Production Operative - #147054
DS Smith
Date: 1 day ago
City: Hinckley
Contract type: Full time
About The Role
We are seeking a dedicated Production Operative to join our team at Hinckley. The ideal candidate will be responsible for handling various tasks within our production operation, ensuring tasks are carried out efficiently whilst following all H&S procedures.
Main Responsibilities Will Include
Minimum requirements:
Working hours: Jan to Jun: 37.5hrs – Mon – Thurs 06:00 – 14:00 / Fri 06:00 – 11:00) or late shift - Mon – Thurs 14:00 – 22:00 / Fri – 11:00 – 16:00. July to Dec: 40 hours
About Us
We’re DS Smith, the company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America
To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.
We are seeking a dedicated Production Operative to join our team at Hinckley. The ideal candidate will be responsible for handling various tasks within our production operation, ensuring tasks are carried out efficiently whilst following all H&S procedures.
Main Responsibilities Will Include
- To be accountable for own and others health and safety whilst at work, operating in line with SSOW (safe systems of work) and company procedures to enable a safe working environment.
- To raise any unsafe acts seen immediately with individual(s) concerned and immediate reporting of health and safety incidents to management
- Achieve set productivity and performance targets ensuring consistent quality standards are met.
- Carrying out daily warehouse and/or production activities
Minimum requirements:
- Put safety first.
- Self-motivated, positive, enthusiastic
- Good Communication skills, both verbal and written
- Good Team Player
- Quality conscious
- Positive approach to multi-skilled working
- To be open minded, flexible to challenge and the ability to challenge and be challenged.
- Background in corrugator board manufacturing would be ideal but not essential.
- Experience working in production/ machine operating environment
- Basic maths skills for inventory tasks
- Desirable - Familiarity with warehouse management systems
- Desirable - FLT License for Reach Truck & Counterbalance
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
- Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Onsite parking
- Onsite Canteen
Working hours: Jan to Jun: 37.5hrs – Mon – Thurs 06:00 – 14:00 / Fri 06:00 – 11:00) or late shift - Mon – Thurs 14:00 – 22:00 / Fri – 11:00 – 16:00. July to Dec: 40 hours
About Us
We’re DS Smith, the company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today, we operate in more than 30 different countries, supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e-commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovation, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. Our industry needs to transform, and we’re building the team to drive change across Europe and North America
To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.
Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.
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