JOB TITLE Technical Machine Operator
Reporting to: Production Manager
Working with: Production, Maintenance and Quality Teams
Hours of work: 38.75 per week Monday Friday
About Us:
Bloc Blinds is an award-winning and highly innovative company that has redefined expectations within a traditionally conventional industry. Based in Magherafelt, the business has built an international reputation for design excellence, product innovation and a relentless focus on enhancing everyday living.
What does this role contribute to the Company?
As our Technical Machine Operator, you will be responsible for safely setting up, operating and monitoring production machinery to manufacture products consistently, efficiently and to the required quality standard. The role combines hands-on machine operation with accurate process control, basic fault-finding, quality checks and production recording, while supporting a safe, organised and continuously improving manufacturing environment.
What we will ask of you:
- Set up & Calibration, operate and shut down production machinery in line with standard operating procedures, work instructions and planned production requirements.
- Load materials and components correctly, select or confirm the appropriate machine settings and complete changeovers with minimal disruption.
- Monitor machine performance throughout the shift, including cycle times, output, quality, waste and downtime.
- Carry out in-process quality checks using appropriate measuring equipment and verify that finished work meets product specifications.
- Identify and respond to faults, check for mechanical errors, jams, abnormal noise, wear or process variation; complete safe first-line troubleshooting to help keep lines moving efficiently.
- Perform routine checks but know when to escalate equipment faults, recurring defects, material shortages and safety concerns promptly to the supervisor, maintenance or quality team.
- Complete routine operator care, cleaning and basic preventative maintenance checks to keep equipment in safe and effective working order.
- Accurately record production output, scrap, downtime, quality results and other required information using paper-based or digital systems.
- Follow health and safety requirements, risk controls, lock-off procedures and PPE rules; never bypass guards, interlocks or other safety devices.
- Maintain a clean, organised workstation and support 5S, waste reduction and continuous improvement activity.
- Work flexibly across production areas, support colleagues and assist with packing, labelling, material movement or secondary assembly when required.
- Participate in training and demonstrate competence before operating machinery without supervision.
What we are looking for:
Essential
- Experience operating machinery or automated equipment in a manufacturing or production environment.
- Mechanical aptitude with the ability to complete machine set-up, adjustments and basic fault-finding following training.
- Ability to follow specifications, recognise defects and complete accurate quality checks.
- Comfortable using measurements, production figures and basic calculations.
- Able to use touchscreen systems, scanners or simple production data-entry systems.
- Clear communicator who can report faults, hand over information and work effectively in a team.
- Reliable, safety-conscious, quality-focused and willing to learn new processes.
- Able to read and follow standard operating procedures, technical instructions and visual work instructions.
- Experience with automated machinery, lean manufacturing, 5S or basic preventative maintenance.
Desirable:
- Relevant manufacturing, engineering or technical qualification
What will we do for you?
In return we will offer a competitive salary along with the following benefits:
- Health & care benefits
- Employee discount
- Cycle Scheme
- Tech Scheme
- Refer-a-Friend scheme
- Regular employee appreciation events and staff engagement days to strengthen teamwork and company culture
- Health & wellbeing support
- On-site parking
- Training and development opportunities
- Pension scheme
- Medicash Health Plan
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Closing date for Applications Friday 27th November 2026.
Skills:Technical Machine Operator Machine Operator Automated equipment
Benefits:Paid Holidays Parking Pension Fund
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