General Operative

About the Opportunity:

We have an opportunity for two General Operatives (UK) at Surface Technology, based in East Kilbride, UK with occasional travel to other sites.

What will you do?

The General Operative will report to the Production Manager and where the objective is the production of customer components to recognised Surface Technology standards.

• To ensure efficient, quality, production of customer components
• An understanding of customer requirements, with regards to marked up drawings
• To ensure timely manufacture, despatch and delivery of products to customers, while ensuring internal Process Control sheets are followed, understood and completed
• Provide excellent customer service to all internal and external customers
• Any other reasonable duties
• To be involved in the production of customer components
• To ensure safe handling procedures are observed, when processing parts.
• To ensure all Process Control Sheets are completed and signed
• To ensure all customer directions are followed, from Drawings or DBI’s.
• To ensure that the quality system is adhered to in order to maintain ISO9001.
• Ensure good, orderly housekeeping, in your process area.
• To enable the process of products to meet production scheduling.
• To maintain and comply with the company Health and Safety Policy, including the control of hazardous substances.
• To ensure all Environmental aspects, of your process, adhere to the company ISO 14001 Environmental accreditation.
• To operate a fork lift truck
• To maintain confidentiality at all times within the area of your responsibility.
• Any other duties that you may be called upon to perform by the Management.

What do we look for?

• An awareness of Health and Safety regulations is required
• Fork lift truck licence desirable
• Must have: Production experience
• Desirable: surface finishing experience

What’s in it for you?

• Monday - Friday schedule
• Competitive salary
• 20 days annual leave
• Company contribution pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Competitive Overtime Rates

Who are we?

Surface Technology is a Quaker Houghton company and supports other businesses in the group including NHE, Ultraseal International, Sifco ASC and other Surface Technology sites.