Production Assistant

We are looking for a reliable and detail-focused Production Operator to join our busy surface coatings facility in Milton Keynes. This is an excellent opportunity to join a global manufacturing business, with the potential for a permanent position after 12 weeks. This role operates on a rotating shift pattern, and candidates must be willing to work both shifts

We offer

• Competitive rates of pay

• Shift allowance after 12 weeks

• Enhanced Pension contributions

• Generous annual leave entitlement

• Life assurance

• Cycle to work scheme

• Access to 24 hour online GP

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Fresh fruit on site

• Opportunity to secure a permanent position after a successful 12-week temporary period.

Your Responsibilities

• Emptying the wash lines, ensuring that all customer parts are appropriately matched with their respective route cards, and that the parts are correctly stored ready for batching.

• Ensuring that any damage spotted, to tools is immediately communicated to supervisors/managers.

• Storing of parts and documentation in a safe and secure manner.

• Correctly deciphering route cards, Part forms, specifications and engineering drawings ensuring: coating type, tool type, material, line quantities, correct delivery dates, are used to correctly create production batches to the production plan and to Oerlikon Balzers Standards for coating operations. Notification & documentation of any discrepancies or damage to supervision and customer services.

• Placing tools and parts onto coating fixtures, adhering to process documentation, Oerlikon & Customer requirements; ensuring safe handling methods with no scope for tool damage.

• Loading batches safely, and operation of all coating equipment and vacuum chambers as deemed appropriate by supervision and to the defined Oerlikon standards

• Receive, unpack and inspect customer parts.

• Prepare components for the surface coating process.

• Follow all health, safety and quality procedures.

• Keep work areas clean, organised and safe.

• Carry out basic equipment checks and report any faults.

• Work with colleagues to ensure customer delivery deadlines are met.

• Support continuous improvement and housekeeping activities (5S).

• Communicate any production, quality or safety concerns to your supervisor.

Your Profile

• Experience of working in a busy production environment

• Strong eye for detail/accuracy

• Excellent communication skills

• Good IT/Computer skills

• Experience of following quality standards/carrying out quality checks would be advantageous.

• Ability to read engineering drawings is desirable but not necessary

• Ability to follow Health and safety standards

• Willing and able to work shifts

Can you identify with this position and are you looking for a new challenge? Then we are eager to meet you! Please apply online.

Contact

Pamela Dodd

Pamela.Dodd@oerlikon.com