged employment described in our ESG Social pillar. These aren’t values confined to a policy document, they’re meant to shape what it’s actually like to work at Hayleys Fabric day to day, whether you’re applying for your first job or your fifteenth.
When you apply online, you’re giving us consent to use your personal information for the purpose of processing your job application. We take that responsibility seriously: your data is handled with care, used only for recruitment purposes, and treated with the same discretion we’d expect if the situation were reversed.