Production Operatives

Our Client is  looking to expand their Production and Manufacturing team due to significant growth within the company 

Duties and Responsibilities of the role are:

• To work in accordance with Environment, Health and Safety policy, 
• Carry out tasks requested by the Factory Supervisor, Factory Manager provide effective communication and reporting to team members and Management.
• The role holder must have the ability to read and understand assembly drawings 
• Packing and bundling of assembled products in line with procedures, 
• A knowledge & understanding of the use of hand and bench tools is required.
• This is largely a manual role that will require some technical competence to operate tooling & machinery and perform some basic maintenance as well as computer skills to read assembly drawings. 
• The role may require you to think on your feet as you deal with unplanned situations in a calm manner. There is a need to demonstrate commitment to our values and business goals as well as being flexible, innovative and team focused.
• To undertake tasks to meet the Company needs

Quality:

• Responsibility for ensuring that all products and processes meet all required internal and external standards by:
• Working with the team to ensure all products are produced to the defined specifications. 
• To carry out regular quality checks in line with Quality Procedures.
• Quarantine and re-work, as necessary, non-conforming products. 

Reliability: 

• Maintaining basic equipment condition using visual standards.
• To liaise with the Factory Manager & factory Supervisor to report equipment failure.
• Assist and support Health and Safety Officers & Reps in carrying out their Health and Safety duties.

Cost:

• Minimising sources of waste during routine tasks
• Recycle waste appropriately reducing costs.
• Focus on right first time.
• To work towards achieving the Company KPI’s.

Innovation:

• To support the Continuous Improvement culture through adopted techniques.
• Use good workplace organisation method.

Self-development:

• To operate towards the work instructions to ensure compliance to each task and ensure competence within current grade and continually be able to demonstrate this.
• To pro-actively pursue self-development by asking for feedback and using material and tools available such as eLearning programmes.

General:

Assuming person has the required skills, they may be required to work in any position dictated by the Factory Manager or Factory Supervisor throughout the Factory, including other functions.

Qualifications / Experience and Desirables

• Maths and English, GCSE or equivalent 
• Well organised 
• NVQ level 2 Manufacturing Operations dsirable
• FLT Counterbalance licence desirable
• Abrasive Wheels  desirable

Working hours are full time 39 hours per week.

Salary £10.42 per hour