Production Operative - Log Line
872100952

£26,400 - £33,000 Per Annum

Full Time

Permanent

Eccleshall, Staffordshire

Manufacturing And Production

Posted 14 days ago

Expires In 15 Days

Job Description

Production Operative sought to join the newly formed environmentally friendly Wood briquettes team at our client’s established biomass-fuelled 2.6MW generation plant in Eccleshall, Stafford. Our client is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Biomass plant and reuse waste heat from the plant to produce log briquettes, a replacement for coal and charcoal for domestic and commercial use sold in retail and garage outlets.
 
Job Description:
  • Set up the log press
  • Monitor performance of screw presses
  • Ensure automated bunding and strap machine is working to meet production targets
  • Removing pallets of hot logs into cooling store using the FLT
  • Returning cooled logs of pallets to wrapping machine for wrapping before storing for onward sale using FLT
The Person:
  • The Applicant should have experience from a production operative environment
  • Some mechanical handling or practical experience in conveyors and running process machines including changing strap cartridges, film material, labels would be advantageous
  • Ability to perform basic maintenance is essential
  • You will be numerate and literate and a team player (3 in a shift rota, 2 on rest days) and happy to work shifts and on your own. (This may change moving forward)
  • 3 shift patterns of 8 hours - 6-2, 2-10, 10-6 (although currently working days)
  • Ability to drive a FLT with current valid license
  • You will be a reliable individual, a good team player but happy to work on your own with a willingness to learn and have an interest in clean renewable energy
  • Due to the location of the plant you will need to be car owner/driver, they are not located near a public transport route.
Benefits:
  • Base salary £26,400, additional earning potential to £33K if the production target is achieved - 10,000 logs per annum as a team.
  • Full training programme of 12 weeks for new employees
  • Salary paid on 220 shifts period per year, with 175 shifts rostered per year and 45 shift for providing maintenance and shift cover for colleagues
  • Shift Pattern: 6 days on, 4 days off with a weekly average of 29.6 hours per week
  • Working day shift whilst the production line is being implemented
  • 7 weeks paid holiday allowance
  • 3 weeks scheduled Preventative Planned Maintenance (PPM) x 7 per year
  • Remaining shifts to cover for team members on holiday as required (still paid if not required to cover)
  • Monthly or quarterly production target bonus
  • Nest Pension scheme
  • Free onsite parking
  • No entitlement to carry forward annual leave
 
Production Operative – Log Line
Ecceshall, Staffordshire
£26,400 starting salary to £33,000 which includes production target bonuses + benefits
 
Renewable Energy | Log Line Operative | Assembly Operative | Wood Fuel | Manufacturing | Green Energy | Line Operative | Line Operator | Press Operative | Machine Operative
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