Production Operator – Plastics Manufacturing

About the role

You'll be part of a busy manufacturing operation producing high-quality plastic pipeline products used throughout New Zealand. Your role will involve operating and monitoring production machinery, learning and following manufacturing processes, setting up and adjusting equipment as you develop your skills, carrying out quality checks and monitoring product standards, identifying and responding to issues during production, working safely around industrial machinery, keeping your work area clean, organised and safe, working as part of a supportive production team, and learning new equipment, processes and technical skills.

Key responsibilities

• Operating and monitoring production machinery
• Learning and following manufacturing processes
• Setting up and adjusting equipment as you develop your skills
• Carrying out quality checks and monitoring product standards
• Identifying and responding to issues during production
• Working safely around industrial machinery
• Keeping your work area clean, organised and safe
• Working as part of a supportive production team
• Learning new equipment, processes and technical skills

About you

• Technically or mechanically minded
• Practical and hands-on
• Reliable and have a strong work ethic
• Enthusiastic and keen to learn
• Comfortable working around machinery
• Able to follow processes and safety procedures
• Quality-focused with good attention to detail
• Team players who are happy to get stuck in
• Hungry to build a career in manufacturing