Operator

DS Smith; Ireland; On-site; EUR 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Death in service

Sick pay scheme

Income protection

Employee assistance

Occupational health

Cycle to work

Shopping discounts

Eye tests

Recognition scheme

Career progression

Holiday entitlement

On-site parking

Job summary

DS Smith Crumlin is seeking a Production Operative to join our packaging manufacturing team. You will be responsible for the safe operation of production machinery, helping to maximise line efficiencies and keep downtime to a minimum, while ensuring quality standards are met.

Reporting into the Shift Manager, you will work 40 hours per week over 4 days (06:00 – 16:30) with a strong focus on health and safety, teamwork and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Puts safety first.
• Self-motivated, positive, enthusiastic.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good Team Player.
• Quality conscious.
• Positive approach to multi-skilled working.
• Open minded, flexible to challenge and to be challenged.

Responsibilities

• Operate machinery safely to maximise efficiency and minimise downtime.
• Meet set productivity and performance targets.
• Ensure products meet quality standards.
• Carry out planned maintenance and cleaning tasks.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives as they arise.

Skills

Safety mindset

Self-motivated

Communication

Team player

Quality focus

Multi-skilled

Flexibility

Job description

Production Operative

Reporting into Shift Manager

Competitive Salary

Hours: 40hrs per week over 4 days , 06:00 - 16:30

About the role

We are looking for a primary Production Operative to join the Crumlin team and play a vital role in achieving the business goals of our Packaging division, which produces corrugated packaging solutions for a range of customers in the FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Electronics and Industrial sectors.

Health & Safety is our number one priority and therefore you will be accountable for your own health and the health and safety of others, operating in line with safe systems of work (SSOW) and company procedures, immediately raising any unsafe acts with those concerned and reporting health and safety incidents to management, to ultimately help create a safe working environment for all.

You will be responsible for the safe operation of machinery, ensuring efficiencies are maximised and downtime is minimised. You will have set productivity and performance targets to achieve, ensuring that consistent quality standards are met, and you will need to ensure that maintenance and cleaning tasks are carried out correctly, in line with the planned maintenance schedule. We’d also like for you to support and assist with improvement initiatives, as and when they arise.

About you

Minimum requirements:

• Puts safety first
• Self-motivated, positive, enthusiastic
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written
• Good Team Player
• Quality conscious
• Positive approach to multi-skilled working
• To be open minded, flexible to challenge and the ability to challenge and be challenged

Preferred requirements:

• Experience working in a production/machine operating environment
• Experience as a Primary Production Operative

Benefits

• DS Smith pension scheme
• Death in service life assurance
• Company sick pay scheme
• Income protection
• Employee assistance programme
• Occupational Health including physiotherapy, and virtual GP service
• Cycle to work scheme via salary sacrifice
• Shopping discounts
• Free eye test and flu vaccines
• Employee recognition scheme
• Opportunities to progress within the business
• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
• Free on-site car park parking