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Cogent Staffing are recruiting on behalf of our Leeds based manufacturing client for a Trainee Machine Operator to join their team. This is a perfect opportunity for someone looking to take previous manufacturing/machine operating experience and progress with upskilling. A temporary to permanent opportunity for the right individual, with training taking a minimum of 12 weeks.
Salary/shift:
- Monday to Thursday 08:00-17:00 Friday 08:00-16:00 (core hours)
- 11.44 per hour standard pay rate with higher pay once trained
- 12 hour shifts required during peak periods
- Weekend work, 12 hour shifts and night shifts required during peak periods
- Overtime paid on all hours over 39 hours per week
- Higher night pay
- Higher weekend pay
- Double pay on bank holidays
- Weekly pay
- Temporary to permanent opportunity
The role:
- To support the Supervisor in the running and checking of the machines
- Able to work days, weekends and nights when required
- Start up and shut down machinery
- Monitor and adjust furnace control panel as and when required
- Deal with any production faults
- Change miller screens, clean out vacuums and filters
- Monitor readings running levels for the type of product required
- Communicate & liaise with R & D engineers & manager
- Ensure production targets are reached & record average stats and totals produced
- General fault finding and troubleshooting while furnace is running
The candidate:
- Has suitable experience or a background in manufacturing/machine operations
- Good health and safety ethic
- Hard working and reliable
- Basic computer literacy, excel, internal software systems for data logging.
- Basic understanding of electrical systems
- Full training will be given
Cogent Staffing is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.
