Senior Warehouse and Mixing Operator

Company Overview Smile Plastics is an inspiring, fast-moving global design and manufacturing house. We transform plastic waste materials into a core range of products made from 100% recycled, and recyclable plastics, that we sell to the worldwide architectural and interiors markets for furniture and fittings in residential and commercial spaces. Some of our clients include: Paul Smith, Christian Dior, Lush, Ted Baker, Ganni, National Trust, V&A Museum and Selfridges.

Due to an increase in demand, and our expansion plans, we are seeking a multi- talented team member to join our operations crew in the Warehouse Department.

What you will be doing:

PRIMARY FUNCTION

• Booking raw material deliveries into the factory, updating online record spreadsheet/ system.
• Ensure material storage is maintained to a high standard
• Ensure that the mini warehouse is controlled and at 100% accuracy at all times
• Carrying out test samples on raw materials
• Ensuring the mixing area is at a high level of cleanliness at all times.
• Ensuring all equipment is at a high level of cleanliness at all times.
• Mixing of all required product for the production lines.
• Carrying out quality checks on finish mixes.
• Monthly stock checks of raw materials and mixes.
• Operating the blending mixer, shredder and granulating machine (to re-cycle materials)
• Cover the Team Leader in periods of absence.
• Continuous improvement of processes within the mixing area.
• Ensure that mixing equipment is properly maintained.
• Driving safety, quality and output within the mixing area.
• Ensure that all raw material deliveries are sampled, checked and placed into stock

SECONDARY FUNCTION

• Goods Out
• Material's storage
• Inventory & Stock takes (weekly & monthly)
• Supporting the Operations Manager with business improvement
• Track inventory levels through cycle counting
• Booking finished material deliveries into factory, updating online record spreadsheet/ system
• Quality checking all locally manufactured and received finished boards from suppliers and reporting results to Operations Manager
• Pack orders as per orders List
• Liaise with Technical Customer Service team on all shipments
• Ensure all housekeeping is carried to keep areas clean and tidy

Who we are looking for:

• 2+ years experience as a setter/operator/ Team Leader.
• You must be a good problem solver and show lots of initiative.
• The ideal candidate will have knowledge in all aspects of warehousing, paying good attention to stock accuracy, customer service and labour efficiency.
• Confident in supervising a team when required and identifying when support is needed.
• Must demonstrate previous experience of Continuous Improvement, Change Management ideas, 5S and Kiazen.
• You must be used to working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• You will be used to working in a safety-first environment
• You will be a self-starter - with the ability to manage your own workload
• Computer literacy:
• Essential: MS Office, Word, Excel, outlook and experience of using MRP systems.
• GCSE min C level English and Maths is required
• You must be flexible and adaptable, willing to perform other duties as and when required - we're small and not defined by our job titles
• Flexibility to working various shift patterns to meet the business needs.
• A quality first mind set.
• You must be target driven and orientated.
• This role requires quite a bit of lifting so you will need to be in good physical condition and happy to manually handle heavy products on a daily basis.
• Having Forklift experience counterbalance and reach is essential.
• Great attention to detail and accuracy in all work is important - we make exceptional products and we like to provide our customers with the best we can

What we can offer:

• Experience of working for a unique, eco-driven company - taking the world's waste and making it useful again
• Here at Smile Plastics, we are all multi-skilled and as a small, expanding company we encourage staff to develop and grow - you aren't defined by your job title. We support training and knowledge growth
• Salary: £25,000 pa basic.
• Company pension contribution
• 29 days holiday inclusive of statutory bank holidays
• Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Mon - Thu 7:45am - 4:15pm, Fri 07:45am-1:45pm
• Shift work once volume has increased with a 15% shift premium.
• Small, friendly work environment

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £25,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Swansea, SA5 4DL: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Forklift: 1 year (required)
• Warehouse: 2 years (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: SmileWarehouseOperator