Production Operative (Plastic Extrusion) in Huddersfield

Location: Aflex - UK - Bradley Business Park

Hourly Rate: £13.45

Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions is part of Spirax Group, a FTSE100 and FTSE4Good multi-national industrial engineering Group with expertise in the control and management of steam, electric thermal solutions, peristaltic pumping and associated fluid technologies.

When you join us, you will be integrated into a cooperative and encouraging team, participate in challenging yet critical work, and experience ongoing growth opportunities to help you achieve your full potential.

Job Summary:

We are seeking a talented and motivated Production Operative (Plastic Extrusion) to join our dynamic team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring compliance with the Company Environmental, Health, Safety and Sustainability Policies, reporting any potentially dangerous issues/faults to your direct Team Leader or Production Manager including but not limited to maintaining a safe and clean work environment.
• To ensure quality products are produced in the required quantity, on time, and at the lowest possible cost, in a manner in keeping with the Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental policies and procedures of the company.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude to training and personal development.
• Monitor the performance of the process ensuring maximum output is achieved at all times.
• Carry out and document the correct quality control checks for each job performed, completing all production paperwork.
• Work as a team to ensure departmental targets, company targets and customer deadlines are achieved.
• Degreasing of hoses.
• Testing of hose.
• Reeling up of hose.
• Operate a plastic extruder.
• Adhere to correct procedures.
• Ensure that all documentation is completed at the correct time.
• Adhere to safe working practices at all times.
• To perform the necessary safety checks to ensure the integrity and effectiveness of the department and to operate in a manner conversant with the training given.
• Ensure adherence to 5S in the department.
• Transfer to other areas of the department/business as and when requested.
• Ensure that the department’s machines are kept in good working condition. Report any major maintenance issues immediately.
• Responsibility to ensure compliance with the Health & Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and Regulations made under that Act which are relevant to site activities.
• Ensuring compliance with the Company Safety, Health and Environmental Policies.
• Ensure all PPE is worn at all times where applicable.
• The Extrusion of PVC, Polyurethane and other materials.
• Work is mainly manual handling, some of which is heavy.

Skills/Experience:

• Highly motivated able to work as part of a team, flexibility required to cover sickness holidays overtime etc.
• Must possess positive working attitude.
• Ability to learn quickly.
• Quality orientated.
• Good level of numeracy and general education.
• Ability to work well as part of a team and communicate with other workers.
• Ability and willingness to perform manual work.
• Effective communication skills.
• Strong problem solving skills.
• To work to the company values.
• Previous experience within mechanical engineering, extrusion, injection moulding, and an understanding of pressure and flow would be an advantage.

Technical Ability:

At Watson-Marlow, we believe in taking care of our colleagues. We offer a generous benefits package, including:

• A competitive salary.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• A generous holiday allowance.
• Three days’ paid volunteering leave.
• Additional support and benefits through our Everyone is Included Group Inclusion Plan.

Everyone is Included at Spirax Group. We are passionate about creating inclusive and equitable working cultures where everyone can be themselves and achieve their full potential. For us, that means supportive teams and strong relationships where everyone’s contribution is valued - across social and cultural backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, genders, gender identities, abilities, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, religious beliefs, and everything else that makes us human and unique.

We want everyone to be able to make their difference here, so we will always consider requests for flexible working. We know that everyone needs some extra help from time to time too, so we have introduced a range of additional benefits through our Group Inclusion Commitments. These include:

• Gender-neutral parental leave.
• 15 days of extra paid caregiver leave.
• Paid time off and support for anyone experiencing pregnancy loss or domestic abuse.
• Menopause-friendly workplace principles and more.

Learn more at spiraxgroup.com/inclusion. We are also a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like to apply using this scheme, please select this option in our application form. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you require accommodations during the application process, please let us know.

Company Overview:

At Watson-Marlow Fluid Technology Solutions, part of Spirax Group, we are driven by innovation and are dedicated to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is empowered to make a difference. As a world leader in manufacturing peristaltic pumps and associated fluid path technologies for the life sciences and process industries, we offer a wide range of products, including tubing, specialised filling systems and products for single-use applications.

Our shared Purpose is to create sustainable value for all our stakeholders as we engineer a more efficient, safer and sustainable world. Our technologies play an essential role in critical industrial processes and industrial equipment across industries as diverse as Food & Beverage, Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology, Power Generation, Semiconductors and Healthcare. With customers in 116 countries, we provide the solutions that sit behind the production of many items used in daily life, from baked beans to mobile phones!

Our inclusive culture and Values unite us, guide our decisions and inspire us everywhere that we operate. We support our colleagues to make their difference for each other as well as customers, communities, suppliers, our planet and shareholders by creating a truly equitable working environment where everyone feels included.