Preparation Operative

**Who We Are**

Blackwood Engineering Limited is a dynamic, fast growing family business with over 75 years experience.

We work alongside leading brands as a counterweight and castings supplier to the heavy machinery industry providing a range of products and services from our two sites in the UK (Aberbeeg and Blaina, both South Wales) and our site in Dilsen, Belgium.

We pride ourselves on delivering our customers a portfolio of quality products and services to meet their exacting requirements and have established a reputation for providing engineering excellence.

**Who We Are Looking For**

If you want to play a vital part in building the machines of tomorrow then we would love to hear from you.

Due to growing demand, we are currently recruiting preparation operatives.

You will be joining a small friendly team, preparing parts to a high standard to allow them to be painted, ready to send to our world class customers.

Reliability is key, as well as attention to detail and safety.

The role is a alternating shift patterns, one weeks days next week afternoons

6am - 2 pm Monday - Thursday and 6am -12 noon on a Friday. The following week, 2 pm - 10pm Monday - Thursday and 12 noon - 6pm Friday

This is a temp to perm role.

Overtime is paid at £16.23 Monday to Friday, £18.25 sat and £21.30 sun am (sat and sun shifts are 6.00am -11.00am)

There is also a shift allowance of £1.19 per hour for an afternoon shift for contracted hours.

This rate will also increase after the 6 months.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: £12.17 per hour

Expected hours: 35.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company events
- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Overtime

Supplemental pay types:

- Yearly bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Abertillery: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 13/05/2024