Recycling Operator

Winsford1 5; Winsford; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading global manufacturer as a Recycling Operator at their Winsford site, where you'll play a vital role in producing high-performance polythene film for various industries. This position offers a dynamic work environment with rotating shifts and a strong commitment to health and safety. You'll be responsible for maximizing production efficiency, maintaining material feeds, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. If you're enthusiastic, reliable, and ready to contribute to a team that values excellence, this opportunity is perfect for you. Enjoy a competitive salary and generous holiday allowance while making a difference in a forward-thinking company.

Benefits

33 holidays

Health & Safety commitment

Team-oriented environment

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing and understanding of manual labor aspects.
• Computer literate with experience in shift patterns.

Responsibilities

• Produce polythene Recyclate while maximizing production efficiency.
• Maintain raw materials and complete necessary paperwork.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Continuous improvement experience

Experience using management systems (AS400)

Manual/labour intensive understanding

Computer literacy

Shift pattern experience

Tools

AS400 system

Job description

Coveris is a leading global manufacturer, creating high performance and technically engineered packaging solutions. At our Winsford site, we produce polythene film for a range of established customers across multiple industries including agricultural, industrial, and food based.

We are recruiting for a Recycling Operator to join our Recycling department. The Recycling Operator will report to the Recycling Manager. The successful candidate will work Monday to Friday, 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm, including Bank Holidays on a 1-week rotating basis. The annual salary for this role is £26,000 with 33 holidays.

Key Responsibilities

1. Responsibility for the production polythene Recyclate within specification, maximizing production to support manufacturing efficiencies.
2. Ensuring raw materials and material feed are maintained.
3. Completion of blend changes, filter, and die face cleans, as required.
4. Maintenance tasks as trained and approved by Recycling Manager.
5. Weigh, palletize, label, and remove finished product.
6. Accurate completion of all necessary paperwork both operational and health & safety.
7. Maintenance of housekeeping and hygiene standards.
8. Transfer feedstocks from outside areas.
9. Ensuring the AS400 system is updated as required with all complete transactions.
10. Assist in general Warehouse duties as required.
11. Completion of duties in a safe and responsible manner and in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974.
12. Completion of ad-hoc duties to meet the needs of the business, subject to appropriate training.

Key Skills

1. Desirable:
   Manufacturing experience,
   Continuous improvement experience,
   Experience using management systems such as AS400.
2. Essential:
   Understands manual/labour intensive aspect of role,
   Experience with shift patterns and/or long hours,
   Computer literate.

Key Behaviours/Values

1. Commitment to Health & Safety and the wellbeing of coworkers and the environment.
2. Ability to use initiative in both working alone or as part of a team.
3. Enthusiastic and reliable with a hands-on approach.
4. Demonstrates:
   Decision making,
   Active listening,
   Problem-solving,
   Efficiency in summarising and presenting verbal and written information.
5. Committed to achieving excellence in both quality and line efficiency.
6. Communicates in an open and honest manner demonstrating ethical and professional behaviours at all times.
7. Respects the rights, differences, and dignity of all those who work in, and lead our business.
8. Promotes the Coveris Values: “Make it Right, Make it Happen, Make it Better.”

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