Sliphouse Operative

**Job Purpose**:
To support the ceramic manufacturing process in ensuring the Valentine Clays bodies and slips are produced ready to be supplied to our customers.

**Accountabilities**:

- Ensuring products are produced efficiently following instructions from production managers
- Working alongside other Sliphouse Operatives, Sliphouse Specialists & Production/Technical Managers

**Responsibilities**:

- Helping with the manufacturing process to produce the relevant clay bodies and slips
- Ensuring health & safety is always adhered to when operating machinery
- Working with a team to achieve efficient distribution processes
- Comply with procedures, rules and regulations
- Assisting Works/Production Managers who will give guidance producing products

**Key Interfaces**:

- Direct reporting to Works/Production Manager

**Essential Skills**:

- Experience ideally working in the ceramics industry or similar

**Person Skills**:

- Excellent communication skills
- Strong organisation skills
- Able to work on own initiative
- Good team skills
- Good time keeping and attendance

**Working Hours**:

- Monday to Thursday 8am to 5pm & Friday 8am to 3pm (40.5 hrs)
- Overalls and boots will be provided

**Holidays**: 33 days including statutory

**Location**:Birches Head, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent

**Salary**: From £9.50 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday