An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual who would like to join a progressing company. This role is based within an established Production department; therefore, a strong team player attitude is essential.
Qualifications, Experience & Skills
- Minimum GCSE Grade 5 (equivalent grade C) or higher in Maths & English
- Essential knowledge of Microsoft packages (Outlook, Word, Excel) required
- Engineering interest/experience/knowledge preferred, but not essential
Key Competencies
- Verbal and written communication skills
- Professional personal presentation
- Willingness to be flexible
- Initiative
- Reliability
- Attention to detail
Summary of Job (in a training capacity):
- To learn to coordinate and report on all Production activities relating to Standard orders
- To support the Production Office with any other daily administrative functions, when require, working towards gaining a Level 3 Business Administration qualification
Staff relationship:
- Directly responsible to the Production Planning Manager
- Works closely and communicates with all Production team members
- Communicates with all other internal departments
- Liaises with clients and client inspectors, when required, under supervision
- Has proactive involvement with internal and external quality audits
Duties and responsibilities
Training towards:
- Shall be fully committed to the achievement of the company policies and objectives with attention to quality and safety
- Produce all spares, paint and other Dymo labels as required
- Scan, save and distribute signed MMRs
- Create and distribute new MMRs
- Check nameplate/tag templates produced by others, prior to engraving
- Produce nameplate/tag templates for checking
- Manufacture nameplates/tags using the laser engraver
- Produce packing/shipping and marking templates using the stencilling machine
- Liaise with internal departments (e.g. Purchasing/Expediting) to resolve material shortage issues
- Co-ordinate and replenish Production consumables & PPE
- Co-ordinate and replenish stock timber and packing cases
- Update the A1 live list and Ready for Despatch Movement List (RDML), to communicate current order status/progress and completion
- Prepare Standard Route Cards for new orders processed by Sales
- Issue Route Cards to QC/Stores, to trigger materials being issued to shop floor in a timely manner
- Communicate with the Production Assembly Lead to support delivery against agreed
- schedules
- Act as a point of contact for Sales regarding Standard order progress, under guidance
- Provide team support during holidays or absence, under guidance
- Assist with general production troubleshooting activities
- Make recommendations for renewal/replacement of plant and equipment
- Obtain authority from senior management prior to commitment of expenditure
- Ensure safe working practices are always adhered to; this applies to internal and visiting personnel
- Undertake reasonable instructions and tasks from senior personnel, commensurate with the nature of the job and in the best interests of the company
Benefits
- Company bonus
- Company pension scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Life insurance (death in service)
- 23 days holiday (19 floating days, 4 fixed towards Christmas shutdown) +extra service days +Bank Holidays +Birthday Leave (after 2 full calendar years’ service)
- Training opportunities
- Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles for VDU users, if appropriate
- Free on-site parking
- Social events organised and funded by the company
- Corporate gym discount
Hours of work
Office hours enable flexi-time working, covering a 37-hour week. Flexible start and finish times are available with core hours which must be covered each day. Monday to Thursday covers an 8-hour shift and Friday covers a 5-hour shift. Further details will be given at interview stage.
Company Profile
Barton Firtop Engineering is a competitive designer, manufacturer, and supplier of Strainers, Filters, Separators, Coalescers, and Flame Arresters, predominantly serving the Oil & Gas Industry. We specialise in product design and project management, ensuring on-time delivery of strainer and filtration equipment that meets complex specifications for materials, manufacturing, NDE, documentation, and Quality Control.
Our in-house expertise includes advanced 3D Modelling, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), enabling us to design and certify to ASME VIII, Division 1 and PD5500 pressure vessel codes. We offer both fabricated and highly competitive cast designs.
Barton Firtop operates a custom-built manufacturing plant in Worcestershire (UK), which includes a pipework/vessel fabrication division. Additionally, we wholly own a competitive manufacturing facility in Goa, India, which supplies fully machined and tested cast products sourced from high-quality ISO-approved foundries. Barton Firtop India has been a trusted supplier to worldwide projects via our UK head office for over 20 years.
Please note that Barton Firtop reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any job vacancy if a suitable number of quality applications are received from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible rather than waiting until the published closing date.
Pay: £10.50-£12.75 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
Work Location: In person
