Production Machine Operator

Company: Technique Recruitment Solutions Ltd
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Location: North Wootton
Job Description:

Technique Recruitment Solutions is a specialist Engineering & Manufacturing recruitment company, working with our client, who is a long-established worldwide non-food manufacturing company based in Norwich. They are seeking non-food manufacturing Production Machine Operatives / Service Operators for a variety of different shifts, listed below. They are seeking suitably experienced candidates from a previous manufacturing background; this will be ongoing full time-temp-to-perm work.

If your skills, experience, and qualifications match those in this job overview, do not delay your application.

  • To be responsible for running the Production Machines in a safe manner and in line with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) to ensure that the machines are continually operating correctly and achieving optimum performance in terms of quality and output.
  • To start and stop machines as required in a safe manner and attend to minor breakdowns on machinery escalating issues where appropriate to Setters or Maintenance personnel.
  • Packing, Labelling, and Palletising of product in line with the SOPs relating to specific lines and products.
  • Carrying out quality checks; involving hourly inspection of the product, quarantining and back checking components and completing associated documentation. Where there is poor quality found; restarting production to the correct standards.
  • Running machinery and attending to remedial line stoppages, minimising downtime throughout the shift.
  • Safely starting and stopping injection moulding machines and auxiliary assembly equipment as per SOPs when required.
  • Carry out Barrel Purges on injection moulding machines.
  • Responding to emergency oil and water leaks/bursts on machinery ensuring the appropriate procedure is followed for stopping the machine depending on the severity of the leak before informing a Setter or member of the Maintenance Team and assisting with the clean-up.
  • Collecting materials and continually fill the hoppers throughout the shift as required.
  • Emptying waste bins and recycling and weighing scrap.
  • General housekeeping activities and ensuring the work area is kept clean and tidy.
  • Completing log books with BOM (Bill of Materials) details.
  • Recording production in the respective log books and for new works orders on the new sheet.
  • Recording traceability information in log books.
  • Recording any machine issues in the log books.
  • Passing any comments related to the efficiency of the line on to the on-coming shift.
  • Ensuring all stoppages and new orders are recorded on BARCO.
  • Providing stand-in relief cover for other Process or Service Operators for tea and meal breaks.
  • Carry out resort and box making activities when instructed.
  • Any other responsible duties as required by the Team Leader that falls within the scope of this role and the department.

  • Some previous manufacturing/production experience is required.

  • Training given.
  • Full-time ongoing work
  • Free onsite parking
  • Subsidised canteen
  • Progression
  • Company pension
  • Wellbeing portal post probation

Several different shift patterns available – Rotating weekly shifts of wk 1 Monday to Friday Days – & wk 2 Monday to Friday Lates – 14 Not one or the other but a weekly rotating shift pattern) OR *Monday to Friday Nights 22 OR *Rolling shift pattern: 2 days 06.00 – 18.00 and then 2 nights 18.00 – 06.00, then 4 days off. So it is 4 x 12-hour shifts on a rolling 4-day pattern. – Initially on a three-month probation with the likelihood of longer-term roles becoming available in this time frame. – The roles are paid weekly. Technique-Recruitment Solutions Ltd is a proud equal opportunities employer, dedicated and specialist in the engineering and manufacturing industries. xwwtmva – These vacancies are being advertised on behalf of Technique-Recruitment Solutions Ltd, who are operating as an employment business and employment agency.

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Posted: October 21st, 2026