Roll Former Operator / General Factory Hand

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Job summary

Roll Former Operator / General Factory Hand role at a small manufacturer in Currumbin Waters. You’ll run the roll former and other machines, pack orders, and help keep the factory running smoothly. Casual, Monday to Friday, about 9:30am–2:30pm, 20–30 hours a week.

You’ll need a keen eye for quality, basic maths, and the ability to work independently. Forklift licence is an advantage, but not required; Claude AI assists with tasks.

Qualifications

• High standard of quality with eye for detail; products must come off the machine straight and well packaged
• Mechanical aptitude; comfortable adjusting machines and spotting issues
• Experience on a roll former or similar production machine is an advantage but not required
• Reliable, punctual and able to work independently
• Strong basic maths: measuring, cutting to length, counting stock and quantities
• Computer literate; Claude used for tasks
• Comfortable with repetitive work
• Forklift licence an advantage but not required

Responsibilities

• Run the roll former, making regular adjustments to keep product within spec
• Run other machines, including a press, slitting machines, a shrink wrapping machine, and manual and electric walkie stackers
• Bundle, label and pack finished product ready for sale
• Do basic machine cleaning and daily checks, and keep the work area tidy
• Help with general factory tasks, including cutting product to size, making up kit orders, and packing customer orders, including palletised orders
• Stocktaking, recording daily production quantities, booking couriers and using Claude (an AI assistant) for some tasks

Job description

Roll Former Operator / General Factory Hand

We're a small manufacturer in Currumbin Waters looking for a reliable all-rounder to run our roll former and other machines, pack and dispatch orders, and help keep the factory running smoothly.

Casual, Monday to Friday, around 9:30am–2:30pm (negotiable), 20–30 hours per week.

Key responsibilities

Run the roll former, making regular adjustments to keep product within spec

Run other machines, including a press, slitting machines, a shrink wrapping machine, and manual and electric walkie stackers

Bundle, label and pack finished product ready for sale

Do basic machine cleaning and daily checks, and keep the work area tidy

Help with general factory tasks, including cutting product to size, making up kit orders, and packing customer orders, including palletised orders

Stocktaking, recording daily production quantities, booking couriers and using Claude (an AI assistant) for some tasks

About you

A high standard of quality and an eye for detail as products must come off the machine straight and be packaged to look professional. Near enough isn't good enough

Mechanical aptitude: comfortable making adjustments to machines and spotting when something isn't right

Experience on a roll former, press or similar production machine an advantage, but not required

Reliable, punctual and happy working independently

Fast with basic maths: measuring, cutting to length, counting stock and working out quantities

Computer literate, as we use Claude for a few tasks

Comfortable with repetitive work

Forklift licence an advantage, but not necessary