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Production Operative

Birmingham, United KingdomMid · 2-5 years

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About this role

Production Operative

Salary/Hourly Rate of Pay up to £28,850 plus 20% Shift premium

Hours: 39 hours per week.

Rotating shift Pattern: 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm Mon-Thurs

6am-1pm / 1pm-8pm on Friday

About the role

We are looking for a Production Operative to join the 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 movement of materials ensuring you meet productivity and performance targets, which include quality, waste, and customer service.  In addition, you will ensure that maintenance and cleaning tasks are carried out in line with the planned maintenance schedule.  You will also be required to support and participate in continuous improvement initiatives, as and when 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 and flexible, able to challenge and be challenged

Preferred requirements:

  • Experience working in a production/machine operating environment
  • Counterbalance and/or Reach FLT licence

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
  • Electric car via salary sacrifice
  • Free eye test and flu vaccines
  • Employee share save scheme
  • Employee recognition scheme
  • Opportunities to progress within the business
  • 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays 
  • Free on-site car park parking

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.”

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