Job Title: Extruder Operative (Level 1)
Salary: £22,250 – £23,250 per annum depending on experience
Location: St Leonards-On-Sea, East Sussex
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
Note: Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa’s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK.
Plastipack Ltd are a manufacturer of energy and resource saving products. Focused on the preservation of water resources, reduction of energy and chemical consumption through sustainable solutions.
Providing high quality performance materials to specialist fabricators, we operate as a niche manufacturer of sustainable floating solutions for the swimming pool, industrial and agricultural markets.
About the role:
An Extruder Operator is a person who operates and maintains machinery used in the extrusion process. Extrusion involves working with metals and thermoplastics to create products, such as wires, and tubes.
As an Extruder Operator your function is to aid the Extruder Technicians in all required tasks within production. Taking direction from the Team Leader on shift and the Extruder technicians working on the task allotted.
Key tasks:
- Ensuring stock in appropriately moved to storage.
- Ensuring quality checks are performed and all procedures are followed.
- You will observe and operate the working procedures of the production shift as you build your own skill set within the team.
- You will be expected to develop your skills to progress within the company.
- You will be proactive in actioning any guidance provided to assist you in doing so on shift and at the appraisals.
- You will communicate clearly and diligently.
Detailed Job description:
- To work under the direction of the Team Leader and Extruder Technicians to meet the production requirements of the shift allotted.
- Ensure that you record all required information clearly and diligently.
- To be a steward for the continual quality standards and the improvement of our products, production procedures and equipment.
- To work to achieve efficiency goals, repairs and maintenances of our equipment.
- Take a proactive role in the implementation of changes to production equipment and processes.
- To strictly follow all health and safety procedures/ regulations and ensure your production team abide by these vital protocols and all matters relating to this are dealt in line with the company Health and Safety policy.
- You will communicate clearly and diligently all relevant information to the Team Leader and other team members on the allotted shift.
- To report any defective safety equipment immediately and ensure all necessary safety actions are taken until equipment is repaired or replaced.
- You will ensure that all equipment and the surrounding working spaces are kept in a clean and orderly condition, ensuring all staff understand that this is a joint responsibility for both safety and cleanliness.
- To follow the company’s quality systems, processes and procedures.
- Report defective materials or questionable conditions to the Team Leader and Extruder Technicians.
- To make sure that finished goods are transferred from the extruders to the correct location in the warehouse in a structured and efficient manner.
- To ensure raw materials are receipted, recorded, located and transferred correctly.
- To ensure that all preparations for the next shift are completed, ensuring that each extruder is ready for team members on the next shift to have a seamless transition.
- You will take a proactive approach to your own continued personal and skills development, taking part in all relevant training required.
- Site security.
- Perform any other tasks appropriate to this position.
About you:
- As a member of this company, you are a steward for our vision, mission and values and share the company’s focus on a quality driven, safe, supportive and respectful work place.
- This is a Level 1 entry level role with no formal qualifications required.
- A good understanding of English is needed.
Benefits:
- 25 Days holiday
- Death in service cover (after 1 year of service)
- Health cashback plan
- Benenden Healthcare (after 1 year of service)
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Performance based Bonus
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Extruder Machine Operator, Machine Operatives, Machine Operative, Warehouse Machine Operator, Food Machine Operative, Food Production Operator, Production Operative, Machine Handler, Machine Technician, Machine Engineer will be considered for this role.
