Northwood

Are you technically and mechanically minded, and ready to play a key "roll" in producing high-quality tissue and kitchen towels? You may see many of our brands in your local supermarket, and you may even have some of them in your home! Imagine being a key part of making that happen. Join our talented production team and operate our state-of-the-art machinery in a fast-paced and exciting environment. About the Role In this full time Machine Operator role, you will ensure the smooth operation of our rewinder machines, performing checks and ensuring quality meets specifications. The shift pattern is 4-on-4off (2 night shifts from 6pm to 6am, 2 day shifts from 6am to 6pm, and then four days off). Periodically, you will need make minor adjustments to ensure accuracy, referring to your job cards and complete documentation correctly. To ensure zero harm, you will need to conduct pre-use lifting and equipment guarding checks, maintain housekeeping standards, and submit monthly safety observations. We are passionate about continuous improvement, and it is crucial that our colleagues seek out opportunities for cost savings where possible, sharing any great ideas you have. Please be mindful that this working environment can encounter high temperatures, especially during hot spells of weather, and you will come across dust from the tissue fibres. However, we have put fantastic measures in place to provide a safe working space, and we are committed to zero harm. Benefits Company pension Life assurance Free company products Free on-site parking Food, retail, holidays, cinema, and gyms discounts Wellness programmes, including Employee Assistance Program and OnDemand GP service Free early access to pay scheme Salary sacrifice schemes Employee referral scheme Requirements What we need from you: Technical and mechanical mindset, to enable you to set up our machines correctly and efficiently identify any faults to minimise/avoid downtime. Experience in a fast-paced FMCG Production environment would be fantastic, particularly with large tissue or paper rewinders. Critical thinking with an inquisitive mindset (i.e. confidence to challenge) will go a long way. Ideally, you will have previous experience operating a Converting Line within the tissue or paper industry. If not, we are still open to hearing from candidates from within the Food sector or other FMCG environments.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Forklift Driver to join our team based in Oldham. We're looking for someone with a FLT Counterbalance and Reach license that can move and record goods with a consistent level of accuracy, and a focus on safety. If this sounds like you, read on to find out more. You will be working Monday to Friday on a rotating shift pattern of 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm. About the Role This Forklift Driver role involves moving goods around our site and warehouses, ensuring all safety requirements are met. You will be responsible for loading and unloading deliveries, and stacking, transporting, and recording various items and pallets for storage and delivery. The main duties and responsibilities of this role include: operating a forklift/reach truck to load, unload, move, and rearrange stock. basic operation of the palletiser system and conveyor. following all site safety rules to maintain a safe working environment, reporting any near misses, incidents, and injuries. carrying-out pre-use safety checks and ensuring accurate records are kept. ensuring 100% accuracy when loading and unloading by checking all products against paperwork. performing daily and weekly cleaning tasks. checking products are labelled correctly and put away in the correct locations and scanning pallets. achieving output targets set through effective teamworking. assisting with stocktakes. providing the correct pallet types required for production orders. Requirements Essential skills: FLT Counterbalance and Reach licence Good communication, numeracy, and literacy skills A team player Ability to work to deadlines Duties involve regular repetitive light, medium, and heavy lifting Desirable skills: RPPT (Ride on Powered Pallet Truck) experience and/or license Experience of using handheld scanners and/or able to understand basic instructions displayed on handheld scanner screens If you have a Counterbalance and Reach FLT licence and experience as a Warehouse Operative, Forklift Operator, Forklift Driver, Reach Truck Driver, or Counterbalance Forklift driver, (use of clamp attachment is desirable) apply for this role today and we will be in touch with the next steps.