Manufacturing Operative

Crane Garden Buildings; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Weekly attendance bonus

Healthcare insurance

Staff facilities with refreshments

Annual holiday entitlement

Crane Holiday Home

Job summary

Crane Garden Buildings is seeking a shop-floor operative to support the cladding and framing of garden buildings. The role offers opportunities to improve woodworking skills and contribute to high-quality construction.

You will work within the manufacturing team, operate power tools, follow procedures, and participate in data entry and safety checks. A supportive employer with progression potential and comprehensive staff facilities is provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment with woodworking tools.
• Good eye for measurements and dimensions.
• Ability to follow procedures and instructions accurately.
• Physically capable of lifting heavy materials.
• Confident using tablets and smart devices.
• Eagerness to learn new skills and processes.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain manufacturing processes for garden buildings.
• Move products through the manufacturing line and check progress.
• Check product specifications against drawings and quality requirements.
• Perform quality checks to ensure workmanship meets standards.
• Follow Crane Operating Procedures and report improvements or issues.
• Record data in the manufacturing platform and participate in safety audits.

Skills

Woodworking tools

Nail guns

Measurement & detail

Procedural compliance

Physical fitness

Tablet literacy

Willingness to learn

Tools

Measuring tools

Job description

Working within our manufacturing team you will be cladding and framing our buildings to a high standard of quality where you will have the opportunity to improve your woodworking skills to continue your personal development.

Principle Accountability

• Manufacturing processes to produce garden buildings.
• Operation, maintenance, and daily checks of various power tools and work working machinery.
• Moving products through the manufacturing process.
• Checking specifications of product to the drawings.
• Ensuring quality of product is maintained by quality checking.
• Working and auditing to Crane Operating Procedures produce quality workmanship within the allocated estimated times. Identify improvements and report them to the team leader.
• Report any safety, quality and fault issues
• Follow and enter data into the manufacturing platform.
• Continuously suggest and improve working practices.

Experience & Skills Required

• Experienced in working within a manufacturing environment and woodworking tools including nail guns
• Competent in working with measurements and dimensions with a good eye for detail
• Ability to follow procedures and instructions accurately
• Physically fit to lift heavy materials
• Confident in using tablets and other smart devices
• Appetite to learn new skills and processes

Benefits and Rewards

• Competitive salary with the opportunity of progression
• Weekly attendance bonus (upon completion of probationary period)
• Healthcare insurance scheme
• Excellent staff facilities including all refreshments along with breakfast and fruit
• Annual holiday entitlement increasing with length of service
• Availability to book Crane Holiday Home
• Working for an employer that cares about you as a person

Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon the successful applicant undergoing and receiving satisfactory clearance from a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, at the level appropriate for the role, together with the satisfactory completion of any other required pre-employment screening.