Production Assistant

Location: Leicester

Shift Pattern: Monday - Friday, alternating shift pattern of 6am – 1.30pm and 1.20 – 8.50pm

Job Purpose

To assist the 1st minder in meeting the planned output for quality, volume and yield to customer requirements and to achieve performance targets for make-ready.

Job Responsibilities/Key accountabilities:

• Carry out area clearance procedure.
• Flick sorting and feeding cartons into folder/gluer feed across the department range of machines from low-speed complex lines to high performance Alpinas.
• Packing glued cartons into corrugate outer cases and apply labels.
• Moving pallets of unglued cartons onto line.
• Moving pallets of glued cartons into Despatch department.
• Correctly complete paperwork/VWT relating to orders being produced.
• General housekeeping of the machines and department.
• Liaise with quality department where required. Any other tasks as requested.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Ability to maintain hygiene and procedural standards required in our industry
• Previous experience of working with machines (ideally in a printing, pharmaceuticals, or food environment)
• Quality conscious

Qualifications:

Educational and professional:

• Good basic standard of numeracy, literacy and PC skills.

Competencies:

• Flexible attitude

• Self-motivated

• Team player

• Work on own initiative