Job Title: General Hand – Trainee Fettler / Trainee Painter
Location: Axminster, Devon
Salary: £18,138 – £21,175 (equivalent to £8.72 – £10.18 per hour) depending on experience
Job type: Permanent, Full time
Hours: 40 hours per week (Monday to Thursday 07:30 – 16:30; Friday 07:30 – 13:30)
Based in Axminster, Devon, the company has grown since 1966 to become one of the UK’s leading stove manufacturers. Key to their long term success is a highly loyal and dedicated workforce who build exceptional products and offer exemplary services to retail partners.
Their continued investment in people, plant and products means they often have exciting opportunities for others to become part of the team in a growing company.
The role:
They’re currently looking for a General Hand who’s main work responsibilities will be stove assembly, packing, door assembly and spares. Fettling and Painting duties will also be required, on a rotational basis, for which full training will be given.
The ideal candidate will have previous experience with paint application and / or working with finishing tools, have a high attention to detail and be able to follow work instructions.
Key Duties:
General responsibilities
- Assemble stoves in accordance with ‘stove assembly instructions’, move to packing
- Build sub-assemblies to ‘sub-assembly instructions’, move to Stores
- Pack stoves in accordance with ‘stove packing instructions’, move to Stores
- Manufacture doors to ‘door assembly instructions’, move to Stores
- Re-work returned goods and internal non-conforming parts as required
- Ensure all tasks are completed within ‘standard time’
- Ensure daily and weekly equipment checks and maintenance is completed
- Ensure adequate housekeeping is maintained within your own work area
- Ensure Personal Protective Equipment is used as directed, maintained and stored correctly
- Ensure all Company Quality Standards are maintained
- Ensure all Company Health and Safety Procedures and Safe Systems of Working are followed
- Ensure compliance to all Company Rules and Regulations
- Any other reasonable task as directed by your Line Manager
Painting / Fettling responsibilities
- Produce fettled parts to specification
- Produce painted parts to specification
- Ensure filter cartridges and trays are serviced in accordance with instruction
- Clean spray guns after use
- Ensure paint drums are changed in a timely fashion to prevent line stoppage
- Clean down paint booths when on painting duties
The Candidate:
Essentials:
- Able to work unsupervised
- Able to meet targets, whilst demonstrating accuracy and quality of work
- Able to read and understand technical drawings and work instructions
Personal Attributes:
- Well organised, with a systematic approach to work
- Conscientious with a high attention to detail
Benefits:
They can offer competitive salaries and a benefits package, which includes:
- Enhanced holiday entitlement, including additional leave based on length of service
- Sickness scheme
- Discount for staff purchases
- Cyclescheme – save money on a bike and accessories
- Free car parking
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with experience of: Labourer, Production Assembler, Mechanical Assembler, Assembling Assistant, Fettler, Production Operator, Painter, Production Operative, Manufacturing Operative, Process Operator, Production Technician, Process Technician, Machine Tool Fitter may also be considered for this role.
