Production Operative - Rotating Shifts

Staffline; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site support from Staffline

Free car parking on site

Free hot drinks

PPE provided

Full training provided

Opportunities for overtime

Job summary

Staffline is recruiting a Production Operative for their site in Carlton, Barnsley. This is a full-time role with day and afternoon shifts (6am–2pm and 2pm–10pm). Pay starts at £14.11 per hour, with overtime at £21.61 per hour after 39.5 hours.

Typical duties include packing, measuring and feeding materials into machinery, assembling goods, reporting faults, and ensuring quality checks are completed. On-site parking, free drinks, PPE, and full training are provided.

Qualifications

• Basic written English and numeracy required.
• Willingness to learn and adapt to tasks.
• Teamwork and ability to follow instructions.
• Strong communication to ensure smooth operation.
• Experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Pack products into boxes and baskets.
• Measure, grade and feed batches into production machinery.
• Assemble goods on a production line.
• Report equipment faults to maintenance staff.
• Finish products and apply coatings.
• Monitor the production process.

Skills

Written English

Numeracy

Teamwork

Follow instructions

Communication

Job description

Production Operative for our clients who supply a range of customers, including retailers, wholesalers, convenience stores, and foodservice customers with their iconic products, which feature in millions of homes.

Staffline is recruiting Production Operatives in

Carlton, Barnsley.

This is a

full-time role and the hours of work and pay rates are:

• Days, Monday to Friday, 6am to 2pm
• Afters, Monday to Friday, 2pm to 10pm

£14.11 per hour

Overtime is available after working 39.5 hours and is paid at

£21.61 per hour.

Your Time at Work

• Packing products into boxes/baskets
• Measuring, grading, and feeding batches of raw materials into production machinery
• Assembling goods on a production line
• Reporting equipment faults to maintenance staff
• Finishing products, for example, applying protective coatings
• Monitoring the production process

Our Perfect Worker

Our perfect worker will have the following skills:

• Good understanding of written and spoken English plus numeracy skills.
• A willingness to learn and be flexible in the tasks required of you.
• Working as part of a team - join in and help others around you.
• Be able to follow instructions from other team members and supervision.
• Ensuring that any necessary communication takes place to ensure the smooth running of the operation
• Completing all relevant checks, i.e. CCP, weight checks, process checks, and cleaning paperwork, etc, where required.

Experience in a similar role is desirable, but not essential, as full training is provided.

Key Information and Benefits

• Full-time
• Temp to perm opportunity
• On-site support from Staffline
• Free car parking on site
• Free hot drinks
• PPE provided
• Full training provided
• Opportunities for overtime

Job Ref:

1PFCA

About Staffline

Staffline is the UK's largest recruitment solutions partner, enabling over 35,000 people into good work every week. We operate at more than 420 customer sites across England, Scotland and Wales.

As one of the most established recruitment agencies in Nottingham with operations across the UK, we specialise in connecting businesses with temporary and permanent jobs across warehouse & logistics, food and drink, aviation, driving, technical & engineering, manufacturing & automotive and security.

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