Wire & Tapes Operator

The Best Connection are recruiting for a wiring and tapes operative for our long time client in Redditch. The role offers shifts Monday - Thursday 8:00 - 16:30pm and a 15:00pm finish on a Friday. Long term, temp to perm positions for the right candidates!

• Full-time (08:00 - 16:30, finish 15:00 on Friday) setter/operator in a Redditch manufacturing company.
• £14.00 per hour.
• Working with tight-tolerance materials requiring patience, focus, and steady hands.
• Setting and operating small rolling and bonding mills to achieve highly accurate tolerances.
• Operating slitting (shearing) machines, ensuring precise and steady results.
• Calculating lengths and quantities of strips with the aid of both Excel and mental arithmetic.
• The company appreciates this is a niche industry, so full and comprehensive training will be given to the right candidate.
• Supporting other production activities, predominantly in rolled products but elsewhere in the factory if required.

• Takes a calm and collected approach, driven by working with small fine detail.
• High mechanical understanding (will be tested in the interview).
• Looking for a long-term position (training lasts 6 - 12 months).
• Familiar with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) and ideally has experience with ERP systems like SAP. (Maths, Excel will be tested in the interview).
• Receptive to working overtime at short notice (after 16:30, or Saturday mornings).
• Comfortable with being trained on and using numerous machines on a daily basis.

• Weekly pay and on-line payslips
• 28 days paid Annual Leave pro-rate for PAYE
• Optional personal accident insurance.
• 'Perks at Work'

The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.