Production Operative

Our client, a highly respected engineering and manufacturing business based in Swavesey, is currently recruiting for a Production Operative to join their Coatings Department on a temp-to-perm basis.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a specialist company working with high-value components for industries including aerospace and medical, offering long-term career prospects and outstanding permanent benefits.

The Role

Working within a fast-paced production environment, you will be responsible for carrying out a variety of coatings production activities while ensuring strict quality and safety standards are maintained.

Duties will include

• Surface preparation including cleaning, blasting and masking/stopping off
• Loading production work using jigs and fixtures
• Preparing coating chambers and testing production loads
• Packing and dispatching finished products
• Carrying out equipment checks and basic maintenance
• Maintaining excellent housekeeping
• Following all company operating procedures and health & safety guidelines

This role involves handling precision-engineered and safety-critical components, so attention to detail is essential.

What We're Looking For

• Previous experience within a manufacturing or production environment
• Comfortable working shifts, including night shifts
• Physically capable of manual handling duties
• Full UK driving licence
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow procedures

Desirable but not essential

• Experience within coatings or engineering production
• Forklift licence
• Basic IT skills

Working Environment

This is a hands-on production role involving industrial equipment, lifting equipment and process chemicals, with some exposure to external conditions.

Pay & Benefits

• £12.71 per hour
• Additional £14 premium paid for night shifts
• Temp-to-perm opportunity with excellent long-term prospects

Once permanent, benefits include

• 8% matched pension contributions
• Free life insurance
• 32 days holiday plus additional long-service holidays
• Basic free healthcare package
• Company bonus scheme paid twice yearly when company profit targets are achieved

If you're looking for a long-term opportunity with a well-established company offering excellent training and career stability, apply today.

The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.