Our client is a leading packaging solutions company based in Hornby.
A new role has arisen to join their team where by you will work in a shift team as a Machine Operator with Heavy Duty Printers. You will be responsible for monitoring machine output, ensuring the products meet client specifications and all products are completed to a high standard of quality.
This role does require some heavy lifting, so it is required that you are physically fit. You will attend a full site induction and food safety course, as well as full training on SOPs and you will have the opportunity to progress through the levels – this is encouraged.
The current hours available are:
- The shifts rotate over 24 hours 7am – 7pm or 7pm – 7am
- You must be available to do all the shifts – night, day and weekends.
- Overtime is paid at time and a half after 8 hours to 11hours
- Overtime is paid at double time after 11 hours so 1 hour per day
- Time and a half for the first 3 hours on a Saturday then double time
- Sunday is 5 hours of double time and 7 hours at base rate (through to Monday)
- Maintain continuous operation of extrusion machines
- Help the experienced Operator’s in setting up materials and machinery
- Maintain optimum machine output in line with the production plan
- All scrap is monitored and minimised where possible
- Strive to upskill and nominate areas for potential improvement
Skills & Requirements:
- Demonstrate good numeracy and literacy skills; as well as good mechanical understanding
- Ideally you have come from a background operating machinery in a factory environment
- Reliable transport to get yourself to and from work
- Possess a keen and positive attitude and can easily adapt and learn new systems
- Able to pass a pre-employment drug test and have no criminal convictions
- Physically fit and able to do some heavy lifting
