Production Operative
Witney, Oxfordshire
Day Shift
£12.20 per hour + Overtime at x1.5
Immediate start available
More about the Production Operative role:
- Temporary to Permanent position
- Work pattern: 06:00-15:00 Monday to Thursday / 06:00-12:00 Friday
- Work pattern night shift: 16:45-04:45
- Some weeks a 46-hour working week will be required, additional hours split across the week, with overtime being paid after 40 hours
- Progression opportunities to move into higher pay band roles, including the opportunity to be trained on Combi Forklift if an in-date Counterbalance or Reach Truck Forklift certificate is held.
Pertemps are recruiting for Production Operatives for a manufacturing company based in Witney on a full-time basis.
The company are looking to expand their workforce and employ several Production Operatives to join their fast-paced production team.
Additional benefits:
- Following your probationary period via Pertemps, once employed by the company, your holiday entitlement will increase
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Discounted gym membership
- Life assurance programme
- Free tea and coffee
- Dental insurance
About the Production Operative role:
- Manufacturing timber components based on technical drawings with the aid of robotic machinery and digital aids
- Operating production machinery
- Accurately loading machinery with correct timber components and consumables
- Using power tools to manually correct any defects
- Manually assembling one off bespoke products using staplers, nail guns, routers, saws and other handheld power tools
- Recording stock movements on company stock control systems
- Involvement in assembly and production across all areas of the manufacturing process
To be considered for the Production Operative role you will:
- Have proven experience in a machine operative position withing previous employment
- Be physically fit due to the manual nature of this role
- Be capable of being on your feet for the duration of each shift
- Be able to communicate effectively, with a good written and verbal understanding of the English language
- Be willing to learn all other aspect of production and prepared to be hands on, as the role requires you to manoeuvre large components with the help of other employees
- Have previous experience with power tools & hand tools
- Be computer literate as some tasks involve data entry into internal stock control systems