General Assistant

2 weeks ago


Burscough, United Kingdom DS Smith Full time

We are looking for a Production Operative to join the team and play a vital role in achieving the business goals of our Packaging division, which produces corrugated packaging solutions for a range of customers in the FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Electronics and Industrial sectors.

Reporting to the Shift Manager and working in a small team to ensure maximum output and efficiency from your machines, you will be expected to be Health and Safety motivated with a proactive approach to learning.

Key duties of a General Assistant:

- Be accountable for own and others health and safety whilst at work, operating in line with SSOW (safe systems of work) and company procedures to enable a safe working environment (including challenging/reporting unsafe behaviours)
- Be responsible for the operation of machinery to ensure efficiencies are maximized and downtime is minimized
- Achieve set productivity and performance targets ensuring consistent quality standards are met
- To ensure maintenance and cleaning tasks are carried out correctly and in line with the planned maintenance schedule
- Support and assist with improvement initiatives

The essentials:

- Experience of working in a production/machine operating environment (1 year preferred)
- Self-motivated with a can-do attitude
- Resilient with good problem-solving abilities
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Attention to detail with the ability to take the initiative
- Dedicated and conscientious

**Benefits**:

- £28,468.40 Annual Salary
- Equivalent of 25 days of annual leave
- Discretionary site bonus
- Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Employee assistance programme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Corporate discounts


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