Temporary Production Operative

Howmet Aerospace; Glossop; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday

Christmas Shutdown 2026

Death in Service Benefit

Discretionary Bonus

Company Sick Pay

Enhanced Holiday Entitlement

Long Service Awards

Free Parking

Uniform/PPE

Job summary

Howmet Aerospace is seeking a Production Operative at our Glossop site. You may work across multiple departments including VIM Melting, Raw Material Stores, Moulding, and finishing processes, with duties spanning setup, operation, inspection, and housekeeping tasks.

The role requires adherence to SOPs, health & safety procedures, and the company’s productivity targets. Candidates should be capable of working the PANAMA shift pattern (12-hour shifts, days and nights) averaging 42 hours per week,

Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to follow job instructions / processes.
• Health & Safety awareness at work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure products manufactured to high and efficient standard and report issues.
• Complete department paperwork/route cards correctly.
• Follow SOPs and health & safety instructions at all times.
• Maintain 5S/TPM/PPM programs daily.
• Load/unload vehicles and move materials across site.
• Redeploy to support other departments as required.

Skills

Able to work under pressure

Initiative

Team player

Flexibility across jobs/sites

Attention to detail

Tools

Forklift Truck Certificate

Overhead Crane Licence

Abrasive Wheels Course

Job description

Responsibilities

Working Hours and shift details: The postholder is required to work such hours as are necessary in order to satisfactorily perform the role. This role will be required to work shifts as required by the Company. The current shift pattern worked is known as the PANAMA shift, average of 42 hours per week, 12-hour shifts, days and nights. This shift pattern attracts a shift allowance.

Main Purpose of Job

As a Production Operative, you may be required to work across multiple departments including (but not limited to) VIM Melting, Raw Material Stores, Moulding Cast Stick, Stripping Cast Stick, Electrode Build/Stripping, Ancillary tasks in VIM & VIM Finishing and ESR. There will be additional specific duties associated with each of the following roles in addition to the main tasks described below.

Key Tasks and Accountabilities

• Ensure that products are manufactured to a high and efficient standard and that any issues are reported
• Ensure all paperwork/route cards in relation to the department are completed correctly e.g. stamped and booked off in accordance with procedures
• Understand specific inspection instructions as per route cards and Standard Operating Procedures, and work to these instructions
• To ensure all Work Safe instructions and Operating procedures are followed at all times
• Be fully aware of and work to achieve the departmental Key Operating Targets
• Ensure the full completion of daily production sheets and daily equipment and safety checks in line with company procedures
• Ensure that maximum throughput is maintained at all times by reporting breakdowns to maintenance, using the correct reporting and logging process
• Record the time taken to manage products and downtime issues
• Practice and enforce a high standard of Health and Safety adherence at all times and ensure that the plant is operated safely
• Maintain housekeeping of the area to a high standard and embrace the 5S/TPM and PPM Programmes on a daily basis
• The loading and unloading of vehicles, where trained and applicable, inclusive of moving product/raw materials through the site
• Adhere to scrap segregation and waste management procedures
• Respond quickly to the needs of the business and embrace change through team working, effective housekeeping, flexibility and continuous improvement.
• Work on any piece of equipment where the individual has been trained and is competent
• Embrace any new process/training that improves the productivity of the business
• Redeployment to support other departments/ functions as required
• Willing to be actively involved in process and housekeeping improvements
• Any other tasks commensurate with this post.

Note

This job description is a guide to the principal, current duties of the job. It does not form part of the contract of employment.

Skills

• Able to work under pressure and deliver results to a defined deadline
• Ability to work using your own initiative
• Able to demonstrate team building skills and being a team player
• Flexibility to work across jobs, departments and sites as and when required
• Attention to detail

Experience

• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment
• Ability to follow job instructions / processes
• A good understanding of the principles of Health & Safety at work

Benefits

PANAMA shift pattern attracts 23 days holiday per calendar year.

Christmas Shutdown 2026 - 24th December 2026 to 4th January 2027.

• Death in Service Benefit (6 x salary if in pension scheme 4 x salary if not in pension scheme)
• Discretionary Performance Bonus Scheme
• Company Sick Pay (eligible after 12 months employment)
• Enhanced Bereavement Leave
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement (25 Days plus Bank Holidays) – Holiday period - January to December
• Long Service Awards
• Employee Reward Recognition Schemes
• Recruitment - Employee Referral Programme
• WPA Cash Back Health Scheme – Bronze Category - Complimentary
• Annual Health Surveillance
• Mental Health First Aiders on Site
• Employee Wellbeing Initiatives
• Regular health initiatives including flu vaccinations
• Occupational Health Support
• Celebration Events
• Free Parking
• Uniform/PPE

Qualifications

• Forklift Truck /Competency Certificate
• Overhead crane Licence/Competency Certificate
• Abrasive Wheels Course