Production Operative

Blazers Fuels; Ruthin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Blazers Fuels is seeking a Production Operative in Ruthin, Wales. The role involves operating an automated production line, ensuring safety and quality in production, and requires a valid FLT licence. Join a leading manufacturer of wood fuels committed to producing sustainable energy in an exciting growth phase.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Life assurance scheme

Employee assistance programme

PPE provided

Qualifications

• Valid FLT licence or equivalent.
• Knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.

Responsibilities

• Operate an automated production line.
• Ensure high-quality product packaging.
• Conduct product quality control measures.

Skills

FLT licence

Health and safety knowledge

Literacy

Numeracy

Attention to detail

Job description

Production Operative (BFGCC-11) Ruthin, Wales

Salary: GBP13.35 - GBP14.36 per hour

Job Title: Production Operative

Location: Ruthin

£13.35 per hour to start, increasing up to £14.36 per hour on successful completion of probation period.

Job type: Full Time, permanent

Hours: 4-on 4-off shifts (4 days 06:00 -18:00, 4 off, 4 nights 18:00-06:00, 4 off)

Blazer’s Fuels Limited, a trading subsidiary of Newbridge Energy Limited, manufacture and supply premium wood fuels which are all ENplus, BSL, Woodsure and HETAS certified. We only manufacture our premium pellets and market leading fuel logs from 100% virgin British wood residue from sawmill activity. Here at Newbridge, we have a passion for producing sustainable and renewable energy using biomass Combined Heat and Power.

The role

To operate an automated production line, and FLT to move nationally recognised products around site, ensuring that customers are supplied within agreed delivery times and production is working safely as the lowest cost producer, with the highest quality output and that objectives and KPI’s are met.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Setting and operating an automated production line with automated conveying and robotic bag stacking
• Ensuring our public and trade sector customers receive products packaged to a high standard
• Work with team members to maximise productivity and efficiency giving suggestions for any improvements required
• Involved in problem solving and fault diagnosis of line issues
• Operate a FLT in line with training programme, completing vehicle safety checks at the beginning and end of each shift and sanitising the cab regularly throughout the shift
• Accurate completion of documentation
• Conducting and recording product quality control measures
• Maintaining a clean, organised and safe work area
• Ensuring all health, safety and quality standards are adhered to
• Adherence to the Company’s health, safety, environmental and quality policies and procedures
• Complete any other reasonable tasks or requests as required.

Key Skill and Experience:

• A valid FLT licence (or equivalent).
• A working knowledge of health and safety requirements.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Excellent housekeeping and quality standards.
• Full clean driving licence.
• Accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to prioritise and organise work area.
• Able to work independently, using own initiative and as part of a team.
• Personal attributes which include a positive disposition, a “can-do” attitude, tenacity, assertiveness, resilience, and a high degree of determination to succeed.
• Comfortable working various shift patterns, and able to commit to working a minimum number of additional hours on a required-cover basis.
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance scheme (after qualifying period)
• Employee assistance programme
• PPE provided

An exciting time to join Newbridge Energy with significant investments and expansion under a new leadership team. To support our continued growth, we are currently seeking a Production Operative to join our market-leading manufacturing company who truly values its employees.

We are an equal opportunities employer who welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds – we are happy to discuss any possible reasonable adjustments.

Please note we are managing this vacancy directly and therefore will not be accepting CV's sent from agencies. Thank you.

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Manufacturing Operator, Process Operator, Production Operator, Operator, Process Plant Operative, Mechanical Assembly Technician, Production Operator, Manufacturing Operative, Process Operator, Process Technician and Machine Tool Fitter will also be considered for this role.

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