Process Operator

KES Solutions UK; Houghton-le-Spring; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Houghton-le-Spring is seeking Process Operators to join their team. The role involves operating critical processes, maintaining safety standards, and performing quality assurance checks. Candidates should have a minimum of 2 years of experience in manufacturing, along with GCSE English and Maths or equivalent. The company offers competitive pay, a pension scheme, annual bonuses, and other employee benefits.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Annual performance bonus up to 4%

Death in Service benefit

Competitive holiday package

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years demonstrable manufacturing experience as a process operator.
• Comfortable wearing PPE including a full face mask when required.

Responsibilities

• Operate various critical processes including impregnation and drying plant.
• Perform in line testing on manufactured product and quality assurance checks.
• Perform routine maintenance on production equipment.

Skills

Safety focus

Experience with chemicals and COSHH

Ability to wear PPE

Running Machines

Education

GCSE English and Maths or equivalent NVQ

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Overview

Our client, based in Houghton Le Spring, is currently undergoing significant investment to increase capacity and install world leading environmental controls. As a result, they are currently recruiting Process Operators to join the team, working in various locations within the facility.

Responsibilities

• Must be safety focussed, demonstrate good safety behaviours and be comfortable to raise safety concerns should they arise.
• Experience of working with chemicals and COSHH would be an advantage. Must be comfortable wearing PPE including a full face mask when required (no facial hair permitted).
• Required to operate various critical processes including i) impregnation and drying plant, ii) thermal processing equipment and iii) onsite effluent treatment facility.
• Required to perform in line testing on manufactured product and quality assurance checks.
• Perform routine maintenance and housekeeping on production equipment and within production areas.
• Running Machines and working from specifications.

Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years demonstrable manufacturing experience as a process operator.
• GCSE English and Maths or equivalent NVQ.
• Forklift license would be desirable but not essential as training will be given.

Benefits

Our client is offering a competitive rate of pay in addition to other employee benefits.

The company offers the following additional benefits.

• Company pension scheme (4% employee contribution/ 8% employer contribution)
• Annual performance bonus up to 4% of annual salary
• Death in Service benefit at 4 times annual salary
• Competitive holiday package

Due to the high volume of candidates responding to our adverts unfortunately we are not always able to provide individual feedback. If you don't hear from us within the next ten days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion. We will however keep your details on file and you may be contacted about other opportunities in the future