ROLE TYPE: Permanent
HOURS: 39 hours per week
PAY: £11.50 – £13.50 an hour dependent on experience
Due to the Company’s ongoing success and growth, we have an exciting new position for a Polisher/General Operative. This role requires a team player with knowledge of polishing small to large components from all sectors of industry including the automotive, ensuring that high-quality standards are met whilst maintaining safety protocols.
- 2 years polishing experience, techniques, equipment and materials.
- Can polish a variety of finishes including piano black to a mirror finish.
- Excellent eyesight and attention to detail.
- Can work quickly, meeting timing targets, whilst maintaining the quality of the finish.
- Excellent understanding of various materials and consumables.
- Can select the appropriate polishes and mop for the job.
- Can follow works instructions and detailed cosmetic specifications.
- To be able to identify polishable and non-polishable defects.
- Experience of inspection criteria such lighting lux levels, viewing time, distance and packing materials.
- Having the ability to identify all defects and their causes and to be able to make judgement calls based upon borderline criteria/ samples when necessary. E.g. identifying differences between suspect material and paint defects and separate/ record accordingly.
- Able to use and maintain air tools proficiently.
- Ability to meet deadlines and respond positively to pressure.
- Identifying paint defects and “nibbing” prior to polishing.
- Polishing different components to various cosmetic requirements, from start to finish.
- Ensure correct batch process cards and relevant polishing instructions and care points are present before polishing.
- Follow process cards and works instructions and keep accurate records
- Keeping works station clean, tidy and uncluttered at all times, eliminating risk of damage to painted components.
- Maintain equipment by performing routine checks.
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and maintain a safe and healthy work environment.
- General operative duties as required by the business.
- Excellent work life balance
- Company pension
- Competitive salary
- Company benefits/rewards scheme
Frederick Cooper (Birmingham) Ltd is recognised as a service-driven, cost-effective and friendly, Wet Paint Spraying & Powder Coating Business. We finish components for a wide variety of Industries, covering Automotive (customers include Aston Martin, Bentley, Bugatti, JLR, McLaren, Rolls Royce amongst others), General Industrial, Engineering, Drinks (Dispense), and Medical and have a very strong reputation in all sectors.
We provide our customers with end-to-end bespoke finishing solutions, including component preparation, paint application and post application, finishing processes, which includes polishing and/or printing. Our teams are used to dealing with volumes of products, from 5 million parts per year down to one or two parts per day for high-end projects.
We have multiple coating lines, booths and wet spray rooms, meaning we can offer our customers an agile service, and react swiftly to last-minute fluctuations in scheduling and priorities. Frederick Cooper is ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 accredited.
