The Role: Production Operative
Location: Hemswell, DN21 5TU
Shift Pattern/Working Hours: 4 on 4 off (12 hour days / 12 hour nights)
Salary: £32,398 - £34,853 (The more you are willing to learn the more you will earn!)
About Clean Tech UK:
Clean Tech, part of Plastipak, is one of Europe’s leading rPET pellet and flake manufacturers. We operate the UK’s largest and most technically advanced PET bottle reprocessing plant and can handle in excess of 100,000t of PET packaging every year. We produce food grade rPET pellets that are approved by the European Food Safety Authority and our customers manufacture PET packaging and other PET products across Europe.
As a family-owned business, Clean Tech UK – a Plastipak Company knows the power of placing people at the centre of operations, which is why you would be a valued member of our workforce. Over the years, Plastipak has evolved into a global leader within the PET recycling sector, driven by a commitment to environmental protection and customer satisfaction whilst prioritising the health and safety of our associates.
We are driven by Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives, leading us to be an engaging, ethical business. Integrity is a core value for us at CTUK, and it is at the heart of everything we do. We actively promote transparency, accountability, and fairness in all areas of operation, ensuring we adhere to the highest possible ethical standards.
The Role
As a Production Operator, you will be responsible for your own asset ensuring this runs efficiently. Once competent at running your asset, you will be given the opportunity to increase your skills and knowledge and learn other areas of our process. Your efforts and dedication to the role would directly contribute to our mission of transforming waste into valuable resources.
Key Responsibilities:
· Maintenance of a clean and safe working environment
· Ensuring material produced are to the required quality standard
· Identifying material type and grading as appropriate
· Maintaining machinery on a daily basis
· Carrying out pre-start checks on machine to ensure good operation
· Completing documentation and visual checks
· Ensuring the process is running smoothly without stoppages
· Completion of Autonomous Maintenance (AM) activity’s during Planned Maintenance (PM) slots
· Achieve KPIs required
Key Attributes required to succeed in the role:
· Good attention to detail
· Health and Safety awareness
· Ability to work under own initiative
· Good communication skills
· Strong team player
· Manually dextrous
Knowledge, skills and experience required:
· FLT trained (desirable)
· Experience in in production/manufacturing process is desirable
· Basic computer skills
Benefit Highlights:
· Generous annual leave entitlement
· 4% Employer Pension Contribution
· Death in Service
· £500 payment paid upon successful completion of probation
· Occupational Health Access
· A yearly plant bonus scheme
· Training and Development Opportunities from day one
· Opportunity to earn an additional £500 through referring friends and family (T&Cs apply).
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
At CTUK, we recognise that a diverse workforce is essential to driving innovation and success. We are committed to maintaining an inclusive culture, where every member of our team feels respected, valued and safe. We constantly empower our people, consistently encouraging different perspectives and unique outlooks to achieve success. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity initiatives are designed to ensure every individual receives equal opportunities and creates a workplace that reflects the communities we serve.
Clean Tech UK, Recruitment Privacy Policy
How long we keep your data for:
In line with data protection principles, we only keep your data for as long as we need it for and this will depend on whether or not you are successful in obtaining employment with us.
If your application is not successful and we have not sought consent or you have not provided consent upon our request to keep your data for the purpose of future suitable job vacancies, we will keep your data for 6 months once the recruitment exercise ends.
If we have sought your consent to keep your data on file for future job vacancies, and you have provided consent, we will keep your data for 12 months once the recruitment exercise ends. At the end of this period, we will delete or destroy your data, unless you have already withdrawn your consent to our processing of your data in which case it will be deleted or destroyed upon your withdrawal of consent.
If your application is successful, your data will be kept and transferred to the systems we administer for employees. We have a separate privacy notice for employees, which will be provided to you.
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Job Type: Full-time
Pay: £30,557.02-£33,012.37 per year
Work Location: In person
