Production Operative

Job Title: Production Operative

Location: Billingshurst

Salary: £12.86 - £15.60ph depending on experience

Job type: Full time, Permanent

About us:

We are a dynamic and innovative small to medium sized business, established in Billingshurst in 1973. We are one of the World's leading manufacturers of water purification and disinfection tablets, supplying government organisations, charities and prominent retailers with our lifesaving products. Our commitment to quality and sustainability drives our success, and we are looking for dedicated and detail oriented Production Operators to join our team.

Hydrachem is an equal opportunities employer.

All data obtained will be handled in accordance with GDPR requirements.

Job Description:

As a Production Operator, you will be responsible for operating and maintaining machinery, ensuring the production process runs smoothly and efficiently. You will play a crucial role in maintaining product quality and meeting production targets.

Full training will be provided however experience operating semi-automated production lines in food or pharmaceutical environments would be advantageous.

Work Pattern:

We operate to a rotating shift pattern as follows:

06:45-14:45 (Monday to Thursday) and 06:45-13:45 (Friday), followed by 14:30-22:30 (Monday to Thursday) and 13:30-20:30 (Friday).

Saturday morning shift overtime available occasionally.

Key Responsibilities:

• Follow safety protocols and maintain a clean work environment.
• To check that all products are produced within the defined limits of quality, quantity and efficiency.
• To ensure that all line documentation and sampling systems are being completed correctly.
• To be responsible for ensuring that good manufacturing practices are observed at all times.
• To be responsible for the timely completion of product changeovers and line component clean down operations.
• To ensure, to the best of your ability, that production lines operated start and finish at the correct times.
• To monitor and reduce wastage, rejects, stock discrepancies, and to be responsible for the reconciliation yields.
• Collaborate with team members and supervisors to optimise production processes.

Ideal Candidate:

• Highly literate. Good level of conversational and written English
• Highly numerate
• Ability to operate machinery and use hand tools
• Experience completing traceability paperwork
• Previous experience in a manufacturing or production environment (pharmaceutical/food manufacture etc. preferred)
• Experience of GMP/FMCG environment (preferred)
• Strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills
• Organised and methodical
• Good communication and teamwork abilities
• Ability to work to deadlines
• Willingness to work rotating shifts and overtime as needed

Benefits:

• Competitive salary and benefits package. We have a graded pay system in place allowing you to develop and earn up to £15.60ph as a multi-skilled setter operator
• Overtime during busy periods
• Enhanced annual leave allowance dependent on length of service
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Health and wellbeing programme
• Opportunities for career growth and development
• Comprehensive training and support
• Free onsite parking

If you feel you have the experience and knowledge we're looking for we would love to hear from you.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Manufacturing Operator, Process Operator, Production Operator, Process Plant Operator, Mechanical Assembly Technician, Process Technician and Machine Tool Fitter will also be considered for this role.