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Essity

Newcastle upon Tyne

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GBP 30,000 - 40,000

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Job summary

Essity is seeking a Manual Machinist for its production facility in Prudhoe, Northumberland. The role focuses on maintaining site infrastructure, solving mechanical issues, and overseeing contractors in a dynamic manufacturing environment, ensuring high efficiency and quality standards.

Benefits

Competitive salary
Bonus opportunity
Private medical insurance
27 days holiday + BHs
Pension with 10% employer contribution
Cycle to work scheme
EAP support service
Staff product
Workwear
Essity Rewards (discounts)

Qualifications

  • Time-served Manual Machinist / mechanical technician.
  • Experience managing contractors preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Manufacturing or modifying mechanical parts in workshop.
  • Managing specialist contractor resource on-site.
  • Proactively solving mechanical problems around the site.

Skills

Problem Solving
Communication
Teamwork
Time Management
Organisational Skills

Education

NVQ level 3 or equivalent

Job description

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Are you a manual machinist with experience operating conventional machine tools such as centre lathe, manual mill, pillar drill, etc in a manufacturing environment? Are you passionate about managing customer expectationsand problem solving? If so, our manufacturing site in Prudhoe, Northumberland may hold your next career move. AtPrudhoe we produce toilet tissue and hand towel, both key essential health and hygiene products used every day.It is home to two paper machines, seven converting lines, a recycling plant, and an integrated distribution centre. Critical to us achieving large volume production at high speed is the reliability of all infrastructure on site.

About The Role

Our site infrastructure teamhave a diverse remit. Theymanageall site infrastructure and facilities, contribute to external audits, and support our manufacturing teams with workshop-based support.

We have a vacancy inthisteam for anindividual to join us and fill arole where no two days are the same.Across a typical working week your objectives will include supporting the operations teams on site by manufacturing or modifying mechanical parts in our workshop facility, whilst supporting the department with the management of teams of multi disciplined contractors. You will work as part of a team of site technicians who are collectively responsiblefor maintaining the entire site infrastructure.

We’re looking for people who embody our values, aren’t afraid to challenge, innovate, experiment, and move at a fast pace. We’re always looking for ways to improve our products and ourselves. If this is you, we’d love to talk.

What You Will Do

Day to day you will pro-actively workto solve problems; from managing specialist contractor resource on-site, to taking a hands-on approach to fix mechanically focused problems around the site and taking ownership of the engineering workshop.

You will work with the RST teams in the papermaking and converting departments to identify re-occurrence of regular mechanical issuesby spottingopportunities to proactively adapt pieces of equipment and fix for good. This is abusyrole focused on ensuring we maintain and improve equipment efficiency whilst remaining customer focused.

Who You Are

You will be a time-served Manual Machinist / mechanical technician, qualified to minimum of NVQ level 3 or equivalent. An ideal candidate will also have experience of managing contractors.

You will be customer focused with strong communication skills and have the ability and passion for managing customer expectations.

You will be a natural problem solver who is able to use their initiative to solve both immediate and longer-term problems. Time management and strong organisational skills are also key to success in this role.

It goes without saying that you will be a team player and have a strong regard for health and safety.

What we can offer you

At Essity we offer a competitive salary, bonus opportunity, pension (10% employer contribution), holidays at 27 days + BHs, private medical insurance, staff product, EAP support service, cycle to work scheme, workwear, and Essity Rewards (online and in-store shopping discounts).

At Essity, we embrace the individual and recognise the remarkable power that can be harnessed when different ideas, backgrounds, experiences and perspective come together. If you apply for a job at Essity, you can be sure that the only criteria we consider for selection is professional experience, qualifications, key job-related attributes and working values.

Collaborative and Inclusive Culture | Empowering & Engaged Leaders | Working with Powerful Purpose & Sustainable Impact | Learning and Growing in your Career | Supporting Well-being & Sustainable Working Life | Life-changing Innovations | Competitive Total rewards

Application End Date: 20 Jun 2025 Job Requisition ID: Essity252941
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