Production Operator Duxford, England
Huntsman
Full Time
Duxford, England
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Job Description:
12-month Fixed Term Contract
Huntsman is currently recruiting for Production Cell Operators for our chemical manufacturing site in Duxford, Cambridge on a 12 month fixed term contract basis as a result of increased demand.
As a flexible and motivated team member, you will work a three-shift system operating plant equipment and chemical processes safely and efficiently to maximise production output. You will be trained to use a wide range of processing equipment, varying from planetary mixers to reaction vessels to manufacture our high-performance adhesives.
Additionally, as the Production Operator, you will:
- Ensure that day to day work is carried out in a safe manner and all near misses, incidents and accidents are reported/investigated.
- Operate plant machinery to manufacture and pack products following standard operating procedures and working in a safe and efficient manner.
- Complete all related documentation accurately and provide suitable handover to on-coming shifts.
- Setting up batches, checking, weighing, and adding materials and physically moving batch materials where required.
- Clean vessels and machinery between campaigns to ensure no cross-contamination of product and/or materials to subsequent batches.
- Work as part of a team to ensure targets are met whilst maintaining quality standards and maximising efficiency.
- Report plant maintenance work requirements to minimise downtime and cost.
- Keep workstation clean, tidy and organised in line with the 5S approach.
- Identify areas for improvement and/or cost savings.
Requirements:
- Strong attention to detail.
- Strong numerical ability with GCSE Maths and English. Chemistry or a technical qualification is advantageous.
- Experience in a manufacturing process environment is essential, with experience in the chemical industry is advantageous.
- FLT Licence or the capacity to learn.
- Excellent team worker able to adapt to changing priorities.
- Computer literate.
- This role is physically demanding requiring a certain amount of manual handling and ability to carry/lift variety of items.
Working Hours: Monday – Friday, 40 hrs per week. 6am-2pm, 2pm – 10pm, 10- 6am for which you will receive a shift premium.
Huntsman offers a competitive benefits package, including a defined contribution pension scheme, private healthcare, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a non-contractual Incentive Compensation Scheme.
About Huntsman:
Huntsman Corporation is a publicly traded global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated and specialty chemicals with 2019 revenues of approximately $7 billion. Our chemical products number in the thousands and are sold worldwide to manufacturers serving a broad and diverse range of consumer and industrial end markets. We operate more than 70 manufacturing, R&D and operations facilities in approximately 30 countries and employ approximately 9,000 associates within our four distinct business divisions. For more information about Huntsman, please visit the company's website at www.huntsman.com.
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Additional Locations:
Huntsman
www.huntsman.com
The Woodlands, United States
Peter R. Huntsman
$5 to $10 billion (USD)
5001 to 10000 Employees
Company - Public
Chemical Manufacturing
1970
