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Senior Production Operator

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Sector:: Engineering Professionals
Job Type:: Permanent
Location:: England
Area:: Lancashire
Town:: Radcliffe, Borough of Bury
Salary:: £34,700 per annum
Posted:: 21 Oct 2025
Job Ref:: SJN/SnrProOp

Our client, based in Radcliffe, require a Lead Process Operative.

Lead Production Operative

They are leaders in their sector, producing paper products for blue chip consumer goods. They offer excellent holiday, pension & regular overtime as part of the package.

Process Operative: Main Duties:

1. Managing the "cooking" process of the raw materials.

2. Loading the raw material in to the process machines.

3. Start up & Shut down of the machinery

4. Ensuring safe & efficient running of the manufacturing process.

5. Full training given.

You will need a minimum of 2 years manufacturing / process experience.

Hours of work: Average 38.5 hours per week.
Working Days & Nights including some weekends. Flexibility is needed to follow a continental shift pattern.
7 DAYS OFF EVERY 4 WEEKS.

What they are looking for in candidates:

Qualifications / Skills/ Experience:

Experience of working in a manual, process driven manufacturing company such as:

Food industry.
FMCG environment.
Chemical Industry.

Used to strict health & safety processes at all times.

Salary / Hourly Rates:
£34,700 pa plus overtime.
Overtime available.

Benefits Package:
Excellent pension plan - Up to 8% matched by the employer.
7 days holiday every 4 weeks worked.
Opportunity to prrogress to Team Leader role (£47K).

How to apply for the Process Operator role:

Ambitek is a specialist recruiter in Manufacturing, Production and the Engineering sectors.
We recruit for blue collar and white-collar roles, covering a variety of roles from cnc machinists, Welders, Platers, Fitters, Maintenance engineers, Inspectors, Mechanical fitters, Sheet Metal Workers through to Sales Engineers, Design Engineers, Production and Planning roles and management positions.
If this role does not suite, please get in touch and we may be able to find something suitable.

Please note that if you have applied for a role but do not meet the criteria outlined above, we will not be able to take your cv forward to the next stage and due to the volume of applicants we may not be able to respond to all applicants. If you haven’t heard from us within 48 hours you will have been unsuccessful.

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