Finishing Assistant - DD

Smurfit Westrock plc; Leicester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock plc in the United Kingdom is seeking a machine operator to support the first minder in meeting output targets for quality, volume and make-ready. The role involves area clearance, carton feeding across lines, packing and labeling, and ensuring paperwork is accurate.

You will work on a shift pattern and be expected to maintain hygiene and safety standards. Experience with machinery in a printing, pharmaceutical, or food setting is valued, along with being a team player and

Qualifications

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team.
• Ability to maintain hygiene and procedural standards.
• Previous experience with machinery, ideally in printing, pharmaceuticals, or food environments.
• Quality conscious and detail oriented.

Responsibilities

• Carry out area clearance procedures.
• Feed cartons through folder/gluer lines across machines from low-speed to high-performance lines.
• Pack glued cartons into outer cases and apply labels.
• Move pallets of unglued cartons onto the line and pallets of glued cartons to Despatch.
• Complete paperwork relating to orders produced.
• Maintain general housekeeping of machines and department.
• Liaise with quality department as required.
• Undertake other tasks as requested.

Skills

Team player

Machinery experience

Quality conscious

Hygiene standards

Education

Basic numeracy & literacy

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday, alternating shift pattern of 6am – 1.30pm and 1.20 – 8.50pm

Job Purpose

To assist the 1st minder in meeting the planned output for quality, volume and yield to customer requirements and to achieve performance targets for make-ready.

Job Responsibilities/Key accountabilities:

• Carry out area clearance procedure.
• Flick sorting and feeding cartons into folder/gluer feed across the department range of machines from low-speed complex lines to high performance Alpinas.
• Packing glued cartons into corrugate outer cases and apply labels.
• Moving pallets of unglued cartons onto line.
• Moving pallets of glued cartons into Despatch department.
• Correctly complete paperwork/VWT relating to orders being produced.
• General housekeeping of the machines and department.
• Liaise with quality department where required.
• Any other tasks as requested.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Ability to maintain hygiene and procedural standards required in our industry
• Previous experience of working with machines (ideally in a printing, pharmaceuticals, or food environment)
• Quality conscious

Qualifications:

Educational and professional:

• Good basic standard of numeracy, literacy and PC skills.
• Self-motivated
• Team player
• Work on own initiative

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.