Technical Operative

2 weeks ago


Walsall, United Kingdom Ibstock Plc Full time

Ibstock plc is a market leading manufacturer and partner of choice for innovative clay and concrete building products, building the face of Britain for over 200 years.

We’re no ordinary manufacturing business. Through our principal products of clay bricks, brick components, concrete roof tiles, concrete stone masonry substitutes, concrete fencing, pre-stressed concrete products and concrete rail products, we’re committed to providing new solutions to today’s social and environmental challenges for the new build housing and domestic repair, maintenance, improvement markets (RMI) and infrastructure.

Many of our long-standing customer relationships have lasted over 40 years. Our customer focus is based on quality, service and consistency and our service-led ethos is one of the key drivers in the growth of our market share over the past 10 years.

We are currently Recruiting for a Technical Operative to join our team at our new Atlas Factory in Aldridge. **Atlas has been selected as a ‘pathfinder factory’ on Ibstocks journey to net zero. The factory plays a critical role in accelerating our ambition to reduce carbon by 40% by 2030 and be Net Zero operations by 2040**.**

**Key responsibilities**:

- Ability to work as part of a team or on own initiative
- Undergo training to become a Technical operative within 18mths
- Participate in Tier 1 shift start up meetings
- Maintain all required targets and efficiencies in line with company KPI’S
- Operation of mobile plant as required
- Work towards objectives and your own personal development plan
- Adhering to health & safety, quality and environmental systems
- To deliver through the process improvement initiatives and continuous improvement (IMS)
- Assist with engineering when required
- Creating and maintaining the highest standards of 5S’s housekeeping and environmental management
- Assist in the development of SSOP’s and Risk Assessments
- Participation in audit reviews health & safety ,quality, 5s and process

**Essential qualifications & experience**:

- Excellent timekeeping, attendance and flexibility
- Self-motivated
- Numerate & literate.
- Team working attitude.
- Ability to also work alone.
- Excellent communication skills.
- High degree of Health & Safety awareness.
- Ability to work as part of a team or on your own.
- Ability to learn to operate key manufacturing and mobile plant.
- Willingness to undergo further training and development.
- Previous labour intensive role

**Desirable qualifications & experience**:

- Experience of working in a continuous improvement environment.
- A certified counterbalance FLT driver is advantageous.
- Previous Manufacturing experience advantageous
- Knowledge of working with CMMS systems is advantageous
- Knowledge of working with kiln and dryer processes
- Knowledge of working in a quarry environment
- Knowledge of working in Quality control and Laboratory testing

**Training & Development**
- Multi-functional operation, possibly cross departmental.
- 5S principles.
- Localised Health and Safety Procedures.
- Localised Environmental and Quality Responsibilities.
- Localised up-skilling.
- Working Gas fired processes
- Clay Technology
- Quarry Operations

Ibstock PLC are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.



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