Job Description

Are you technically and mechanically minded, and ready to play a key "roll" in producing high-quality tissue and kitchen towels?

You may see many of our brands in your local supermarket, and you may even have some of them in your home! Imagine being a key part of making that happen.

Join our talented production team and operate our state-of-the-art machinery in a fast-paced and exciting environment.

In this full time

Machine Operator

role, you will ensure the smooth operation of our rewinder machines, performing checks and ensuring quality meets specifications.

Shift pattern (4-on-4-off):

2 night shifts from 6pm to 6am 2 day shifts from 6am to 6pm 4 days off
You'll receive 22 days' holiday entitlement, alongside a Christmas shutdown!

Periodically, you will need make minor adjustments to ensure accuracy, referring to your job cards and complete documentation correctly.

To ensure zero harm, you will need to conduct pre-use lifting and equipment guarding checks, maintain housekeeping standards, and submit monthly safety observations.

We are passionate about continuous improvement, and it is crucial that our colleagues seek out opportunities for cost savings where possible, sharing any great ideas you have.

The physical environment:

It's likely to get very warm, and you will come across dust from micro tissue fibres in the air. However, we have put measures in place to provide a safe working space, and we are committed to zero harm. You will be provided with the required PPE.

What we need from you:

Technical and mechanical mindset, to enable you to set up our machines correctly and efficiently identify any faults to minimise/avoid downtime. Experience in a fast-paced FMCG Production environment would be fantastic, particularly with large tissue or paper rewinders. Critical thinking with an inquisitive mindset (i.e. confidence to challenge) will go a long way. Ideally, you will have previous experience operating a Converting Line within the tissue or paper industry. If not, we are still open to hearing from candidates from within the Food sector or other FMCG environments.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: Up to 34,549.58 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:

Ellesmere Port CH65 1AB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):

Do you require sponsorship to legally work in the UK? Are you comfortable with the salary advertised? This is based on 16.01 per hour over 41.5 hours per week. Are you comfortable with the 4 on 4 off shift pattern advertised? What does success in Production/Manufacturing mean to you?
Work authorisation:

United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person