Press Operator

Careersolve are working with a well-established, leading manufacturing company based in Bishop Auckland who are looking for a Press Operator join them on a permanent basis.

**Principal Purpose** **for the Press Operator**
- To ensure products of the highest standards are manufactured on time and to cost while ensuring that all H&S and quality requirements are adhered to whilst fulfilling customer demand.

**Principal Elements** **for** **the Press Operator**
- Professionally represent the company and its activities to external customers, suppliers, regulators and third parties.
- Follow and comply with all company policy and quality system procedures and practice.
- Contribute to the implementation of continual improvement processes and undertake to satisfy internal and external customers.
- Work effectively with colleagues to participate and contribute to the successful completion of both personal, team and business quality objectives.
- Ensure that all duties are performed in accordance with prescribed policies and procedures with due consideration to health, safety and environmental risk.
- Active participation in Kaizen Teams and continuous improvement processes.

**Key attributes**:

- An ability to forward think and problem solve by having an understanding of the process, equipment and the products used.
- Ability to set and operate the DET and press section of the production line.
- Self-motivated and work towards achieving set KPI’s
- Able to work well within a team and as an individual within the manual operation of the lay-up area.
- Ability to learn and follow quality expectations/standards.
- Punctual, self-conscious and willing to be flexible, including overtime
- Able to work any required shifts, with the correct notice period.
- Ability to scan job travellers and follow basic computer system (scanning).
- A thorough and complete understanding of the product, the DET and Press process and procedures, which control these activities, to ensure reproducibility of products with effective problem solving and awareness.
- Factory based wood machining background is preferred, but not essential.
- Operator level skills of worktops or similar products from blank to finished product.
- Lock out procedures, Tooling changes and set up of tooling/equipment to required standard, safely and with minimum interruption (smed approach)

**Experience**:

- Factory environment experience
- Understanding and be able to follow work instructions (SOP’s) as well as risk and COSHH assessments

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

**Salary**: £10.45-£11.75 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Overtime