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Thomas Professional

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Production Operative

United Kingdom

Thomas Professional

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Hours
Full Time
Posted
1 day ago
Salary
£13.04 - 16.54 - Hour
Recruiter
Thomas Professional
Closes
19 Jun 2026
Course
No
Recruiter Type
Direct Employer

Description

Production Operative - Salary £30,735

Rumney Cardiff CF3

Permanent: Monday - Friday - no weekends

Thomas Professional are currently working with a leading manufacturing company who are looking to expand their team by taking on a Machine/ Production Operative in Rumney Cardiff.

Shift Pattern

3 Shift - Monday to Friday

Week 1: 6.00am – 2.00pm

Week 2: 2.00pm to 10.00pm

Week 3: 10.00pm – 6.00am

Shift allowance is 10% for afternoon shifts, and 30% for nights.

There are multiple roles available with various shift patterns

Plenty of overtime available.

You will be responsible for setting and operating machinery, ensuring products are produced to a high standard, quality checking all products you have produced. You will manage speeds and feeds of materials, carrying out changeovers on machinery and ensuring you follow health and safety guidelines.

Benefits:

Salary: £30,735

Pay increases with experience, there are 4 pay levels for this role and plenty of progression routes to supervisory positions in multiple departments

Yearly bonus up to 10% of annual salary based on company performance

Monday to Friday shifts, no weekends, but weekend overtime is available

Permanent, stable role within a growing organisation during an exciting period of expansion

32 days holiday including bank hols – 2 days to be saved per year to have a 2 week Christmas shutdown

Death in Service scheme

Pension, 4% employee + 5% employer

Company Events and long Service Awards, award given from 5 years on in 5 year increments

Free Parking

Free Uniforms, free tea and coffee

Production Operative Duties:

Setting and operating machinery

Work to technical drawings with the minimal supervision

Produce products to the highest standards - output and quality

Carry out changeovers on machines

Manage speeds and feeds

Inspection/gauging of machined components

Compliance with all EH&S and company procedures

Production Operative Essential Experience:

Experience within a Production/ Machine Operator position in an engineering or manufacturing environment

Ability to carrying out complete and partial changeovers

Understanding of speeds and feeds based on materials; controls; programming; safety and tooling

Able to communicate at all levels and work effectively as part of a team, as well as independently and with minimal supervision

Ability to work on multiple tasks and to tight deadlines

Ability to achieve production and quality targets

Positive and flexible can-do attitude

If you are interested and have the relevant experience, please apply with an up-to-date copy of your CV. As champions of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, THOMAS Professional commit to reviewing applications we receive with complete fairness and equality.

At THOMAS Professional, we are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we’ll be happy to accommodate your needs.

THOMAS Professional is acting as an agency on behalf of the client for this position. xjnqpsq

THOMAS Professional is proud to be a corporate member of the REC, the recruitment industry's leading professional body.

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Ad ID: 5418204851

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