Production Operative sought to join the newly formed environmentally friendly Wood briquettes team at our client’s established biomass-fuelled 2.6MW generation plant in Eccleshall, Stafford. Our client is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Biomass plant and reuse waste heat from the plant to produce log briquettes, a replacement for coal and charcoal for domestic and commercial use sold in retail and garage outlets.

Job Description:

• Set up the log press
• Working on a team of two on the production line within a busy plant environment
• Monitor performance of screw presses
• Ensure automated bunding and strap machine is working to meet production targets
• Removing pallets of hot logs into cooling store using the FLT
• Returning cooled logs of pallets to wrapping machine for wrapping before storing for onward sale using FLT

The Person:

• The Applicant should have experience from a production operative environment
• Some mechanical handling or practical experience in conveyors and running process machines including changing strap cartridges, film material, labels would be advantageous
• Ability to perform basic maintenance is essential
• You will be numerate and literate and a team player (3 in a shift rota, 2 on rest days)
• 3 shift patterns of 8 hours - 6-2, 2-10, 10-6
• Ability to drive a FLT with current valid license
• You will be a reliable individual, a good team player but happy to work on your own with a willingness to learn and have an interest in clean renewable energy
• Due to the location of the plant you will need to be car owner/driver, they are not located near a public transport route.

Benefits:

• Base salary £26,400, additional earning potential to £33K if the production target is achieved - 10,000 logs per annum as a team.
• Full training programme of 12 weeks for new employees
• Salary paid on 220 shifts period per year, with 175 shifts rostered per year and 45 shift for providing maintenance and shift cover for colleagues
• Shift Pattern: 6 days on, 4 days off with a weekly average of 29.6 hours per week
• 7 weeks paid holiday allowance
• 3 weeks scheduled Preventative Planned Maintenance (PPM) x 7 per year
• Remaining shifts to cover for team members on holiday as required (still paid if not required to cover)
• Monthly or quarterly production target bonus
• Nest Pension scheme
• Free onsite parking
• No entitlement to carry forward annual leave

Production Operative – Log Line
Ecceshall, Staffordshire
£26,400 starting salary to £33,000 which includes production target bonuses + benefits

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