Senior Production Operative

Job Title: Senior Production Operative

Location: Newry

Salary: Starting at £13.66 ph and will rise to £14.11ph for a 3 shift pattern or /£16.38 per hour for Continental shift.

Shifts: All roles will involve working a Shift pattern to include Days, Mid Shift and Night Shift or 12 Continental Shifts., hourly rate will reflect what shift you work.

About the role

Main Activities/Tasks

· Manufacturing high quality products using approved processes within a manufacturing controlled environment.

· Understand and follow the company’s Health & Safety policies.

· Comply with all aspects of the Quality System, adhering to the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice ensuring products are manufactured within the defined parameters of the Quality Management System.

· Operation of all processing equipment in accordance with current Standard Operating Procedures

· Maximise output and efficiency while looking for opportunities to drive improvements.

· Provide timely, detailed and accurate reports on the status of operations, alerting the supervisor of any issues which may impact on finished product quantities and availabilities.

· Check and carry out calculations in relation to quantity of active and other materials.

· Ensure products are produced according to the appropriate Production Control Record in order to obtain the required quality.

· Understand requirements for operating in and cleaning – ensuring cleaning of equipment and facilities are carried out and recorded in accordance with the relevant procedures.

· Completion of all documentation associated with the manufacture of a product in compliance with current Good Manufacturing Practice(Production control records, log books, procedure proformas)

· Work towards the company mission, strategy and culture.

· Ensuring work areas are audit ready at all times.

· Communication of production issues to management.

· Personnel must be an effective and co-operative part of the team.

· Personnel must be conscious of and work towards achieving the set targets

Essential Criteria:

· 6 months manufacturing experience using regulated work instructions for quality purposes.

· Knowledge and understanding of basic level English and Math Skills. This will be tested internally via Assessment 

· Excellent attention to detail.

· Confident with the ability to use own initiative and manage own workload.

· Ability to communicate within a team and cross functionally 

· Experience of completing paperwork to a high standard. 

· Flexibility to work shift patterns. 

Duration: Full Time, Permanent + Benefits

If you are interested please send your best CV with detail of your updated employment history.