Production Operative

Manpower; Newtongrange; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking Part Time Production Operatives to work in a factory near Newtongrange. Responsibilities include checking product quality, packing food products, and maintaining machines. Ideal candidates will have good observational skills, patience for repetitive tasks, and the ability to work both in a team and independently. The job offers paid breaks, a salary starting at £12.40 per hour, with opportunities for overtime and benefits.

Benefits

Paid breaks

Weekly pay

Access to rewards and training schemes

Qualifications

• Must have good observational skills to spot defective products.
• Required patience to carry out repetitive tasks.
• Ability to work quickly to meet production targets.

Responsibilities

• Check products for quality and remove defective items.
• Keep machines supplied with packaging materials.
• Involves some heavy lifting when loading products.

Skills

Good observational skills

Patience for repetitive tasks

Team working skills

Ability to follow health and safety guidelines

Job description

Manpower is recruiting Part Time Production Operatives to work for our client, based near Bonnyrigg (EH19 3JQ). You will work within the factory on the production line packing food products, cleaning equipment and completing some general warehousing duties. Please bear the location in mind and it is hard to access via public transport; ideally candidates will have their own transport.

Hours and benefits

• Dayshifts available and occasional weekend work
• Dayshift 06:30 - 14:30
• All breaks are paid breaks
• £12.40 Per hour, rising to £12.65 after 12 weeks.
• Overtime after 8 hours paid at 1.5X base rate.
• Weekly Pay
• Access to Manpower rewards, training and benefit schemes

Duties involved

As a Production Operative, your main responsibilities will include:

• Checking products for quality on the production line and removing defective items
• Keeping machines supplied with packaging materials and labels
• May be some heavy lifting involved loading products onto pallets

The ideal candidate will have:

• Good observational skills to spot defective products
• Patience to carry out repetitive tasks
• The ability to work quickly to meet production targets
• Good team working skills and the ability to work on your own
• The ability to follow strict health and safety guidelines and quality procedures

All candidates must complete an online health and safety induction before commencing work. Successful completion of induction includes a 2 hour payment for induction time, after completing 1 full shift.

Interested? Apply now!