Night Operative

Acorn by Synergie is excited to be recruiting an experienced Night Operative with a current forklift license to join a local manufacturing site in North Devon.

Scope of the role:

To undertake all production operations from Raw Materials In through to Finished Products Loading, ensuring performance is maximised in the areas of cost, quality, service, Health & safety, people and site compliance.

Main responsibilities include:

* Operation of a raw material weighbridge and intake requirements.
* To ensure raw material figures are correct and shunted when required. Maintain good bay practices to eliminate cross contamination.
* Raw material monitoring including RM substitutions and run outs - Most cost effective and suitable for the formulation.
* Produce high quality products at all times whilst optimising, amongst others, power usage, moisture control, raw material usage, finished product quality.
* QA activities to ensure quality products at all times - Samples taken accurately and entered onto the system. Any issues raised with the team leader.
* Ensure adequate finished product is loaded efficiently and correctly to fulfil customer orders on time and in full. Escalate any issues to the Site Team Leader.
* Accurate data entry on systems and on site operational and compliance documentation.
* Excellent Cleaning and Housekeeping standards - for example bay cleaning, RM shed walls, ledges and floor.
* To assist Health & Safety in the site safety - Hazards, damages and incidents are reported and recorded.
* Shunting of 8 wheelers and Arctics around site to load finished product.
* Use of JCB's and FLT's - including nightly cleaning of JCB.

Essential knowledge/Skills required:

* Previous production experience
* Current forklift licence
* Must have own transport due to rural location

Benefits:

* Competitive Salary
* 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
* Additional leave purchase scheme.
* Company Pension

If you are looking for a new opportunity, please send a copy of your CV to or call and ask for Lee.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.