Machine - Production Operative

**Production Operative - Permanent Role - Weekly Pay**

£10.60 Per hour – 07.30 – 15.30

38 Hours per week

Christmas Shutdown

Additional Holiday available

Job Description

Flexible machine / production operative

Reports.

Reporting to production supervisor

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Health & Safety: To ensure you work in a safe manner to protect yourself and those around you ensuring we meet statutory and company standards
• Quality: to produce product to appropriate standards laid down by company & customers
• Where you are authorised give first off quality checks to others
• Where appropriate give training to others and receive training
• To accurately book work times

Scope

As required work on all machine / assembly equipment on shop floor to produce product to specification in an accurate, correct and safe manner. To carry out duties to the best of your ability to ensure we give the best customer service. To work in the best interests of the company and its employees.

• Setting up machines to start a production cycle
• Control and adjust machine settings (e.g. speed)
• Feed raw material or parts to semi-automated machines
• Inspect parts with precision and measuring tools
• Test operation of machines periodically
• Fix issues that might occur during the shift
• Check output to spot any machine-related mistakes or flaws
• Keep records of approved and defective units or final products
• Maintain activity logs

Job Skills & Requirements:

• Experience as a machine operator would be an advantage
• Working knowledge of diverse high-speed machinery and measurement tools (caliper,  micrometer etc.)
• Understanding of production assembly procedures
• Adherence to health and safety regulations (e.g. constant use of protective gear)
• Ability to read blueprints, schematics and manuals