Process Operative

Temp to perm opportunity
Excellent facilities, newly refurbished
Opportunity for overtime
 
Our client is actively seeking a Process Operative for a leading manufacturing facility in the Tamworth area. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading supplier to the construction & aggregates industry.
 
Your responsibilities as a Process Operative will include:-
 

• Manufacture products on a Right First Time basis whilst following company procedures and observing all Health and Safety requirements.
• Ensuring that you are observing and maintaining Health & Safety standards for yourself and your colleagues
• Monitoring the successful operation of a number of production lines and heavy duty machinery
• Replenishing the lines with relevant packaging in accordance with the product being mixed
• Work to 5S standards and promote 5S standards to other colleagues
• Flagging any quality or maintenance issues to a supervisor as and when they arise
• Completion of first on/last off checks, along with accompanying production paperwork
• Conducting some lifting and palletising of goods weighing up to 20kg per unit
• Ensuring that you are maintaining a high level of housekeeping and cleanliness in your working area
• Operating the Forklift truck in accordance with the company needs

 
In order to be successful for this role, you will need to provide the following:-
 

• Proven experience of at least 6 months in manufacturing / process plant, or as a Machine Operative
• Willingness to extend beyond purely the responsibilities of an operative, in order to help support your wider colleagues
• Comfortable with working in a dynamic environment with fast-moving machines and stringent targets
• A good sense of humour and ability to assimilate well with others
• Ability to plan, organise and anticipate production demands, and to put forth ideas to help streamline processes going forward
• Self-sufficient and able to apply your own initiative

 
Hours of work will largely be on a day shift, across any of the following shifts:

• 0500-1300 Monday to Friday
• 0730-1600 Monday to Friday
• 0930-1800 Monday to Friday

Also on occasion, the business may require people to commit to a night shift, on a short-term relief basis. The hours for this would be as follows:

• 1930-0500 Monday to Thursday (fixed night shifts may also become available in medium-term future)

 
The client offers a highly competitive starting salary, with access to a host of added benefits including:
 

• Annual performance bonuses of approx. 8% to all permanent employees
• Up to 29 days annual leave (increasing annually)
• 5-7.5% pension plan
• Private medical and life cover
• Denplan
• Income protection cover
• Free use of company holiday homes in a number of exciting locations across England and Europe, with subsidised petrol / flight costs
• An extensive EAP suite to support health and wellbeing.

 
If you are interested in applying for our Process Operative role, please click to apply for further information.