Production Operative

Grant Westfield, the company behind the UK’s best-selling brand of waterproof wall panels, Multipanel and Naturepanel, is looking for a Production Operator to join their team in the heart of Edinburgh, to undertake a variety of tasks in support of the overall production and dispatch operation, ensuring full compliance with Health & Safety regulations.

Team: Operations Team

Line Manager: Production/Dispatch Team Leader

Rotational Shift Pattern: 06:00 – 14:00 / 13:45 – 21:45

£13.90 Hourly rate plus 18% shift allowance

To undertake a variety of tasks in support of the overall production and dispatch operation, ensuring full compliance with Health & Safety regulations.

• General Labouring duties including, removing packaging, opening crates, feeding machinery with panels, unloading machinery with panels, wrapping pallets, flipping laminate sheets together.
• Assisting machine operators in assembling products.
• Sorting, picking, packing and loading orders for dispatch.
• Moving stock around, either by hand, in accordance with manual handling procedure, or using lifting equipment.
• Carrying out product quality inspections.
• Maintaining an accurate record of stock and carrying out stock counts, as required.
• Finishing products to a consistently high standard.
• Monitoring the production process and carrying out basic testing and quality tests.
• Reporting equipment faults to maintenance staff.
• Cleaning and maintaining the warehouse to ensure operational efficiency.
• Operating in a safe manner complying with all Health, Safety and Environment requirements to ensure own and safety of others

Skills and experience:

Essential

• Prior experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Fit for manual handling.

Desirable:

• Current forklift truck certification and/or qualification to drive assisted lift equipment.

Competencies

• Teamwork: Ability to work well as part of a team. Friendly, approachable and cooperative.
• Flexibility: Responds effectively to changing circumstances. Adjusts tasks and priorities when required.
• Customer service: Good understanding of customer deliverables and the need for strong quality. Ability to work to essential quality standards.
• Organisation: Ability to plan and organise work. Ability to work on own initiative, with minimum supervision.
• Health & safety: Understanding of health and safety requirements.

Working for one of the leading manufacturing companies in the country, this is a great opportunity to drive positive change and make a significant contribution across the business. In return, you will receive a rewarding and competitive remuneration package, and be based in our Edinburgh office, in the heart of Scotland.

• 33 days annual leave which increase with service up to a maximum of 38 days.
• Additional holiday purchase scheme.
• Health cash plan.
• Bike to work scheme.
• On-site parking.
• Staff discount.
• Sharesave options.