Production Operative - Grade 2 - Day Shift
Production Operative Grade 2 - Day Shift
🎉 We're Hiring: Production Operative Grade 2 (Day Shift) 🎉
Location: Fivemiletown
Hours: Monday – Friday 6:00am – 4:00pm (4-day work week, with rotational day off every week!) This means 1 in 5 weeks you will enjoy a 4 DAY WEEKEND! 😄
Or Work the 5th day for 10hours guaranteed overtime each week! 💷
Reports to: Production Supervisor
We’re on the lookout for a Skilled Machine Operator to help keep our production line running smoothly, efficiently, and safely. If you know your way around machines, this might be your perfect fit.
🔧 What You’ll Be Doing:
Setting up, operating, and maintaining production machinery
Ensuring high-quality output and smooth-running processes
Troubleshooting issues to keep downtime to a minimum
Keeping things clean, safe, and efficient on the shop floor
💪 What You Bring:
Experience working with production machinery
A keen eye for detail and quality
A proactive approach to safety and efficiency
A team-player attitude and solid work ethic
🌟 Why You’ll Love It Here:
4-day working week (or overtime on the 5th day if you want it).
25 days annual leave, with the option to purchase up to 5 additional days
Additional holiday entitlement linked to length of service
Health Care Plan
Life assurance at twice your annual salary
Birthday Half-Day Off – a small way we celebrate you
Perks Card - Giving you discount of 1000's of local outlets.
and so much more!
About the role
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Take personal responsibility for safety; ultimately ensuring that you go home safe everyday whilst training to become a flexible operative across a range of workstations to produce paving and walling products to the highest quality standard.
As a key member of the team become proficient in all aspects of operations
Use and learn the tools of the Learn management system to drive continuous improvement in productivity whilst maintaining quality of output.
Support maintenance tasks, during machine down time, planned maintenance and with routine maintenance tasks.
Troubleshooting - respond quickly to conditions that adversely impact operations through communication with shift team leader and working to resolve issues.
Comply with AG Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) Policies & Procedures, safe systems of work and legislative requirements. Report improvements using AG's Engage Software
Ensure that HSEQ risk are eliminated or controlled during all activities, completing production and pre-use HSEQ checks as required.
Ensure product meets the requirements quality standard, maintain supporting records throughout the production process.
Maintain a clean and tidy work area, ensuring housekeeping is kept at the required high standard
Any other duties commensurate with the role and within capabilities.
The above list is not exhaustive but aims to provide a broad range of key accountabilities of the post.
What you will need
Required criteria
- Medically fit to undertake the physical requirements of the job.
- Previous experience of working in a fast paced manufacturing environment.
- Computer Literate
- Adherence and appreciation for H&S litigation and general housekeeping standards
- Reliable. Works well on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Ability to meet production deadlines
- Experience of effective communication to team members
- Can travel to and from work areas as and when required.
- Available to respond to production problems outside of normal hours
Desired criteria
- Previous experience of concrete products manufacturing
- Previous experience of quality control
- At least 1 year's previous forklift, driving experience preferably within a busy manufacturing environment
- Previous experience in routine and preventative maintenance programmes
AG Paving and Building Products
Established 65 years ago AG Paving and Building Products Limited is a renowned and respected designer, developer, manufacturer and distributor of best in class walling, paving and facing brick for the commercial and domestic markets across the UK and Ireland. In Britain our products are sold through Builders Merchants, whilst in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland we sell through our own wholly-owned outlets as well as a number of other carefully chosen retail partners and Builders Merchants.
Since our establishment 65 years ago at AG Paving and Building Products Limited, we have sought to provide opportunities for our team to build careers – rather than just hold down a job. Our people matter to us. We care about their wellbeing and we want to see them become the very best they can be. We are delighted that many of our employees have been with us for considerable periods and, as a result of their commitment and our support, many have moved through the ranks to management level and beyond.
Our benefits
We provide tailored personal development plans and hands-on support from experienced mentors to ensure our team members can flourish in whatever part of the business they are employed. Within modern day construction there are fantastic opportunities for those with backgrounds in technology, engineering, marketing and sales as well as traditional manufacturing skills.