Production Operator

6 months ago

Duxford, United Kingdom Huntsman Full time

Job Description:
As a flexible and motivated team member, you will work a three-shift system, 40 hours a week, operating plant equipment and chemical processes safely and efficiently to maximize production output. The role will be required to work flexibly across both our bulk production and packaging departments, depending on where the demand is.

You will be trained to use a wide range of processing equipment, varying from planetary mixers to reaction vessels to manufacture our high-performance adhesives. Within the packaging department you will carry out a variety of finished product operations using automatic filling and semi-automatic filling and packing equipment to meet the high quality standards.

As Production Operator, you will:

- Operate plant machinery to manufacture, fill and pack products following standard operating procedures and in a safe and efficient manner.
- Ensure all work is carried out safely and all near misses, incidents and accidents are reported/investigated.
- Setting up batches, checking, weighing and adding materials and physically moving batch materials where required.
- Complete all related documentation accurately and provide suitable handover to on-coming shifts.
- Clean vessels and packing machinery between campaigns to ensure no cross-contamination of product and/or materials to subsequent batches.
- Work as part of a team to ensure targets are met whilst maintaining quality standards and maximising efficiency.
- Report plant maintenance work requirements to minimise downtime and cost.
- Keep workstation clean, tidy and organised in line with the 5S approach.
- Identify areas for improvement and/or cost savings.

Skills & Experience Required:

- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong numerical ability with GCSE Maths and English. Chemistry or a technical qualification is advantageous.
- Experience in a manufacturing process environment is essential, with experience in the chemical industry and automation is advantageous.
- FLT Licence or the capacity to learn.
- Excellent, reliable team worker, able to adapt to changing priorities.
- Computer literate.
- This role is physically demanding requiring a certain amount of manual handling and ability to carry/lift variety of items.

Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 40 hrs per week. 6am-2pm, 2pm - 10pm, 10- 6am for which you will receive a shift premium.

What we offer:

- Financial Reward: Competitive salary, pension scheme, a guaranteed annual payment, non-contractual Incentive Compensation Scheme, free onsite parking.
- Health and Wellbeing: Private health insurance & employee assistance programmes offering access to online GP, mental health support and physiotherapy, Cycle to work scheme, free fruit, a day off for your birthday.
- Family and Caregiving: Enhanced pay for maternity, paternity and adoption and shared parental leave.
- Training: Training costs covered by the company, sitewide learning days, unlimited access to 10,000+ e-learning courses as well as other EHS and job related courses.

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