Production Operative
Location: Ifor Williams Trailers, Tyn Llidiart Industrial Estate, Corwen, Denbighshire, LL21 9RR
Salary: Competitive
Summary:
- Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm
- Every weekend off
- Uniform and PPE provided
- 28 days holiday per year
- Ongoing training and support
About Us
For over 60 years, customers have been turning to Ifor Williams Trailers to make their working lives easier and their leisure time better! Whether you are looking for a trailer for commercial or domestic use, Ifor Williams Trailers is sure to offer a trailer that suits your needs.
From builders to tree surgeons, our Flatbed, Tipper and General Duty trailers are used across a huge variety of industries. Our range of Car Transporter trailers is used by rally drivers and garage owners, while our Box Vans are increasingly popular with coach and bus firms, market traders, hot air balloonists, scout troops and trades people who convert the interior into mobile workshops.
Farmers continue to put their trust in the reliability and durability of an Ifor Williams Livestock trailer along with trailers to carry quad bikes across the farm and Canopies for their pick-up vehicles. Horse owners have been returning to us year after year, confident in the knowledge that they are choosing a reliable and robust Horsebox trailer in which to tow their horses.
About the role
Ifor Williams Trailers (IWT) is Britain's leading trailer manufacturer, operating at six advanced manufacturing sites across North Wales. You have the opportunity to work at a world class manufacturing site, with an investment of over £50 million in advanced manufacturing machinery, including Robotic Welders, Automated Fibre Laser Profiling, Vertical Turning Centres, Turret Punching Machines, CNC Press Brakes.
Responsibility for the Engineering aspects of CNC based production, including the programming, tooling, setting, quality, efficiency and process control of production parts.
Primary Objectives/Outputs:
1. To control the programming of parts on CNC processes, including new part development, existing part changes and improvement to process efficiencies.
2. To control & record engineering changes, developments, and trials to ensure all information is captured and an audit trail is maintained.
3. Continuously improve the existing IWT processes through data analysis, tooling optimisation and quality results.
4. Take the lead role in all technical aspects, sharing knowledge with production team members and delivering mentoring and training including best practices.
5. Use skills, knowledge & experience to research new industry development with equipment and tooling to ensure the business uses the best possible solutions.
6. Champion all health & safety standards to ensure they are met or exceeded both during the development and testing process and in the usage of the equipment by production colleagues.
7. Work collaboratively with Production, Quality, Design, Maintenance & EHS departments to deliver the best possible solutions to projects and improvement activities.
8. Escalate risks, non-compliance, concerns, and quality deficiencies to the responsible management team and ensure that these are rectified.
9. Regularly evaluate the operation of processes and controls, discussing with management as necessary, making use of KPIs & data to monitor performance.
10. Develop and implement KPIs that capture the performance of equipment and tooling. Use root cause analysis, continuous improvement, and lean methodology to always target improvements and achieve excellence. Escalate and address business risks without delay or hesitation.
11. Actively monitor the quality of products being produced, and adherence of production team members to the relevant procedure and controls.
12. Lead by example and use a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and voice of the customer.
13. Be proactive in approach and challenge the current situation, ask questions and seek answers.
14. To act on results that are outside of acceptable targets and resolve in a timely manner using a structured approach.
15. Be a Change Agent and overcome resistance and poor practice to implement and sustain change.
Benefits:
- Free Car Parking
- Job Security
- Work in a family run expanding business
- Immediate start available
- Company Pension Scheme
- Employee Benefit Platform
- Length of Service Awards
- Employee recognition program
If you would like any further information on being a Production Operative, please call the Recruitment Team: 01490 412 626
INDCOR
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Corwen LL21 9RR: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (preferred)
Work Location: In person
