Manufacturing Operative

Marshalls; Huntingdonshire; Remote; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days' holiday + bank holidays

Healthcare Cash Plan

5% employer matched pension

Cycle to Work scheme

Employee discounts on Marshalls and 3+

Share Purchase Scheme

Life Assurance

Job summary

Marshalls plc in St Ives, Cambridgeshire is recruiting a Manufacturing Operative (Operations Team Member). The role operates on a 12‑hour days/nights rotation, with starting pay of £16.06 per hour plus benefits.

You will join a busy production environment at the UK’s first dual block plant for landscaping products, supported by modern processes and safety practices. Key requirements include forklift license, reliable team working, and good verbal and written communication; IOSH qualification is

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy Production/Manufacturing environment.
• Forklift license and experience is essential.
• Strong interpersonal skills with a track record of working reliably within a shift based team structure.

Skills

Production/Manufacturing experience

Forklift license

Interpersonal skills

Effective communication

Shift flexibility

Computer basics

IOSH qualification (advantage)

Tools

Forklift truck

Job description

Manufacturing Operative (Internally known as Operations Team Member)

St Ives, Cambridgeshire

Salary: Starting £16.06 per hour + Benefits

Shifts: 12 hours Days/Nights rotation (detailed below)

At Marshalls plc, we believe building tomorrow's world starts with what we can create together today. Since the 1890s, we've grown from a Yorkshire stone business into a leading UK manufacturer of building, roofing and landscaping solutions. Built on generations of expertise, we're known for quality, innovation and sustainability, helping our customers bring their vision to life and create places that work today and last for generations. Together, we're building tomorrow's world.

Our site at St Ives is leading the way in our industry and have created the UK's first dual block plant at our manufacturing site in Cambridgeshire for our Landscape Product division! Our state-of-the-art block plant creates an additional 200% manufacturing capacity and boosts new product innovation. We have the best range of technology, systems, and processes to make the finest landscaping products in the UK.

What are the mission-critical skills?

• Experience working in a busy Production/Manufacturing environment


• Forklift truck license and experience is essential


• Strong interpersonal skills with a track record of working reliably within a shift based team structure


• Effective communication skills (oral and written)


• Flexibility on shift rotation or night shift experience will be required


• Computer user - basic knowledge required


• Safe to Supervise or IOSH qualification would be advantageous but not essential

Benefits include:

• Set shift patterns + overtime available


• 26 days' holiday plus bank holidays


• Guaranteed Christmas shutdown


• Healthcare Cash Plan, helping towards dental, optical, prescriptions and much more


• Enhanced family leave policies, available from day one


• 5% employer matched pension scheme


• Ongoing learning and development opportunities


• Cycle to Work scheme


• Employee discounts on Marshalls and Marley products


• Discounts with hundreds of leading retailers


• Access to the Marshalls Wellbeing Centre, supporting your Move, Money and Mind goals


• Share Purchase Scheme


• Life Assurance

Equal Opportunities

Whoever you are and whatever your background, you'll find a fair and supportive workplace at Marshalls. You're unique, and we want you to bring your whole self to work every day. We're committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral or ethical responsibility, it's the right thing to do. We want our colleagues to reflect the diverse nature of the communities we serve and create an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. At Marshalls, you're valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself.

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