Production Operator
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Position Overview & Specifications
Join our team as a Production Operative to pack and label our high quality products to customer specifications and deadlines. Ensuring machines are well cleaned and maintained. Good communication skills and team work necessary. Full training will be given to the successful candidate.
Forgeway’s culture is built on our values that are at the core of everything we do:
- Passionate, conscientious, and disciplined
- Smart with innovation
- Respect for our community and it’s ethos
- Humility with gratitude
- Play by the rules
- Positive can-do attitude
- Continuous learning and development
If these values are also important to you …. read on!
The Role:
- Ensure that product is accurately packed and labelled in accordance with customer specification and to the highest standards.
- Operating machines and following company SOP's at all times.
- Setting up, operating and cleaning various processing machines.
- Ensure all work is done to the highest standards and work areas are kept clean, tidy and organised at all times.
- Ensure the quality of the product by assisting in periodic checks on output in conjunction with quality.
- Pro-actively work in conjunction with other departments on a daily basis to ensure daily targets are met.
- This role can be a physically demanding which and involves standing for long periods of time.
- Ensure waste is minimalised.
- Must comply with all aspects of H&S policy throughout the site - reporting any concerns or potential hazards to their line manager immediately.
The skills you will bring ....
- Enjoys being part of a hard-working team environment and working to daily deadlines.
- Previous experience within manufacturing.
- Accuracy and attention to detail
Benefits:
- 6 weeks paid holiday
- Pension contributions
- Company sick pay
- Free eye test
- Free lunch on a Friday
Initial training will be given at our Newton Abbot site. Full training will take approximately 6-8 weeks and you will transfer to our Exeter Site at Exeter Logistics Park.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £24,500.00 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Has own transport to commute ?
Experience:
- Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Production Operator roles across Forgeway Ltd's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £24,500 - £24,500 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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