Internationally successful: The Wienerberger Group
Come and join us as a Dehacker Production Operative at our Denton site in North Manchester.
Wienerberger is a leading international provider of building materials and infrastructure solutions. We improve the quality of life and shape the future of construction. With our 19,000 employees at 216 locations in 28 countries, we improve the lives of people all over the world. Our products and system solutions enable energy-efficient, healthy, climate-friendly and affordable living.
As a Dehacker Production Operative at our Denton site, you will be fully trained to work with our specialised tools and machinery to turn raw materials into products ready for use in the construction industry. You will become an expert on the machinery and support your colleagues to produce high quality results.
You will be hands-on with the day to day operations of our manufacturing site; operate various factory machinery, equipment and forklifts whilst ensuring high levels of health and safety at all times.
About the Role
We will provide you with full training and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to enable you to safely and effectively work as a Dehacker Production Operative where you will
- Operate all the Dehacker machine controls
- Ensure all bricks selected are to the required standard
- Identify and remove substandard bricks from the conveyor and build into packs, or place broken bricks in the appropriate skip for disposal
- Organise change over to a different brick type
- Report any batches of defective bricks to the Shift Supervisor
- Maintain written records on the Daily Production sheet
- Rectify handling faults on the de-hacker equipment
- Ensure that the machine is kept in good working order and assist in the event of a major breakdown
- Actively take part in any training to enhance your role
Hours of Work: 6.00am to 6.30pm (Thursday to Wednesday)
About You
- You ll enjoy working in a busy environment where you can roll your sleeves up and get hands-on
- Flexible and able to adapt to the different daily priorities in the factory which help us run efficiently
- Safety is our biggest priority, so you ll be committed to safe working and have good general safety awareness.
- You ll be fit enough to perform your duties, which are varied, and sometimes physically demanding
- Good literacy - as there is some paperwork involved
- Excellent time keeping
- A can-do attitude
- Good team working skills
- Ability to work unsupervised
Experience in a factory/manufacturing environment is desirable, but not essential, as full training is provided.
About our Benefits
- Annual salary circa £37,000 (inclusive of allowances/bonuses)
- Weekly pay
- Overtime available to boost your earning potential
- Training and opportunities to grow your career with us
- Company Pension
- SIP ability to become a shareholder via our Share Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Flexible benefits offering (including health, wellbeing and money saving opportunities)
So what are you waiting for? Come and join Wienerberger as Dehacker Production Operative and start growing your career with us today.
The closing date for this role is subject to change and may be closed earlier than advertised.
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