Production Operative

**Farrow and Ball - Production Operative, Wimborne (40 hours per week) Early shift 6am - 2pm**

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our **Manufacturing Team** in **Wimborne** as a **Production Operative**. We are offering this position on a **full-time basis, early Shift 6am - 2pm**.

Farrow & Ball are a luxury British lifestyle brand that prides itself in creating richly pigmented paint and handcrafted wallpaper, using print methods dating back 300 years and the finest quality ingredients.

The unique Farrow & Ball look transforms modern and traditional homes, large and small, inside and out. Established in Dorset in 1946, we have grown over the last 75 years and now proudly have 60 showrooms worldwide with a global network of stockists.

The key to our success is the people behind the paint: from the team handcrafting each tin to showroom staff to support functions, our shared passion ensures customers have a positive, engaging experience at every stage of their journey with us.

As a Production Operative you will be responsible for the day to day filling of customer orders within our manufacturing plant. Working alongside our teams to ensure customer orders are met on time and in full. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to be involved with being at the heart of growing our global luxury paint and wallpaper brand.

**What we expect from you as a Production Operative.**

Key Responsibilities:

- Follow health and safety training within the department and on site ensuring that personal safety and that of colleagues is paramount.
- Ensure housekeeping standards are maintained.
- Fulfil orders according to market and route requirements.
- Restock materials to ensure no downtime is experienced.
- Maintain the quality and service expected of a premium brand.
- Work as part of a team to ensure service levels are fulfilled and escalate any issues that may impact this.
- Must be prepared to work as part of a team and assist or carry out other duties during periods of high workload, sickness, holidays and emergencies.

Key Attributes:

- Proactive, positive, and driven.
- Flexible and reactive to busy peak periods.
- Be able to work in a high paced environment.
- Ability to multitask with a high attention to detail.
- Previous Manufacturing experience preferred but not essential.
- A good understanding of numeracy and literacy.
- Having technical knowledge of paint and wallpaper are desirable.

This role will require regular lifting and manual handling of Farrow & Ball products, from small 200ml sample pots up to 10kg of filled cans, additional training will be offered where needed.

**What you can expect from us**
- 24 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus bank holidays
- Annual salary reviews, based on individual performance
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
- Generous staff discount on F&B products
- Access to Perkbox, our retail discounts platform
- Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 support
- Health Cash Plan
- Company Sick Pay
- Group Pension Scheme, matched by F&B
- Life Assurance
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Season Ticket Loans for travel

**At Farrow & Ball we are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our people, with an aim to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers. Applicants will be considered for employment based only on skills/experience and never based off of race, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or family status, including pregnancy.