Production Operative - Bioflex Nights

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working arrangements

Generous holiday allowance

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions seeks a Production Operative for Bioflex Nights at our Bradley Business Park site. You will join a team focused on safe, timely production with strict quality controls and continuous improvement in a manufacturing environment.

You will work on the Bioflex line, perform quality checks, document results, and collaborate with colleagues to meet targets while adhering to EH&S policies. On-site role with shift-based responsibilities and competitive benefits.

Qualifications

• Safety minded and compliant with EH&S policies.
• Computer literacy is desirable for reporting and records.
• Must be a team player with good communication.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt in a manufacturing setting.
• Capable of working to high quality standards and procedures.
• Strong teamwork and coordination with colleagues.
• Willingness to perform manual work.
• Basic computer knowledge for documentation and checks.
• Raise H&S concerns when applicable.
• Participate in Self Directed Teams meetings.
• Experience within a manufacturing role is preferred.
• Experience with measuring techniques including digital verniers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality products are produced in the required quantity, on time, and at the lowest possible cost, while following EH&S policies.
• Output aligns with production targets and quality standards.
• Inform Team Leader of any quality or process issues promptly.
• Maintain good relationships within the department with staff.
• Report material or consumable shortages when they occur.
• Conduct periodic checks per procedures or specs.
• Maintain a high standard of 5S in the workspace.
• Record breakdowns and scrap on the required documents.
• Follow all procedures accurately and on time.
• Demonstrate the ability to work unsupervised and make data-driven decisions.
• Collaborate with the manager and team on continuous improvement initiatives.
• Adhere to quality controls and measurements as defined.

Skills

Safety minded

Computer literacy

Team player

Learn quickly

High quality standards

Team communication

Manual dexterity

Basic computer knowledge

Raise H&S concerns

Self directed teams

Manufacturing experience

Measuring techniques

Tools

Digital verniers

Job description

Job Title: Production Operative - Bioflex Nights

Location: Aflex - UK - Bradley Business Park

Location Type: On-Site

Website: https://www.wmfts.com/en/

Group: https://www.spiraxgroup.com/

Hourly Rate: £13.45 per hour plus 25% shift allowance

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit our website to learn more.

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and motivated Production Operative - Bioflex Nights to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities

Ensuring compliance with the Company Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Policies, reporting any potentially dangerous issues/faults to your direct Team Leader or Production Manager including but not limited to maintaining a safe and clean work environment.

To ensure quality products are produced in the required quantity, on time, and at the lowest possible cost, in a manner in keeping with the Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures of the company.

Demonstrate a positive attitude to training and personal development.

Monitor the performance of the process ensuring maximum output is achieved at all times.

Carry out and document the correct quality control checks for each job performed, completing all production paperwork.

Work as a team to ensure departmental targets, company targets and customer deadlines are achieved.

What You'll Be Doing

• To ensure quality products are produced in the required quantity, on time, and at the lowest possible cost, in a manner in keeping with the Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures of the company.
• Ensure that output is in line with the production targets
• Inform the Team Leader of any quality problems, process problems, or machine breakdowns asap.
• Ensure that a good relationship is maintained within the department with all staff.
• Report any material or consumable shortages as soon as possible.
• Conduct periodic checks in accordance with relevant procedure and/or specification.
• Maintain a high standard of 5s always
• Record breakdowns on the necessary documentation.
• Record all scrap on the necessary documentation.
• Ensure all procedures are followed correctly and without exception.
• Ensure that all documentation is completed at the correct time.
• Demonstrate ability to work unsupervised.
• Demonstrate ability to make decisions based on data available
• Work when required with your departmental manager and team members to identify, implement and drive actions for continuous improvement.
• Ensure the correct Quality controls and measurements are adhered to.
• Work in a safe manner, complying with Safety Health and Environmental standards in line with Company procedures
• Highlight/challenge unsafe behaviour before any accidents occur

Skills/Experience

• Safety minded
• Computer literacy is desirable
• Must be a team player
• Ability to learn quickly
• Ability to work to high quality standards
• Ability to work well as part of team and communicate with other workers
• Ability and willingness to perform manual work
• Basic knowledge of computers
• Raise H&S concerns when applicable or when required on rota.
• Participate in Self Directed Teams meetings
• Experience within a manufacturing role
• Experience of measuring techniques including digital verniers

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• A generous holiday allowance
• Three days' paid volunteering leave
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working.

We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include

• Gender-neutral parental leave
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion .

We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply.

If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values, unites us, guides our decisions and inspires us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.