Production Operator

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Buckie; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to Work Scheme

Benefits Hub

Life Assurance

Learning & Career Development

Discounted products

Job summary

BSW Group, the UK's largest timber and forestry business, is hiring a Production Operator at our Dalbeattie Sawmill in Scotland. You will contribute to creating quality timber products on time and to specification. No prior experience is required as full training is provided.

You will work with sawmilling machinery, handle timber, operate Mobile Plant Vehicles, aim for production targets, and follow Health & Safety practices. A full driving licence is helpful but not essential.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• An appreciation of quality and Health & Safety.
• Willingness to undertake all relevant training required to fulfil the role.
• Experience within a manufacturing, or similar production environment, would be advantageous, but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manual handling of timber.
• Operating state of the art sawmilling machinery.
• Operation of Mobile Plant Vehicles.
• Working towards set production targets.
• Upholding the appropriate Health & Safety practices.

Skills

Excellent communication

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Willingness to undertake training

Driving licence (not essential)

Job description

Full-time / Permanent

Due to continued growth, we have an opportunity to join our existing team as a Production Operator.

Working in our Dalbeattie Sawmill you will be contributing towards the creation of quality timber products - on time and to

specification.

Specifically, some responsibilities of a Production Operator may include:

• Manual handling of timber.
• Operating state of the art sawmilling machinery.
• Operation of Mobile Plant Vehicles.
• Working towards set production targets.
• Upholding the appropriate Health & Safety practices.

About you

No experience is necessary as full training will be provided however you will need to be motivated, hardworking and quality

focused. A degree of flexibility will be required to ensure operations are maximised, maintained and quality targets are met with

minimum wastage. In addition, you will have:

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good organisational skills and attention to detail.
• An appreciation of quality and Health & Safety.
• Willingness to undertake all relevant training required to fulfil the role.
• Experience within a manufacturing, or similar production environment, would be advantageous, but not essential.
• Ideally, successful candidates will hold a Full Drivers Licence, however this is not essential.

About BSW

BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from

tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets.

We market 35 million saplings annually through the country’s leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through

Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets

a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the

country.

BSW operates as a collection of experts - an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the

business to constantly innovate as our people thrive.

With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands

of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.

In return, you can look forward to developing a long-term career with one of the industry’s leading employers. As well as the

competitive salary, this position includes other benefits such as:

• Guaranteed above National Minimum Wage.
• Structured pay scale to encourage and reward training and progression.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Benefits Hub, including exclusive deals on travel, shopping, entertainment and eating out.
• Company provided Life Assurance policy.
• Funded learning and career development opportunities.
• Discounted rate on a range of BSW products including Woodfuel Direct.

Closing date for applications: 31st August 2026

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