Furnace Operative

Travail Employment Group; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Pension

Training and development opportunities

Online payslips

Job summary

Travail Employment Group is recruiting Furnace Operatives for a respected global engineering business in the Rotherham area. You will join a friendly team, reporting to the Production Manager, and run annealing furnaces while handling multiple products.

The role requires a valid FLT counterbalance licence and experience in steel/foundry or heavy manufacturing, with strong health and safety awareness and a solid work ethic. Training and development opportunities are available.

Qualifications

• The candidate must have a valid FLT counterbalance licence (in-house or own).
• Experience in steel works, foundry, heavy engineering or manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrates a strong work ethic and good health and safety understanding.

Responsibilities

• Set and operate annealing furnaces.
• Manage manufacturing line while running multiple products.
• Check product thickness, strength, colour and positioning.
• Interpret engineering drawings and record information accurately.
• Use FLT counterbalances and overhead cranes to load/unload.
• Adhere to health and safety procedures.

Skills

FLT counterbalance licence

Health & safety awareness

Strong work ethic

Teamwork

Tools

FLT counterbalance licence

Job description

£15.83p/h, Monday to Friday, 3 shift rotation, AM/PM & Nights, Temp to perm, Weekly pay, 28 days holiday, training and development opportunities, Rotherham, Immediate start.

Due to an increase in demand and continued success a fantastic opportunity has arisen for experienced Furnace Operatives to join a global leading engineering business, with very high staff retention, based at their engineering facility in the Rotherham area.

Working as part of a friendly team and reporting to the Production Manager, your day-to-day duties include:

• Setting and operating annealing furnaces.
• Responsible for the manufacturing line while running multiple products simultaneously.
• Checking product thickness, strength, colour, and positioning.
• Understanding and interpret engineering drawings.
• Ensuring all necessary product information is recorded accurately.
• Using FLT counterbalances and overhead cranes to load and unload machinery.
• Adhering to all health and safety procedures.

This role would suit someone who has worked as a Furnace Operative, Foundry Operative, Grinder, Fettler, Steel Worker and Rolling Mill Operative within a foundry, steel works or heavy engineering/ manufacturing environment.

The successful candidate will have:

• Their own or inhouse FLT counterbalance licence (must be able to provide a copy).
• Experience working within a steel works, foundry or heavy engineering environment.
• A strong work ethic and positive attitude.
• Good understanding of health and safety.

This company is keen to hear from candidates who are eager to have an opportunity to start their career within the heavy manufacturing industry.

The benefits package include:

• Generous £15.83 per hour across all 3 shifts.
• Monday to Friday.
• A 3-shift rotation. Week 1: 6am till 2pm / Week 2: 2pm till 10pm / Week 3: 10pm – 6am.
• Temp to perm.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Weekly pay.
• Online payslips.
• Pension.