At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to manufacture and repair pallets while ensuring safety and quality standards.
- Company: BSW Group, the UK's largest timber and forestry business with a focus on sustainability.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, flexible shifts, employee discounts, and a contributory pension scheme.
- Other info: Great opportunities for career growth in a supportive and innovative environment.
- Why this job: Be part of a dynamic team making a real impact in sustainable timber production.
- Qualifications: No specific qualifications required, just a willingness to learn and work safely.
The predicted salary is between 12.71 - 12.71 £ per hour.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for General Operatives to join our Manufacturing team at our York site. We offer a range of shift patterns to suit operational requirements, including day and night shifts, with an additional shift premium paid for night working.
This role will be responsible for safely and accurately manufacturing and repairing pallets/wood products using the tools and equipment provided. You will be responsible for efficient bench/machine set ups, ensuring that you have all necessary information required regarding quality standards and output levels, to enable you to carry out your role correctly and accurately.
A General Operative is a multi-skilled role. You may also be painting/labelling/stenciling pallets, offloading lengths of timber off the saws and general cleaning and housekeeping duties to support the manufacture of pallets/wood products in a timely manner.
You will play a key part in the team to undertake all tasks that are delegated to you by the Production Supervisors and Managers on site and always adhere to our Health and Safety Procedures and Policies to maintain the required high safety standards, which includes wearing your Personal Protective Equipment when stipulated.
BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets. We market 35 million saplings annually through the country’s leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets a year as Scott Pallets.
We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the country. BSW operates as a collection of experts—an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the business to constantly innovate as our people thrive. With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Employee Discount Hub
- Refer a friend scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
Forklift/General Operative in York employer: Scott Pallets
BSW Group is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at our York site where teamwork and innovation are at the forefront. With competitive pay rates, flexible shift patterns, and a strong commitment to employee growth through training and development, we ensure that our General Operatives thrive in their roles while contributing to sustainable practices in the timber industry. Our comprehensive benefits package, including a contributory pension scheme and employee discounts, further enhances the rewarding experience of being part of our dedicated team.
