Machine Operative

Our client is looking to recruit several Machine Operators to join a friendly team within a well-established company. We are seeking motivated & driven candidates who want to learn new skills and gain new experiences to progress within their career.

Duties:

• General warehouse duties

• Manual handling
• You’ll have the ability to operate our machinery safely and inline with our production plane along with understanding KPI’s and the impact of downtime.
• Operating our machinery, you’ll manufacture kitchen products for our customers such as panels and frontals

Shifts & Salary

These roles are working alternative shifts - earlies (6-2), lates (2-10) and nights (10-6)

Starting salary (depending on experience) is £12.21 ph, after successfully passing your training you’ll rise to £12.95 ph with further potential as you work your way up the grades. In addition to your basic hourly rate, you will also receive the following shift allowance:

Rotating shifts at 16% and 30% for a night shift, with overtime rates at 1.5 and double time.

We have 3 levels of Machine Operators:

Trainee Machinists (£12.21ph) - with a training plan to hit Grade 3 and 4

Grade 3 (£12.95ph) - core skills as a grade 3 machinist would be the ability to make machine adjustments were required (tooling adjustments, capable of reading CAD drawings)

Grade 4 (£13.34ph) - core skills as a grade 4 machinist would be the ability to make machine adjustments were required (tooling adjustments, capable of reading CAD drawings) tooling removal, installation and setting on woodworking machinery. Capable of creating machine programmes for required customer orders

Grade 5 (£13.74ph) - core skills as a grade 5 machinist would progress from Grade 4 with the ability to make machine adjustments as required (tooling adjustments, capable of reading CAD drawings) tooling removal, installation and setting on woodworking machinery. Capable of creating machine programmes for required customer orders.

In addition to the hourly rate, shift allowance and overtime rates we offer the following benefits:

• Overtime rates 1.5 and double time
• Paid breaks
• 31 to 33 days holiday
• Company sick pay
• Paid time off for medical appointments
• Employer pension contributions at 4.5%
• Death in service at 3 x basic salary
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Onsite occupational health (including potential opportunities for counselling services)
• Long service award
• Colleague purchase scheme for family and friends (Nobia)
• MAD awards £50 to £500 reward points
• Reward points for first aiders
• Free onsite parking
• Recommend a friend scheme
• Nobia advantage (discounts and cashback from retailers, including gym memberships and free eye test)
• Uniform (including safety footwear)
• Subsidised canteen - covering breakfasts, lunches, and dinner

All training provided

To Apply, send an up-to-date CV.