*Exciting opportunity*
Aqumen Recruitment are thrilled to recruiting on behalf of a paper manufacturing client based in HU2, our client as been Manufacturing paper since 1885 and are currently on the job search for a production operative to join their team.
The role/Job description
- Work as part of the team operating various pieces of production machinery, associated with paper conversion, namely Polar/Perfecta programmatic guillotines, Heidelberg platens, used for foiling and cutting & creasing, handfed platens, creasing machinery, taping machinery, pad production punch, wiro machinery and perfect binding machinery.
- Work in line with daily KPI’s.
- Maintain excellent levels of quality control.
- Carry out basic maintenance on the various pieces of equipment as required.
- Contribute to the adequate and appropriate staffing levels within the broader production team, when required.
- Operate various lifting/handling equipment including power pallet trucks and hand pallet trucks.
- Work effectively and safely in line with all health and safety requirements.
- Carry out any other duties within the broad remit of the role as requested from time to time by the relevant supervisors and managers.
- Build and maintain good communication/relationships across all teams and to contribute to operating as one.
Qualities for ideal candidate
- This role is ideally suited to someone with experience in a production/manufacturing role,
- Experience of working under tight time pressures.
- Adequate literacy, numeracy and IT levels for the role.
- Good communication skills for liaising with direct team members and teams across all levels in the business.
- A can-do attitude.
- Self-disciplined with a methodical and organised working style – able to manage own workload, quality, and output effectively.
- Reliable and punctual.
- Willingness to learn.
- Able to lift and carry to meet the physical requirements of the role.
- Ability to work shifts as and when required.
Pay & Benefits
- £11.44 Per hour basic rate
- Opportunity to gain a permanent contract after 12 weeks with a fantastic company with amazing heritage.
- Training & support.
- Opportunities to progress.
Hours of work:
Monday – Friday 08:30 am – 16:30pm (37.5 hours paid per week)
(these hours are subject to adjustment when and if required, between the hours of 06:00am – 22:00pm)
You will be required to attend an interview directly with the hirer as part of the recruitment process.
Aqumen Recruitment is operating as a recruitment business in relation to this vacancy.
