Production Operative - South Petherton, United Kingdom - The HR Dept

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South Petherton, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About Us:

Hewins Oak is a well-established family business, built upon the vision to be the supplier of choice for Oak in construction throughout the UK.

Over the past 20 years, Hewins has steadily grown and developed, with a strong team that believe in and support our vision, mission, and values.

Hewins is looking to grow and expand throughout the UK, increasing sales of our ever popular sawn and planed Oak products so that's why we need you

Position Overview:

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic
Production Operative to join our friendly team in South Petherton, Somerset.

The Production Operative is responsible for setting up and operating timber sawing machines and cutting European Oak to comply with customer orders, ensuring that the finished result is of the highest quality and always delivered on time.

Key Objectives:

Operating and setting timber sawing & processing machines to ensure LM targets are achieved and the finished product achieves the correct quality, including saws & moulders.
Working as part of a team to ensure the production flow is maintained, and daily production deadlines are met.
Changing Blades/cutters.
Routine cleaning & maintenance of the machines.
Clearly and correctly tally sawn/machined timber onto production paperwork / system.
Labelling and marking up finished product correctly.
Other Sawmill / Production tasks as and when required.

About you:

Experience in timber handling / picking / carpentry / construction
Experience in working in a timber sawmill, operating machinery, machining timber with a certificate, diploma or degree qualification (preferred)
Forklift license (preferred, not essential can provide training)
Good Team Player, with a positive attitude
Excellent communication skills, written and verbal.
Focussed yet flexible approach solution finder
Keen attention to detail to pick up on special order requirements and analysing products for quality and accuracy
Ability to perform well in a timepressured environment

Our Values:

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Reliability - delivering on promises
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Expertise - experts in Oak
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Accountability - doing the right thing
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Longevity - caring for the future

Salary & Perks:
£23,000 - £27,000 - starting salary based on experience, and clear salary progression in the role available.

Development within role.

Additional holiday bonus scheme after 5 years of service

Monday - Friday, 7am - 4pm