General Operative

Total Employment Ltd.; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 383,000 - 579,000; Full time

Job summary

Total Employment Ltd. is recruiting operatives for a short-term project at Royal Mail sites in the United Kingdom. The role pays £17.36 per hour, with shifts from 10:00 to 18:00 and a 2–3 day duration on site.

Duties include assembling/disassembling sorting frames, using drills and tools, and assisting with frame positioning under supervision. Applicants should be physically fit, punctual, and ready to wear PPE (safety boots and high-visibility gear).

Qualifications

• Adhere to safety standards.
• Able to use impact drivers, drills, Stanley knives, and measuring tools.
• Show agility and adapt to change with support from Royal Mail Lead.

Responsibilities

• Bolt and unbolt Royal Mail sorting frames.
• Assist in moving and positioning sorting frames with team help.
• Apply vinyl wrap and position frames under Royal Mail lead guidance.
• Load and unload vehicles at operation sites.

Skills

Safety standards

Tool handling

Agility

Physical fitness

Punctuality

Tools

Impact driver

Drill

Stanley knife

Measuring tools

Job description

We're looking for reliable, hard-working operatives to support a 2-3 day project at various Royal Mail sites.

Pay Rate: £17.36

Hours: 10:00 - 18:00

Weekly pay

Duties:

• Be able to bolt and unbolt together Royal Mail sorting frames.
• A frame is approximately 5 ft high, 6 ft wide and approximately 45kgs of steel construction
• Be able to use a drill to unscrew bolts and screw bolts into frames.
• Be able with the support of colleagues be able move and re-position sorting frames.
• Under the direction of a Royal Mail lead, use vinyl wrap and duct tape and position onto sorting frames.
• Loading and unloading of vehicles (large vans) on operations sites

Person Specification:

• Always adhere to Safety Standards
• To be able to use a multiple of tools for example impact drivers, drills and Stanley knives and some measuring tools.
• To show agility and be able to adapt to change easily with the support of the Royal Mail Lead at that time.
• To be physically fit.
• Be punctual and flexibility will be required on the working days depending on the work requirements.
• Own PPE is needed - safety boots or shoes and a high viz