Technical Operator

Overview

Job Title:
Technical Operator

Location:
West Bromwich

Salary: £33,000 p/a

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Technical Operator to join our clients manufacturing team in West Bromwich. If you’re used to working in a chemical or process environment, take pride in safe working, and enjoy being hands-on with complex plant operations, this could be a great fit.

As a Technical Operator, you’ll be responsible for safely running and monitoring chemical processes, including:

• Monitoring chemical reactions and process parameters
• Carrying out distillations, separations, transfers, filtrations and powder handling
• Operating vacuum systems, nitrogen supplies and control panels
• Adapting to changing processes and plant requirements
• Working within GMP-controlled areas, following procedures and documentation standards at all times

• Proven experience as a process or chemical operative, ideally in a manufacturing environment
• A strong health & safety mindset with knowledge of COSHH and risk assessments
• Comfortable working rotating shifts, including days and nights
• IOSH Working Safely qualification (preferred)
• Counterbalance FLT licence (advantageous, not essential)
• GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above in Maths and English
• A Level 2 vocational qualification or higher is a bonus

• Alongside a competitive salary, we offer:
• Free life assurance (after qualifying period)
• Generous paid sick scheme
• Stakeholder pension scheme
• Access to a voluntary employee medical cash benefit plan
• Built-in training days and extended breaks as part of the shift cycle

You’ll work a 5-shift system:

2 days / 2 nights / 4 off

12-hour shifts

Days: 06:00 – 18:00

Nights: 18:00 – 06:00

Includes weekends and most bank holidays

Paid 1-hour break every shift

Every 8-week rotation includes an 18-day break, with one day dedicated to training

(Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day are non-working)

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.

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