Steel Operative / Overhead Crane Operator

Major Recruitment Oldbury; Oldbury; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency seeks Steel Operatives/Overhead Crane Operators for a manufacturing plant in Oldbury. The role offers rotating shifts and overtime opportunities, with extensive training provided to meet licensing requirements. Ideal candidates will have crane operating experience and a background in steel manufacturing.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of industrial manufacturing experience.
• Overhead crane certification will be provided.
• Physically able to perform repetitive tasks.

Responsibilities

• Load and manage steel coils using overhead cranes.
• Operate manufacturing machinery including Uncoiler and Shear Welder.
• Maintain quality checks and documentation.

Skills

Overhead crane experience

Steel industry experience

Industrial manufacturing experience

Effective communication

Mechanically inclined

Job description

Major Recruitment are currently looking for Steel Operative / Overhead Crane Operators in the Oldbury area

Rotating weekly shift patterns:

12.58ph - 6am till 2pm and 2pm till 10pm shifts

13.58ph - 10pm till 6am shift

Please note you must work ALL 3 shifts on rotation, you cannot choose one shift only

Overtime:

First 2 hours overtime on weekdays = 15.48ph

Anything from 2 hours to 4 hours overtime on weekdays = 17.37ph

First 4 hours on a saturday 17.37ph

Anything over 4 hours on a Saturday 23.16ph

Duties and Responsibilities:

Floop Operator

• This is the Start of the manufacturing process.
• Using an overhead crane to load steel coils onto a mandrel and feed it into the rolling mill - Crane certification required in house course will be undertaken
• When the coil comes to an end, load another onto the mandrel and spot weld them together, this process continues throughout
• Recording of coils that are loaded and consumed throughout the shop floor computer system
• All training on overhead cranes will be provided for this part of the role to obtain an in-house license

Mair Packer

• Operate Uncoiler, Flattener, Shear Welder, and Accumulator
• Load steel coil into uncoiler, sheer/weld new coil to previous one, and keep line moving
• Alert to quality issues
• Use of a Micrometre and Vernier to check the size, thickness and quality of the product
• Check the length corresponds with the job card and record and book finished products on the shop floor computer system
• Banding machine to then band the tube at the end of the process
• Read and correctly use a measuring tape, micrometer, and caliper

Skills and Experience required:

• Overhead crane experience essential
• Steel industry experience preferred
• 1-2 year's industrial manufacturing experience

• Mechanically inclined
• Effective communication - reading, speaking, writing, in English
• Physically able to stand and walk for long periods of time, perform repetitive lifting 30lbs-50lbs, overhead reaching, bending, kneeling, crouching, pushing, pulling

Immediate start available

Genuine 12 week temporary to permanent opportunity

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