Material Loader

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen to join a world leading global organisation. Our client is currently looking to recruit a Material Loader (Flexi) for their Trafford Park site. This role is a 20-hr contract, which means you would always be paid for 20 hoursregardless but there is the opportunity to pick up more hours most weeks. The hourly rate for Material Loading is £12.88ph for Mon-Fri shifts and £14.81ph for weekend shifts.This role is to work on a fully flexible shift pattern 24/7 across both weekdays and weekends.MATERIAL LOADER PROFILEThe Material Loader role is a very hands-on, active role and would suit candidates who are used to working in a busy environment, who are confident in prioritising workloads and adapting workloads with changing business demands. The Material Loader is responsiblefor carrying out general line operations according to planned operational requirements to safely deliver a continuous supply of packaging materials to the production line equipment. As a core member of the operations team, the Material Loader plays an importantrole in maintaining line safety and will identify process or line issues to leaders. Operational Activities:

• Material Availability -Provides a continuous supply of appropriate packaging materials from storage areas to equipment as per 5S standards and SOPs.
• Waste & Recycling- Ensures segregation and removal of waste into appropriate recycling streams.
• Cleaning- Performs initial equipment inspection and cleaning as per SOPs. Will alert team leaders to potential sources of contamination and dirt identified in inaccessible places.
• Quality- Monitors quality against set standards and reports any product and packaging faults. Detects process abnormalities quickly and takes emergency action to prevent them.
• Administration- Conducts effective hand-over activities and accurately records events that have occurred during shift.
• Safety- Full knowledge and understanding of all safe practices and systems relevant to the Sourcing Unit and the legal responsibility placed upon individuals. Must actively contribute to the safe working environment.
• Workplace Hazards -Full knowledge of workplace and hazards within it. Utilise appropriate safety and environmental procedures for people, processes, materials, products and equipment relevant to the task.
• Environment- Reduce costs due to waste and minimise impact to health, safety and the environment through working to eliminate waste and through the correct handling of waste and hazardous materials. Must actively contribute to an eco-efficientenvironment.
• Continuous Improvement -An awareness of how to use performance measures to identify and prioritise losses in production area; provides description of problems and can provide monitoring of process or line issues.
• Teamwork- Must be a good team member capable of working within a highly effective team; responsible, supportive, and reliable.
• Communication- Can adequately communicate issues relating to safety and can provide operational observations and inputs to support decision makers by team leaders.
• Physical Ability- Material loaders require a level of agility to move quickly between workstations, ascend and descend steps often carrying loads. Assembly and control operations also require a level of hand eye coordination and fingerdexterity. Monitoring and Quality assurance tasks require an adequate level of sight and smell.

Experience Required:ESSENTIAL:

• Applicant must be a committed team worker with a strong sense of responsibility and good attention to detail.
• Effective communication skills and an agile mind.

PREFERRED / DESIRABLE:

• Experience of industries such as hospitality, high volume packaging, FMCG is desirable but not essential.
• IT Skills - competent in the use of Microsoft Office; Excel and Word programmes is preferred.

Other Requirements:Must be flexible within pattern of shift work to accommodate factory shutdowns, training courses etc. Professional Qualifications:National qualifications in Reading and Comprehension, Writing and Mathematics. This will support recording of data and general teamwork skills with emphasis on good communication.