Manufacturing Technician

Our client, based in Houghton Le Spring, is currently undergoing significant investment to increase capacity and install world leading environmental controls. As a result, they are currently recruiting Process Operators to join the team, working in various locations within the facility.

Duties & responsibilities:

• Must be safety focused, demonstrate good safety behaviours and be comfortable to raise safety concerns should they arise.
• Experience of working with chemicals and COSHH would be an advantage. Must be comfortable wearing PPE including a full face mask when required (no facial hair permitted).
• Required to operate various critical processes including i) impregnation and drying plant, ii) thermal processing equipment and iii) onsite effluent treatment facility.
• Required to perform in line testing on manufactured product and quality assurance checks.
• Perform routine maintenance and housekeeping on production equipment and within production areas.
• Running Machines and working from specifications.

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years demonstrable manufacturing experience as a process operator.
• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent NVQ.
• Forklift license would be desirable but not essential as training will be given.

Benefits:

Our client is offering a competitive rate of pay in addition to other employee benefits.

£15.96 per hour including shift allowance, increasing to £16.41 after 13 weeks. 12 hour shifts - 8 till 8 (3 days/ 3 off/ 3 nights/ 3 off).

The company offers the following additional benefits.

• Company pension scheme (4% employee contribution/ 8% employer contribution)
• Annual performance bonus up to 4% of annual salary
• Death in Service benefit at 4 times annual salary
• Competitive holiday package

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