Machine Operator

Location Corby (United Kingdom)

Quality Is A Reflection Of You

Salary range: Dependant on Skills and Experience

Additional benefits

• Shift Premium 10%
• Quarterly performance related bonus
• Workplace Pension contributions
• Medicash
• 25 days holiday with bank holidays on top
• Onsite parking

Weekly rotating shift pattern:

• 6am to 2pm Monday to Friday
• 2pm to 10.30pm Monday to Thursday
• 1pm to 6pm on a Friday. 

• Learn & Operate machines in accordance with our Skills matrix.
• Punnet Making, Die Cutting, Folding Gluing and Printing. The more you learn, the more you earn.
• To inspect and manage the machine to their best ability to guarantee the production of high-quality products.
• To understand various job needs by learning different job types, assessing the needs of each job
• To maintain production quality by inspecting all produced materials carefully to identify any errors that might have occurred during production and correct them to prevent client dissatisfaction.
• Responsible for ensuring that equipment is always in good shape
• When malfunctioning, take the equipment for repairs and liaise with the engineering team to achieve highest efficiencies
• Inspect all equipment and materials to ensure that they are not in shortage and raise any issues with the production team leader and engineering team

What are you going to do

• Operate machinery such as Die Cutter, Folder Gluer or Printer
• Set machines for a wide range of customer products, adjustment’s & tooling required to produce good quality products.
• Monitor and fine tune machine running speeds to make sure efficiencies are maintained consistently to achieve targets.
• Report to Team Leader / Engineering Team any tooling damages or upgrades / replacements required.
• Weekly routine maintenance cleaning down machine following BRC hygiene requirements for Product food safety, working with engineering team to grease and replace any worn parts.
• Learn and operate other process lines & machines when requested as part of the companies training and development skills matrix.

Our expectations

Essential Requirements:

• Excellent attention to detail is a must.
• Machine Operating Experience.
• A team player – prepared to help others.
• Continuous improvement-minded.

Desirable Requirements:

• Experience within the packaging industry
• Die Cutting operating experience advantageous (Training will be given)
• Folding Gluing operating experience advantageous (Training will be given)
• Printing experience advantageous (Training will be given)
• BRC Food safety – HACCP understanding or experience advantageous (Training will be given)

The job description is not exhaustive. From time to time you may be required to perform other duties and responsibilities which are not included in the above description: but are within you capabilities and where necessary training will be given.

Our offer

As a Machine Operator at Solidus, we offer you a challenging position within a dynamic and ambitious international organization that is constantly changing. We offer you an attractive benefits package. And last but not least, a pleasant working environment in which you work together with enthusiastic and driven colleagues. The organization has a very flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths, you will have direct communication with UKBU and sales directors, BU managers, Vendors & Suppliers, Operational & Commercial Supply Chain Colleagues – all levels and Colleagues across the UK business unit as required on a project-by-project basis.

Solidus

We are Solidus. Involved with our environment since 1870. With pride in our history, we make circular packaging and sustainable solid board solutions for customers all over the world. In the past from straw, now from recycled paper. Here you get the possibilities. To learn, to develop, to make a difference. We do this with 1200 colleagues throughout Europe. With the passion for technology and driven by progress. Together we contribute to less waste and a cleaner world. An international player and still always close by. Full of innovation, full of new ideas, full of opportunities for everyone. So whatever your talent or ambition is, grow the way you want. Let’s grow together!

Curious about more Solidus? View our website and company video.

Interested?

Does the position appeal to you and do you want to contribute to the success of Solidus? Then we would like to hear from you.  To apply please contact our recruiter Laura Dyson,  mobile number: 07958222577 or send a cover letter and CV to laura.dyson@solidus.com