Production Operative

Location

Tamworth

Description

Instarmac is a multi award-winning market-leading company. A specialist in the manufacture and distribution of cement and bitumen based products to the world markets for over 40 years.

The Company operates a 24 hour production facility between Monday to Friday each week and works on shift patterns (Days and Nights).

We have a fantastic opportunity to join our Production Team. We are looking for a Production Operative for our Day shift Monday - Friday.

We offer a competitive starting salary with progression pay banding opportunities.

Our fantastic benefits package includes:
- Performance Profit Related Bonus (PPRP) - a discretionary bonus of around 8% of salary paid to all permanent employees annually
- Up to 29 days annual leave
- 5-7.5% pension contribution
- Private medical cover
- Life Cover
- Denplan
- Income Protection Cover
- Free use of holiday homes in Tenerife, Padstow and St Ives with subsidised petrol / flight costs.
- An extensive EAP suite to support health and wellbeing

Duties

• Manufacture products on a Right First Time basis whilst following company procedures and observing all Health and Safety requirements.
• To demonstrate flexibility with regard to operational requirements of the business.
• Ensure the safety of yourself and others whilst carrying out your duties.
• Carry out housekeeping activities within timescales relevant to each specific area.
• To maintain expected cleaning and housekeeping standards of all production areas worked in.
• Work to 5S standards and promote 5S standards to other colleagues.
• Identify and inform the management team of quality and maintenance issues when they arise.
• To strive towards continuous improvement in all activities undertaken.
• To complete vocational and skills based training as required.
• Completion of production related administration as required.
• Ensure that all lifting and manoeuvring of product is carried out in accordance with manual handling procedures
• Operate in a safe manner complying with all health, safety and environmental requirements to ensure own and safety of others
• Handle any hazardous materials in an appropriate manner
• Keep areas of work clean and tidy to ensure operational efficiency
• Make recommendations to aid efficiency and add value
• Promote good working relationships as an integral part of the team

Requirements

• Ability to plan, organise and anticipate demands relating to works tasks, materials, packaging requirements to optimise production line delivery and to optimise efficiencies.
• Self-sufficient, able to work well on own initiative and proactively solves problems to deliver targets.
• Good communication skills and is able to follow instructions and keep production line paperwork up to date.
• Good understanding of customer deliverables and the impact of failure / cost of poor quality/standards.
• Work in a safe manner and comply with the Health, Safety and Environmental Policies
• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
• Ability to demonstrate ‘right first time’ and 5S methodology and standards to drive continuous improvements
• Good level of general education

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!