Production Operative/Counterbalance Required - Prestige

Prestige Recruitment Specialists; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A well-established manufacturer in Hull is looking for a Production Operative to join their team. The role involves preparing materials, operating machinery, and ensuring safety compliance in a dynamic work environment. Candidates should be eager to develop their skills and engage in a career within production.

Qualifications

• Experience with power and hand tools is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the Cordierite fusion set-up.
• Transfer buckets, operate and maintain machinery.
• Ensure health and safety practices are followed.

Skills

Experience with power tools

Experience with hand tools

Job description

Production Operative/Counterbalance Required

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Location: HU12 8ED, Hedon Road - £12.28

Our well-established manufacturer fuses magnesium oxide for use in heating elements for ovens, dishwashers, coffee machines, kilns, incinerators, reactors, and more. They are looking to expand their team and are recruiting candidates who are seeking a career and wish to develop their skills along the way.

Our client is searching for successful candidates based in Hull, working 8-hour shifts from Monday to Friday, with opportunities for overtime when available.

Previous experience with power tools and hand tools is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the Cordierite fusion set-up, involving lifting and placing carbon electrodes (approx. 6kgs each) into clamps and preparing the fusion bed.
• Break up fused material with a large metal bar and shovel into buckets (20-25kgs), then lift onto pallets by hand for weighing.
• Transfer buckets to the crushing system; this may occur multiple times for each batch.
• Prepare the pelletiser plant by filling the mixer with powdered material from bulk bags and using a forklift to lift.
• Attend to pelletiser equipment, making adjustments to ensure proper pellet formation.
• Move materials to and from the machine to replenish the mix and finished pellet materials.
• Set up and operate weighing and bagging equipment to pack finished MgO product according to the schedule.
• Label and secure packed materials, then transfer to the finished goods warehouse for storage and dispatch.
• Maintain good health and safety, housekeeping, storage, and organization principles at all times.
• Operators will be mobile throughout the day, going up and down various flights of stairs.

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