Production Operatives

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Job Title: Production Operative
Area: Bishop Stortford
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday (Days) 8 hrs
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £26k plus depending on experience

Our client specialises in manufacturing made to measure wooden packing cases and arranging full export packing services to transport valuable goods across the world. They have major customers across all sectors including medical and scientific, aerospace, industrial and fine art. In business for more than 40 years
Key Responsibilities:
• Working with timber and plywood to build and produce crates, packing cases and pallets for our clients' products.
• Using power saws
• Nail guns
• Drills
• Other hand tools
• Cutting foam for crate inserts
• Forklift operation
• On-site packing for customers
• Local customer deliveries when required
• Working to high standards of quality and health & safety
• Physical and varied work (heavy lifting is involved)

Benefits:
• Company pension
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Licence/Certification:
• Driving Licence (preferred)
• Forklift (preferred)

Salary is according to skills and experience. Paid overtime is available at busy times.
Many benefits including full and ongoing training on our tools and equipment and working methods, company uniform, PPE equipment, health and safety training and regular toolbox talks (Health and Safety is very important to us) as well as social events when possible to do so.

If you are interested and want to hear more information, contact David Steel
On (phone number removed) or email me on (url removed)

Skills Required

Production, Manufacturing,Tools, FLT,

Keywords
Production, Manufacturing,Tools, FLT

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