Assembly Operative

Candidate Source; Thurmaston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Candidate Source is hiring an Assembly Operative for a busy UK manufacturing environment. You will assemble seats, trim leather and fabrics, prepare materials and check your work against drawings and specifications.

The role offers starting pay of £12.80 per hour with the potential to rise to £14.00, weekly pay and a Friday early finish at 1:30pm; Monday to Friday day pattern.

Qualifications

• Previous assembly, manufacturing or production experience.
• Experience using manual and electric tools.
• Ability to work accurately from drawings or specifications.
• Experience with trimming, fabrics, leather or similar materials would be advantageous.
• Understanding of manufacturing quality control processes.

Responsibilities

• Assemble and trim seats accurately to drawing specifications
• Use manual and electric tools safely to complete production tasks
• Check completed work to ensure required quality standards are achieved
• Prepare materials ready for the production process
• Trim leather and fabric components accurately
• Identify quality issues before products progress through production

Skills

Previous assembly, manufacturing or/ 0

Manual and electric tools

Drawings/specifications

Trimming fabrics/leather materials

Quality control processes

Tools

Manual tools

Electric tools

Job description

As an Assembly Operative, you'll work within a busy manufacturing environment where the standard of your work directly contributes to the quality of products leaving the site.

You'll be involved in hands-on production work including assembling components, preparing materials, trimming leather and fabrics and checking your own work against the required specifications.

What's in it for you

• Starting pay of £12.80 per hour
• Potential pay increases up to £14.00 per hour
• Weekly pay
• Early finish every Friday at 1:30pm
• Consistent Monday to Friday working pattern
• Varied hands-on work across preparation, production and quality checking

Your responsibilities as Assembly Operative

• Assemble and trim seats accurately to drawing specifications
• Use manual and electric tools safely to complete production tasks
• Check completed work to ensure required quality standards are achieved
• Prepare materials ready for the production process
• Trim leather and fabric components accurately
• Identify quality issues before products progress through production

What we're looking for in a Assembly Operative

• Previous assembly, manufacturing or production experience
• Experience using manual and electric tools
• Ability to work accurately from drawings or specifications
• Experience with trimming, fabrics, leather or similar materials would be advantageous
• Understanding of manufacturing quality control processes
• Working hours: Monday to Thursday, 8:00am-5:00pm; Friday, 8:00am-1:30pm.