Production Assistant (12 Months FTC)

WestRock Company; Bourne; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading packaging company in Bourne is seeking a Production Assistant for a 12-month FTC. This role involves providing crucial support to production by ensuring all materials are prepared and available on time. Ideal candidates will have strong team working skills, attention to detail, and previous experience in maintaining high quality standards. The position offers full-time hours with rotating shifts.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of good team working & communication skills.
• Ability to take responsibility for output and quality of materials produced.
• Experience of working to high quality standards.
• Keen eye for detail and responsibility for output quality.
• Flexible, proactive team member capable of ad hoc duties.

Responsibilities

• Provide first class support to production, fulfilling all pre-make ready responsibilities.
• Ensure all material components are in stock and presented to production in a timely manner.
• Adhere to Health & Safety standards and best practice.
• Flag issues or concerns regarding kitting to management.
• Adhere to health and safety standards and maintain housekeeping.
• Assist in other duties to ensure efficient operation.

Skills

Team working & communication skills

High quality standards

Good housekeeping practices

Attention to detail

Health and safety awareness

Initiative

Job description

Overview

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Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Job Information

Location: Bourne UK

Employment Type: Full Time

Date Posted: 12-Aug-2025

Job Purpose

To ensure comprehensive and robust support to production ensuring all kit is provided accurately and timely to the printing presses to allow the production process to run efficiently in accordance with the Production Plan. Kit includes plates, tooling, inks and assisting printers in swift changeover of jobs in accordance with ISO 9001:2008 & PS9000 2011 and the company’s best practice quality procedures to prevent downtime and to ensure that the shift is run efficiently and to maximum production levels.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not exhaustive and WestRock would expect you to carry out any other reasonable duty which you can perform.

Key Accountabilities

Production

• To provide first class support to production, fulfilling all pre-make ready responsibilities to the highest standards.
• Ensuring all material components are in stock and available and the job kit is presented to production in a timely and accurate manner prior to jobs coming onto press.
• Ensure any issues or concerns regarding the kitting for jobs are flagged appropriately.
• To adhere to Health & Safety standards and best practice.
• To maintain good housekeeping standards.
• To be a flexible team member and assist in other ad hoc duties to ensure the function operates efficiently and effectively.

Health and Safety

• To work in a safe manner adhering to laid down health and safety procedures.
• To keep work area clean tidy ensuring that the highest standards of housekeeping are always maintained.
• To report all accidents and dangerous occurrences to management

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Demonstrable experience of good team working & communication skills
• Demonstrable experience of working to high quality standards
• Demonstrable evidence of good housekeeping practices
• Demonstrable experience of working to high quality standards, with a keen eye for detail
• Ability to take responsibility for output and quality of materials produced
• Health and safety awareness

Working Hours

3x 12 hour shifts roating between days and nights

Days: 5.30am till 5.30pm

Nights: 5.30pm till 5.30pm

Behaviours & Competencies

• Communication – Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
• Good level of verbal reasoning and numerical skills
• Ability to remain calm under pressure and work to tight deadlines whilst maintaining focus and attention to detail
• Methodical approach
• Concern for standards and results focused
• Able to work on own initiative

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries

• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing