Lamination Process Operator - 12-Hour Shifts & Training

Egger; Hexham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site restaurant

Free parking

Annual Christmas bonus

Pension scheme

Life Assurance

26.5 days holiday

Wellbeing checks

Training & development

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Egger in Hexham, United Kingdom, is seeking a Lamination department team member for a full-time role in a busy manufacturing setting. You will join the Lamination team, help prepare boards and paper, operate presses, conduct inspections, banding, and forklift tasks, and support broader warehouse duties.

The position requires a proactive safety approach, quality focus, and ability to work 12-hour shifts on a day–night cycle. Training and development are provided across EGGER locations.

Qualifications

• Basic IT skills and competence with Microsoft Office tools.
• Demonstrates proactive safety mindset and hazard identification.
• Maintains high quality standards and corrects issues promptly.
• Works well with colleagues to achieve team objectives and efficient operations.
• Delivers work to standard while managing priorities under pressure and deadlines.
• Able to work 12-hour shifts Days and Nights.

Responsibilities

• Operate as a member of the Lamination department team.
• Maintain workplace, equipment, vehicles and machinery in clean, tidy condition.
• Complete training to run all lamination department tasks (boards/paper prep, pressing, inspections, banding, fork truck, warehouse duties).
• Attend training at other EGGER UK locations.
• Submit shift reports on production, downtime and relevant data; liaise with Shift Supervisor.
• Observe safety procedures and ensure safe operation and reporting of incidents.
• Comply with Quality Systems and liaise with engineering for equipment condition.
• Provide cover for holidays/sickness/training/maintenance to maximise output.

Skills

IT literacy

Safety awareness

Quality focus

Team collaboration

Time management

12-hour shift capability

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

Egger in Hexham, United Kingdom, is seeking a Lamination department team member for a full-time role in a busy manufacturing setting. You will join the Lamination team, help prepare boards and paper, operate presses, conduct inspections, banding, and forklift tasks, and support broader warehouse duties.

The position requires a proactive safety approach, quality focus, and ability to work 12-hour shifts on a day–night cycle. Training and development are provided across EGGER locations.