Multi Skilled Operative

  • Reed Specialist Recruitment
  • City, Leeds
  • Sep 16, 2025
Full time Manufacturing

Job Description

A great opportunity has arisen for a hands on operative to join a leading manufacturer who supplies to a variety of electrical and utility industries.

Job Description:

  • Sanding/rubbing and masking of paintwork on industrial equipment and other products
  • Preparing stencils/jigs
  • Painting markings on products
  • Use of hand tools
  • Ensuring adherence to quality processes and procedures
  • Maintain and adhere to Company Health and Safety standards
  • General housekeeping duties within the factory site both internal and external to maintain high standards of housekeeping and reporting any issues
  • General factory tasks as instructed
  • Ensuring tasks are completed on time in line with production targets
  • Communicating with colleagues

Beneficial Skills / Qualifications:

  • Full training will be provided
  • Reliable
  • Good attention to detail
  • Hands on experience of working within a manufacturing environment
  • Ability to carry out tasks and instructions requested by Supervisors
  • Have good written and verbal communication skills
  • Understanding the importance of working as a team to achieve productivity standards/targets
  • Ideally experience of working within a continuous improvement environment
  • Have a 'Can do' attitude with the ability to work unsupervised using own initiative
  • Flexible approach and a willingness to work across other areas of the factory
  • Be professional and possess a polite and positive attitude
  • Physically Fit

Salary and benefits:

  • Salary negotiable
  • 25 days holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays
  • Profit Share scheme (paid qtrly)
  • Two paid breaks
  • Nine-day fortnight (37.5 hrs) Every other Friday off
  • Canteen facility
  • 3 x salary death in service
  • Healthcare scheme and employee assistance programme
  • 4 weeks full pay paternity/maternity leave
  • Pension
  • Parking on site