Machine Operative
Listed on 2026-09-29
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Manufacturing / Production
Machine Operator, Manufacturing & Industrial Operations, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Industrial Maintenance
Overview
Machine Operative – starting salary £32,950, rising to £35,683 once trained.
Hours:
3‑shift pattern (6am‑2pm, 2pm‑10pm, 10pm‑6am). We are looking for Machine Operatives to join our team at the Belper site and play a vital role in achieving the business goals of our Packaging division, which produces corrugated packaging solutions for a range of customers in the FMCG, Pharmaceutical, Electronics and Industrial sectors.
Your health and the health and safety of others is our number one priority. You will be accountable for your own health and safety, operating in line with safe systems of work (SSOW) and company procedures, immediately raising any unsafe acts with those concerned and reporting health and safety incidents to management, to ultimately help create a safe working environment for all.
Responsibilities- Accountable for own and others health and safety whilst at work, operating in line with SSOW and company procedures to enable a safe working environment.
- Raise any unsafe acts seen immediately with individual(s) concerned and immediate reporting of health and safety incidents to management.
- Responsible for the operation of machinery to ensure efficiencies are maximised and downtime is minimised.
- Achieve set productivity and performance targets ensuring consistent quality standards are met.
- Ensure that maintenance and cleaning tasks are carried out correctly and in line with the planned maintenance schedule.
- Support and assist with improvement initiatives.
- Puts safety first
- Self‑motivated, positive, enthusiastic
- Good communication skills, both verbal and written
- Good Team Player
- Quality conscious
- Positive approach to multi-skilled working
- Open minded, flexible to challenge and the ability to challenge and be challenged
- Experience working in a production/machine operating environment
- DS Smith pension scheme
- Death in service life assurance
- Company sick pay scheme
- Income protection
- Employee assistance programme
- Occupational Health including physiotherapy, and virtual GP service
- Cycle to work scheme via salary sacrifice
- Shopping discounts
- Electric car scheme via salary sacrifice
- Free eye test and flu vaccines
- Employee recognition scheme
- Opportunities to progress within the business
- 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays
- Discretionary bonus
- Free on‑site car park parking
- On‑site canteen
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