Floor Assistant

Thorn Baker Recruitment; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in the United Kingdom is hiring Floor Assistants for a well-established print and packaging company in Leicester. This temporary to permanent position involves assisting in the factory, lifting and packing items, often rotating weekly shifts between 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm. Candidates should have experience in manual work, be adaptable to physical tasks, and possess good communication skills. Transport access is essential for early shifts. Interested applicants should be committed to transitioning into a permanent role.

Qualifications

• Experience in print or packaging environments preferred.
• Must be okay with heavy lifting at times.
• Ability to rotate shifts as required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the factory, working across print and packaging departments.
• Feed materials into machines and pack printed items.
• Engage in physical tasks such as lifting boxes and packing pallets.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Positive attitude

Job description

Overview

Thorn Baker Industrial Recruitment are looking for a couple of Floor Assistants to work for a well established print and packaging company based in Leicester.

They are temp to perm positions

Responsibilities

• Working as a Floor Assistant which is working throughout the factory - assisting both the print and packaging departments
• Feeding materials into machines
• Taking printed items off the machine (after training)
• Packing of printed items and putting onto pallets
• Stripping pallets
• This is a physical role at times with the lifting and moving of boxes of various weights and stripping and packing pallets.
• Its not physical all the time but there are times when it can be.
• Rotating Weekly Shifts - one week 6am-2pm and the next week 2pm-10pm

Salary: £12.21ph

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a print or packaging or role that requires manual work is preferred
• Key skills required are: ability to work both independently and are part of a team, strong communication skills and a positive attitude
• Ok with there being heavy lifting at times
• Ok with rotating shifts - there is no fixed shift available for temp to perm jobs
• Have access to transport as there is limited public transport for 6am starts - all other times is fine
• Interested in a temp to perm position - they expect you to become permanent so only apply if this is something you really want