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General Operative

OCS Group
Posted 9 hours ago, valid for 4 days
Location

Prescot, Merseyside L34 9AR, England

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and over 50,000 colleagues, providing services to both public and private sectors.
  • The role involves operating and monitoring Hopper/Stream feeder equipment to ensure smooth production runs, with responsibilities including health and safety adherence, equipment checks, and waste management.
  • This full-time position requires flexibility to work varied shifts, including both day and night, with shifts starting at 6am or 6pm.
  • Candidates must have the right to work in the UK and possess good communication skills, basic operational skills, and a mechanical appreciation of equipment.
  • The salary for this position is not specified, but the ideal candidate should have relevant experience in a similar operational role.

About The Company:

OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with a turnover of £1.7bn and 50,000+ colleagues.We deliver innovative, award-winning services to the public and private sectors and our mission is to make people and places the best they can be.This role sits within our Private Sector FM business division that provides catering,cleaning, hard services, pest control, and security services to a wide range of prestigious clients, within the Venues market.

About The Role:The main responsibilities of this role is to operate and monitor the Hopper/Stream feeder equipment, presenting quality onserts to the process to ensure smooth output of onserted bundles during live production runs with minimum waste.

This is a full time role with a varied rota of days and night shifts. Shifts begin at 6am and finish at 6pm for days, and 6pm until 6am for night shifts. Please only apply for this role if you can commit to this shift pattern.

As part of your role, your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

  • Adhere to relevant Health & Safety Requirements
  • Line pre-run checks, ensuring the area is clear and tidy
  • Be aware which Hoppers/Stream Feeders are in use and which are on standby as backup
  • Ensure all guards and safety devices are fitted and in proper use, if not report the issue to TL or LM
  • Assist TL's and LM's in set of Hoppers/Stream Feeders and continuously monitor equipment to prevent jam ups
  • Load On-serts into Hopper/Stream Feeder using correct manual handling techniques
  • Check that there are sufficient quantities of consumable i.e. Onserts and Magazines are available and renew when necessary. Monitor bundle presentation when delivered to Inserting Line
  • Collect and re-bundle overflow copy and re-introduce to line in correct format
  • Use appropriate reporting systems for faults and feedback to TL's and LM's
  • Clear jams and minor faults and ensure all waste is disposed of correctly
  • Monitor line performance and adjust where necessary
  • Cleaning the finishing lines
  • Keep area clean and tidy during and after production
  • Completing line reports accurately and legibly (if required)
  • Liaise with and support team members and all operational staff
  • At a later stage, training in an appropriate secondary skill may be arranged.

The ideal candidate should meet the following criteria:

  • All applicants MUST have a right to work in the UK
  • Good communications skills
  • Ability to work on own initiative
  • Basic organisational skills
  • Self-motivated with the ability to work unsupervised
  • Mechanical appreciation of equipment and moving parts
  • Ability to work safely.
  • Flexibility - Ability and a willingness to move between areas (training permitting) to meet the needs of the business
  • Basic numeracy and literacy skills
  • Basic operational skills.

How to Apply:

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