Process Operator in Wellingborough

Based within our Operations team at Wollaston and reporting to a Team Leader or Senior Team Leader, you’ll operate plant equipment, complete in-process and final product testing, and accurately record production data. Your contribution will help the team deliver safe, compliant and high-quality products on time.

• You’ll play a key role in manufacturing finished products safely and to specification.
• Working closely with colleagues across shifts and departments, you’ll help meet production schedules.
• You’ll help drive continuous improvements to plant, equipment, systems and processes.
• This is an opportunity to build broad plant capability and step up to support team leadership when required.

Key responsibilities:

• Follow SOPs to charge materials, process batches, adjust, complete, label and pack finished products.
• Carry out specified in-process and final product testing to agreed quality standards.
• Maintain high standards of Responsible Care, housekeeping and compliance with company and legislative requirements.
• Record production and quality data promptly and accurately, following up where needed.
• Support colleagues across shifts, help train new starters and cover team leader duties when required.

What we’re looking for:

• GCSE-level English and Maths, or equivalent qualifications.
• Experience in a processing plant or operational environment, working safely to high quality standards and tight deadlines.
• Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to follow instructions and maintain accurate records.
• A reliable, flexible team player who can use initiative, manage changing priorities and work a three-shift pattern.
• Desirable: chemical industry experience, a valid counterbalance forklift licence, and familiarity with computerised stock management systems.

Why join us?

At Scott Bader, we’re proud to be an employee-owned business where our colleagues share in our success and help shape the future of the company. Alongside a competitive salary and bonus scheme, we offer a range of benefits designed to support your wellbeing, development and work-life balance, including:

• Enhanced pension contributions up to 10%

• Private medical insurance and health cash plan

• Profit share and bonus schemes

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, with option to buy more

• Paid volunteering days and charity match funding

• Learning and development opportunities

• Electric vehicle and Cycle to Work schemes

• Subsidised canteen, free parking and onsite facilities at our Wollaston HQ

We also offer a collaborative and inclusive working environment where innovation, sustainability and community are at the heart of what we do.

About Scott Bader

Scott Bader is a global manufacturer of advanced composites, structural adhesives and functional polymers. Established in 1921, we combine over 100 years of expertise with a passion for innovation, quality and sustainability, supporting customers across a wide range of industries worldwide.

Today, more than 600 colleagues work across our global network of manufacturing sites, offices and technical centres, collaborating to deliver innovative solutions and outstanding customer support.

What makes Scott Bader different is our employee ownership model. Since 1951, our colleagues have shared in the responsibility and success of the business, helping shape a company that balances commercial success with a strong sense of purpose, community and long-term thinking.

Diversity & Inclusion

At Scott Bader, we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, valued and able to be themselves. We welcome different perspectives, experiences and ways of thinking, recognising that diversity drives innovation, collaboration and better outcomes for our colleagues, customers and communities.