Production Operator (Expediter)

Our Expediters are responsible for the movement of materials around Production areas to help minimise downtime and keep Production going.

This improves efficiency by allowing our colleagues to concentrate on producing their part of the process. Our Expeditors are a critical part of our business!

Our sites are in an easily accessible location just off Cowpen Road in Blyth, Northumberland.

What you'll do:

• To ensure that production targets are met you'll be moving materials and part finished product through the shopfloor supporting other colleagues to minimise their downtime
• You'll be doing what you can to ensure that production avoid problems and that machines and metal workers are constantly fed with product
• Set up full kits of parts from engineering drawings, ensuring all parts are present for the build stage
• Working from daily plans you'll move a variety of product around, using pallet trucks and forklifts
• Moving or supporting loads by hand will include lifting, putting down, pushing, pulling, carrying or moving product and materials
• You'll be looking for ways to improve the expediting processes

We'd love you to have:

• Values that we share across the business that drive you to do the best work that you can
• Basic computer literacy to a standard that allows use of business tools

In return you'll get:

To work as part of a growing team where your contribution is valuable, we have a fantastic Grow our Own Program called "Career Pathways" where you will be able to learn and grow as you develop in the role. We are looking for and developing our future leaders!

Great employee benefits:

• Financial Wellbeing: Pension Exchange, Savings Scheme, Introduce a Colleague (get up to £1000!), discretionary Colleague Bonus
• Health & Wellbeing: Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA), Discounted gym membership, Bike to Work scheme
• Work life balance: 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays, Annual Leave Purchasing Scheme (to purchase up to an extra week), you will also get your birthday off, opportunity to work a 4 day week
• Learning & Development: Our Career Pathways Program allows people to come into the business at entry level and then learn a valuable skill, from Paint, Press Brake and Sheet Metal Working. There are also mature apprenticeships available for those who want to progress their career.