Tissue Converting Machine Operator - Essex - £Highly Competitive Salary

Job Title: Tissue Converting Machine Operator

We are recruiting on behalf of our client, a well-established paper products manufacturer, who are looking to appoint an experienced Tissue Converting Machine Operator to join their production team.

This is a hands on role for someone with experience operating and setting. The successful candidate will be responsible for running production machinery, carrying out machine adjustments and changeovers, maintaining product quality and dealing with basic production issues to keep the line running efficiently.

The Role

• Set up, operate and monitor tissue converting machinery
• Carry out machine adjustments and product changeovers
• Monitor production output and product quality
• Identify and resolve basic machine or production issues
• Minimise waste and downtime wherever possible
• Carry out routine cleaning, inspection and basic operator maintenance
• Complete relevant production and quality records
• Work safely and follow all required procedures
• Liaise with production and engineering colleagues when required

The Person

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous hands on experience operating and setting converting, printing or production machinery, ideally within tissue, paper, packaging, labels or a related manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with web based machinery, reels, rewinding, slitting, cutting, tension control or similar converting processes would be particularly advantageous.
• A good understanding of production processes and machine settings
• The ability to identify quality issues and make appropriate adjustments
• Experience carrying out product changeovers
• Good mechanical awareness and basic fault finding ability
• A strong understanding of machinery safety
• A reliable, practical and hands on approach to production work

The Opportunity

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced operator to join a stable manufacturing operation.

The role offers:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Overtime opportunities
• Further training and development
• The opportunity to become an important part of a growing production operation
• Support from an experienced production and engineering team