Base salary £30,401 with OTE of £37,241 plus benefits.
Witney, Oxfordshire
We reward our people, you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, ongoing training, development, and an opportunity to develop your career.
Working hours are 40hrs (16.45 to 03.00) or 46hrs (16.45 to 04.45) Monday to Thursday
All hours over 40 are paid at 1.5 times with potential for further overtime.
You’ll have 26 days holiday per year, pension, sick pay, life assurance and inclusion in our Flexible Benefits programme that includes cycle to work scheme, dental insurance and dine out discounts.
Our people have made us great. Their knowledge, ideas, commitment and energy over the last 50 years have helped to create a successful business.
Our purpose is simple. We’re building the sustainable low carbon homes of the future.
In our factory-controlled environments in England and Scotland, we’re changing the way we build homes, delivering engineered sustainable homes and buildings across the UK.
A bit about the role
Our manufacturing technicians are core to the operation of our business. In our manufacturing teams, this role plays a vital part in ensuring daily production targets are achieved. We rely on colleagues who can work safely, whilst maintaining high quality standards and working efficiently to keep the work centres producing without delays.
As a key member of our team, We’ll train you to meet our standards in safety, quality, productivity and, manufacture of our sustainable timber frame wall, floor and roof panels and work within a team that will deliver these products to our customers and meet their expectations.
If you enjoy or would like to work within a timber environment, you can learn quickly, get on well with other people, can work at pace to meet targets and are able to engage and provide improvement ideas, you could be perfect for this role.
Experience of joinery, timber frame manufacture or timber frame installation would be helpful or experience working within an automated or manual fast paced production line. It’s not essential though as we’ll invest in training you now and for your future.
Knowledge and grasp of basic arithmetic would be helpful so that you can understand technical drawings.
Our culture is friendly, open, and welcoming, so if that working environment sounds good, please get in touch.
A bit about us
Our ambition is to reduce waste and carbon, creating positive futures for generations to come. Our automated facility in Witney, Oxfordshire is known for its state-of-the-art robotic technology driving quality and innovation, building over 5,000 timber frame homes a year, to the highest standards. Our products are award winning, accredited and sustainable.
We’re part of the Donaldson Group, a legacy of over 160 years with over 1,500 employees across the UK. 14 businesses from timber importing, timber merchants, retail, timber engineering and offsite manufacture, we’re a business with long standing customers, even longer standing employees.
Together we have a great company culture that looks to the future, a culture built around our people, our customers and their visions that ensures we are focused on doing the right thing for our customers, our employees, and the planet.
Join us and make a difference.
The offsite manufacturing industry in the UK is robust and growing. Over the last 50 years, we’ve built over 150,000 homes, 300 hotels and many schools and medical facilities. We’re growing and we need new people to join us and help us to grow further.
We value our people, so you can expect a company that is supportive and encouraging, we make you feel welcome, looked after, secure.
We invest in our people so you can benefit from training and support as you learn and develop your skills. You’ll have your own learning path, a way to learn new skills, grow and flourish on an ongoing basis. This also ensures you’re ready for the next step when it comes along.
We reward our people, and you’ll have good benefits, a competitive salary, ongoing training, development, and an opportunity to develop your career with the UK’s leading timber frame manufacturer.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £30,401.00-£37,241.00 per year
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Witney OX29 7WJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- This role involves physical, hands-on work in a busy factory environment. Are you comfortable working at pace and staying focused on repetitive tasks?
- Good attendance and timekeeping are essential. Can you commit to working your agreed shifts reliably and arriving on time every day?
- Once trained, are you able to follow instructions, work safely and meet quality standards.
- Why are you interested in this role?
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
