Production Operative

Location

Grays, Essex | United Kingdom

Job description

A leading chemicals business based in Grays, Essex is recruiting for a Production Operative to join its team a permanent basis. As their Production Operative, you will play an important role in the fuel blending facility (lower-tier COMAH site) producing bespoke fuel blends – servicing the downstream oil majors, automotive and motorsport industries.

The Production Operative is required to work a 3-rolling shift pattern.

Production Operative responsibilities

• Undertake site operations ensuring safe, efficient, accurate and correct execution/administration of:

- Tanker receipts and despatches

- Blending and product movement operations

- Decants

- Housekeeping standards (including waste fuel handing, general tidiness, stock rotation)

- Equipment care standards (equipment husbandry and use of MRS)

• Work with team leader to execute daily and weekly blending plan though:

- Communication of progress

- Provide immediate response to blending issues during day to day operations

- Identification of operational efficiencies and opportunities within the production plan

• Undertake appointed role within the ERP

• Act as appointed fire marshal

• Assist in other scheduled and ad-hoc activities to ensure the smooth and efficient operation

of the site

Production Operative requirements

• Previous working knowledge of working in a similar role – blending chemicals in large quantities.
• Experience working on a COMAH site would be highly advantageous.
• Understanding of process safety and alarm management.
• Practical experience in the use of computerised supply chain management and stock systems.
• Aptitude for literacy and numeracy in order to read and understand and then execute instructions as per written works order documentation.
• Ability to translate written operational instructions to practical execution of plant machinery and equipment.

Salary up to £34k (inc. shift premium) + excellent company benefits.

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