Skilled Production Operative

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OCS UK & Ireland is a leading facilities management company with 50,000+ colleagues and a turnover in excess of £2bn. We deliver innovative, award-winning services within facilities management, hard services, cleaning, security and catering. Our mission is to make people and places the best they can be for our colleagues, customers and the communities we serve. Our commitment to doing business the right way is rooted in our TRUE values - Trust, Respect, Unity, and Empowerment.

Shift Pattern: Varied (2 weeks of days Sunday to Wednesday, 2 weeks of nights Sunday to Tuesday, other days to be worked where production requires)

The Skilled Production Operative will be responsible for working flexibly across all our client’s Print Finishing operations. This role provides complete support to the Print Finishing department, working where required to assure that the print finishing operation works effectively from printed copy wound to disc, supply of inserts and product feeding, production line support, bundling, palletising and wrapping out for distribution.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting all aspects of the finishing department. Main areas of focus include Production Lines (inclusive of Stacker and Strappers), Hopper feeding (setting up equipment and feeding), operate and maintain the Palletiser & Octopus’ and also operating a forklift (training will be given).
• Ensure machines are loaded and replenished with sufficient supplies of materials.
• Assist in the manual movement of production in the event of equipment failure.
• Loading inserts into Hopper/Stream feeder using correct manual handling techniques.
• Cleaning and maintenance of the finishing lines.
• Loading and unloading of pallets.

• All applicants MUST have a right to work in the UK
• Good communications skills
• Ability to work on own initiative AND as part of a team
• 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 willingness to move between areas (training permitting) to meet the needs of the business
• Basic numeracy and literacy skills
• Basic operational skills

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We are an equal opportunities employer and rely on a diverse workforce with a broad range of knowledge, skills, and backgrounds to deliver our goals. We offer an inclusive and welcoming environment and actively encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or age.