Pottery Manufacturing Operatives (Days and Noons)
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Position Overview & Specifications
Your opportunity to join a team in a successful, growing company providing tableware to the world's best restaurants, hotels, cruise and holiday destinations. Steelite International is offering long term career opportunities at its factory and logistics hubs in North Staffordshire. We're not offering short-term seasonal contracts. Our team enjoys working in a safe, professional, enjoyable and caring environment. We're one of the biggest names in the global ceramics and tabletop industry, and offer attractive pay and benefits, opportunities to develop and progress your career and much more. Please get in touch and come to see us.
If you were successful, you would join the Company as a valued colleague, and we would offer a variety of attractive employee benefits that you would be able to take advantage of, including generous holiday entitlements which increases with service, an Employee Assistance Programme to help you deal with life’s challenges, our Paycare Cash Plan which includes discounts at high street stores, a pension scheme (including free pension advice) and much more.
Find out more about us and the vacancies we have on offer by visiting our website at www.steelite.com/vacancies
Steelite International is currently experiencing significant growth and is recruiting experienced pottery workers as operatives and labourers to work on the factory to help with an increase in production output.
Days and noons shifts will receive a shift premium.
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Hours of Work: Monday to Friday working. Working hours for most roles are rotating days / noons shifts (6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm).
Take a look at our online factory tour: https://factorytour.steelite.com/
FULL TIME AND PERMANENT JOBS - If you believe that your skills and experience match what we are looking for then please apply for this job and we will be in touch.
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Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £11.38 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Application question(s):
- Can you work rotating days (6am-2pm) and noons (2pm-10pm) shifts?
- Is there a specific department you would like to apply for?
Experience:
- pottery industry: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: One location
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: Consumer Product Manufacturing
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Pottery Manufacturing Operatives (Days and Noons) roles across Steelite International'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 Consumer Product Manufacturing.
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 £11 - £11 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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