General Operative

Aqumen Recruitment; Allerton Bywater; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Free onsite gym and showers

Job summary

Aqumen Recruitment is seeking General Operatives for a busy plastic recycling and manufacturing site in Allerton Bywater. The role is a physical shop-floor position with around 80% production work and 20% warehouse/FLT duties, on a rotating 3-shift schedule (6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm, 10pm-6am).

You must have warehouse or factory experience, a hands-on approach and a valid FLT licence. Temporary to permanent opportunity with full training and progression options.

Qualifications

• Warehouse, factory or general operative experience.
• Experience in a physical, hands-on role.
• Some previous forklift driving experience.
• Valid FLT licence required.
• A reliable and safety-conscious approach.
• Ability to work all 3 rotating shifts.

Responsibilities

• Feeding materials into recycling machinery.
• Preparing plastic materials for processing.
• Working around shredders, blenders and production equipment.
• Moving and organising materials.
• Carrying out general warehouse duties.
• Using a forklift when required.
• Keeping the work area clean and safe.

Skills

Forklift driving

Physical stamina

Teamwork

FLT licence

Job description

General Operative - Rotating 3 Shifts

Allerton Bywater, Castleford, WF10
£13.72 per hour
Monday to Friday
Temp to Perm

3-shift rotation

You must be able to work all 3 shifts:

• 6am-2pm
• 2pm-10pm
• 10pm-6am

This is not a fixed-shift or days-only role.

Aqumen Recruitment is looking for General Operatives to join a busy plastic recycling and manufacturing site in Allerton Bywater.

This is mainly a physical shop-floor role, with around 80% production work and 20% warehouse/FLT work.

The role

You'll be:

• Feeding materials into recycling machinery
• Preparing plastic materials for processing
• Working around shredders, blenders and production equipment
• Moving and organising materials
• Carrying out general warehouse duties
• Using a forklift when required
• Keeping the work area clean and safe

We're looking for people with

• Warehouse, factory or general operative experience
• Experience in a physical, hands-on role
• Some previous forklift driving experience
• Valid FLT licence required
• A reliable and safety-conscious approachi>
• Ability to work all 3 rotating shifts

You need to be comfortable spending most of your shift working on the production floor, rather than driving a forklift all day.

What's on offer?

• £13.72 per hour
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends off
• Temp-to-perm opportunity
• Overtime available
• Full training
• Progression opportunities
• Free onsite parking
• Free onsite gym and showers

If you have factory, warehouse or general operative experience, are happy with physical work and have some experience using a forklift, we'd like to hear from you.

You must be able to work 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm and 10pm-6am on rotation.