Senior Production Operative

**ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION**

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.

**The Role**

Thanks to our innovative products and great team - we are proud that the business is continuing to grow, we now have an opportunity for a Senior Manufacturing Operative to join our professional Manufacturing team based in Trafford Park. The role provides direction to the shop floor through hands on and visible approach, escalating any business performance issues to their line managers. Senior member of the functional group on shift ensuring that relevant EHS, quality and site KPI’s are met or exceeded for their work area. This is in addition to standard Process Operator duties and out of normal working hours will be the senior person on site.

**Responsibilities**
- Ensure that resources required for both warehouse & production are available and utilised effectively.
- Help to rationalise resources in line with customer needs and business justification.
- Organisation of production operators and equipment
- Follow all appropriate procedures effectively and perform all appropriate tasks within set time scales and to set standards.
- SOP’s, process order instructions and other duties as defined by shift management.
- Ensure appropriate data is recorded accurately and in a timely fashion, ensure the regular maintenance of all records.
- Documenting batches consumed on process orders; receipting process orders on SAP and filing paperwork. Equivalent activities for warehousing operations.
- Using equipment / machinery / instruments safely and effectively within set requirements and procedures to meet area targets. Ability to operate batch processing machinery. Promotes a high level of housekeeping in working area.
- Review and improve existing systems and processes in order to improve effectiveness. Identify and introduce new systems and processes that improve the area or business as appropriate. Improvements geared towards productivity, yield and timely completion of customer demand

**Qualifications / Experience Critical for the job Holder**
- Basic Secondary education and PC literacy
- FLT Licence (is ideal but not essential)
- Experience of production & warehouse environment and involvement in improvement activities

**Benefits**
- Competitive Salary depending on experience
- Company pension
- Competitive holiday entitlement increasing with service
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Attractive Shift allowance
- Further training opportunities
- Access to discounts and savings at some of the UK’s biggest retailers
- Free onsite parking

No agencies please.

You must be eligible to work in the UK.

**EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY**

It is Sun’s policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identify, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.