Multiskilled Press Operator in Glenrothes

About ITW

ITW Offsite Europe is a business unit of ITW, innovating, designing and manufacturing advanced industrial technology. We are industry influencers and market leaders in our fields with high quality brands at the front of technology and enterprise. At all levels in our organisation, we are encouraged to embrace our inner entrepreneur to drive actions, focus on what matters and share ideas so that every individual can have an impact on the business. In return we are rewarded, supported in our development and given the opportunities to grow within a large multinational organisation.

Role Summary

Working as part of the operations and production team at Glenrothes, the Press Operator is responsible for the safe operation of power presses, press brakes, and projection welders. They must follow all internal safety and quality procedures and have the ability to read engineered drawings and use all measuring equipment.

Salary: £29,615 gross per annum

Shift Pattern:

• Dayshift: 06:00am to 14:00pm Monday- Friday
• Backshift: 14:00pm to 23:30pm Monday- Thursday

Responsibilities

• Operate power presses, press brake machines, projection welding machines.
• Spray painting activities.
• Material handling — loading and unloading.
• Inspection and quality control of manufactured components.
• Assembling/packing parts ready for dispatch.
• Manufacturing high‑volume parts working to tight deadlines.
• Booking production data onto progress cards and OEE.
• Any other reasonable and relevant duties as and when required.

In addition to the initial production operator role there will be an accelerated training plan in place to become a production tool setter where additional duties include the setting of power and brake presses, material handling, TPM support for maintenance teams and the use of pedestrian and counterbalance forklift trucks (all training provided).

Health & Safety

• Ensure a high standard of housekeeping is maintained in your working area (6s).
• Ensure all guarding and safety equipment is in place and used when needed.
• Wear personal protective equipment when required including safety glasses, steel‑toe cap boots, ear protection, etc.
• Report all health and safety or maintenance issues.
• Ensure health and safety requirements are met and understand all relevant safety regulations.

Experience / Skills / Attributes

• The ability to work well under pressure.
• Effective communication skills.
• Motivated individual who is flexible and willing to learn continuous best practice.
• Ability to demonstrate initiative and positive attitude.
• Excellent organisational, time‑management and attention to detail skills.
• Comfortable working alone or within a team, contributing and sharing best practices, resources and ideas to continually improve.
• Ability to work to set standards and procedures.
• Manual handling of boxed goods weighing up to 22kg.

Employee Benefits

• Employee discounts and vouchers.
• Pension contribution matching up to 11%.
• Mental health and wellbeing support.
• Holiday allowance of 25 annual days plus Bank Holidays per year.
• Professional development.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Here at ITW we are committed to ensuring we recruit the best people for our roles and welcome all candidates, wholly accepting of and celebrating diversity. As an employee for ITW you will work for a business that puts service delivery, inclusion and safety at its core and we have a number of employee resource groups in place to support this, including Health & Safety forums, a Diversity & Inclusion Committee, ITW Women’s Network, Young Professionals Network & Pride @ ITW.