Production Operative (Extrusion 2-10)

Spirax-Sarco Engineering; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous benefits

Flexible scheduling

Holiday allowance

Volunteer leave

Job summary

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, is seeking a Production Operative (Extrusion 2-10) to join our team at Aflex - UK. The role is on-site, offering a competitive hourly rate with a 20% shift allowance.

You will work in a manufacturing environment focused on safety, quality, and efficiency. The ideal candidate will have numeracy and basic computer skills, a manufacturing mindset, and a strong work ethic.

Qualifications

• Good level of numeracy and general education.
• Basic knowledge of computers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Policies and report hazards to the Team Leader or Production Manager.
• Produce quality products in required quantity, on time and at the lowest cost per policy.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude to training and personal development.
• Monitor process performance to maximize output at all times.
• Carry out quality control checks and complete production paperwork.

Skills

Numeracy

Basic computer skills

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Education

General education

Job description

Job Title: Production Operative (Extrusion 2-10)
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 20% shift allowance

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of SpiraxGroup, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Groupwith expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermalsolutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.
When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouragingteam, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoinggrowth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential. Visit ourwebsite to learn more.

Job Summary

We are seeking a talented and motivated Production Operative (Extrusion 2-10) to join our dynamicteam.

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

• Adhere to correct procedures
• Ensure that all documentation is completed at the correct time
• Adhere to safe working practices at all times.
• To perform the necessary safety checks to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the department and to operate in manner conversant with the training given
• Ensure adherence to 5S in the department
• Transfer to other areas of the department as and when requested
• Ensure that the department’s machines are kept in good working condition. Report any major maintenance issues immediately
• Responsibility to ensure compliance with the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulations made under that Act which are relevant to site activities.
• Ensuring compliance with the Company Safety, Health and Environmental Policies.
• Ensure all PPE is worn at all times where applicable.
• Ensure that the department’s machines are kept in good working condition
• The Extrusion of PTFE and/or other materials
• Work is mainly manual handling, some of which is heavy.

Skills/Experience

Qualifications

• Good level of numeracy and general education
• Basic knowledge of computers

Experience

• Manufacturing background and understanding of manufacturing process
• Self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic and have a keen eye for detail
• Focused on target completion and proven ability to achieve results

  Behaviours

  • Must possess a positive working attitude
  • Ability to work well as part of team and communicate with other workers
  • The ideal candidate for this role will be a self-motivated individual with a strong work ethic and have a keen eye for detail

  At Watson-Marlow, we believe in takingcare 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 GroupInclusion Plan

  Everyone is Included at Spirax Group

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

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

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

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

  Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion.

  We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Ifyou would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in ourapplication form.

  We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusiveand diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds toapply.

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

  Company Overview

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

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

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