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Workshop Operations Team Member – Materials Preparation and Packing
Location: Huntingdon
Salary: Competitive
A supplier of high-quality metals and materials, Goodfellow specialises in the research and development sectors with a strong focus on science and industry. Their technical teams have worked on materials that have contributed to scientific breakthroughs in nuclear fusion, the fight against COVID-19, and have been used in probes that have travelled through space as far as Saturn.
The Role
Specific Materials Preparation and Packing
- Prepare and package a variety of materials for delivery to customers
- Identifying the order requirement from stock
- Selecting pre-cut or packaged materials
- Measuring, weighing and cutting of various materials to a specified size and tolerance
- Ensuring product is safely and securely packaged using the correct label and suitable packaging
- Despatching materials via courier and collection scheduling
Operations Team Member
- Keeping the work environment safe and tidy
- Ensuring that all tasks are performed to the required standard and quality to meet both internal and external customer requirements.
- Updating stock quantities via internal stock management systems
- Confirming and checking order details
- Maintaining and storing stock to a safe and accurate standard
- Flexibility within the team is a key requirement. Must be prepared to work where requested to meet the needs of the customer.
- Document processes and procedures for new or newly revised product designs.
- Identify and communicate opportunities to improve processes in support of efforts to increase standardisation, reduce costs, reduce cycle times and improve safety
- Set up and operate equipment to produce products that meet customer specifications.
- Test and inspect parts against requirements.
- Provide training to new and existing staff as needed.
Skills & Qualifications
- Ability to follow verbal and/or written technical instructions.
- Ability to read, understand and follow safety procedures and general instructions
- Attention to detail and quality
- Methodical approach to tasks
- Care and patience towards dealing with fragile and delicate materials
- Experience of using computer systems
- Proactive and positive attitude
- Willingness to take on new ways of working and prepared to be open to flexibility and training into all areas within the production environment.
- Strong communication and team working skills
- Ability to retrieve field information, such as dimensions and angles, without supervision.
- Ability to interpret and follow sketches and patterns for cutting and fabricating.
- Basic knowledge of metals, materials, polymers or ceramics is an advantage
Additional Information
- This is a full-time post of 37.5 hours per week worked at agreed times between 8:00am and 4:00pm Monday to Friday.
- Salary Basic salary, dependant on experience; Production operates a Skills Award Framework where Operations Team Members can be trained in additional functions to their core role, which will attract an enhancement to their basic salary.
Benefits
- Company Healthcare
- Company pension (5% company contribution)
- Company Sick Pay
- 22 days Annual Leave, rising to 25
- Free car parking
- Free tea and coffee
- Social events during the year
