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Production Operative

Job Posted: 5 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Robertsbridge, East Sussex

Expire in: 23 days

Job Description

At our British Gypsum site in Robertsbridge, set in the beautiful county of East Sussex, we're looking for Production Operatives to work in our production teams, helping to deliver our customer promise and ensuring our products are stored and manufactured to the highest quality.

You'll work safely as part of a small team or as an individual to satisfy customer requirements in terms of on time delivery and quality. The plaster board plant at Robertsbridge is an area that manufactures plasterboard from raw materials using semi-automated production lines. We've a number of roles in different areas, so you could be involved in quality checking, manual handling, managing our recipes and processes, and helping to ensure our warehouse is efficient and our products are stored safely.

British Gypsum is part of Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions (SGIS). Much of Britain has been built with British gypsum. Gypsum is the vital raw material at the heart of our plaster and plasterboard, and much of it is mined, milled and made in Britain. We have been mining gypsum for more than 150 years, a heritage we're very proud of.

You'll be working a rotating shift pattern of day shifts 7.00am - 7.00pm shifts and nightshifts 7.00pm - 7.00am. In return for your flexibility, we're offering a generous salary plus bonuses, pension, and lots of other benefits too, including healthcare options. 

What we're looking for: 

First and foremost, we always want to recruit talented people that align well with our values and way of working. To perform well in this role you'll:

Ideally have experience in continuous manufacturing or a faced paced manufacturing environment.
Be comfortable operating a forklift truck, handling up to 2 Tonne of product in a sizeable bulk and stowing carefully for delivery to our customers.
Have well developed communication skills and utilise while on the production line, during handovers, and with the internal communication system (SCADA).
Own your own development and commit to becoming fully trained on each process, as well as be able to demonstrate contributions you make for Safety, Quality, Business Performance and Ease of Operation.
Preferably have knowledge of principles such as 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, World Class Management (WCM), etc…What you will be doing:

You could be carrying out the following duties dependant on area assigned: 

Championing Health and Safety best practice and identifying, reporting, and rectifying hazards.
Taking responsibility for a piece of machinery for your shift, following Standard Operating Procedures, carrying out autonomous maintenance, and general housekeeping.
Running regular quality checks though the production process.
Process management, monitoring our recipe management system
Driving an FLT to move and put away product
Replenish raw materials onto the linesAre British Gypsum and Saint-Gobain inclusive employers?

Saint-Gobain is a worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction, following our purpose of 'Making the World a Better Home'. We play a part in improving daily life through high-performance solutions. From wherever you are, let your unique personality and our values guide you every day to invent a more sustainable world.

We understand that a diverse workplace is not only a more enjoyable place to be, but also facilitates better decision making and innovation. So, whoever you are, and whichever Saint-Gobain business you join, you can be sure of a warm welcome with us.

And what about flexibility?

At Saint-Gobain, we're always open to new ways of working. Everyone has different needs and commitments. We'll happily discuss any need you might have for this role. Whilst we can't promise to meet every request when we're recruiting, we do promise to listen.

If you match our criteria, we will be in touch to discuss your experience and more about you as a person, we look forward to hearing from you

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