In the course of a vacancy, we are offering the following 2 positions within the Papermaking Department of WEPA UK as Papermaking Operator (PMO).
Your responsibilities:
1. Adhere to health and safety policies, procedures, and safe systems of work, including the use of PPE and reporting near misses.
2. Ensure compliance with quality procedures to maintain product standards.
3. Assist the PM Lead in the safe and efficient operation of the paper machine.
4. Operate and monitor the papermaking process from Wet End to Reel End, including auxiliary systems.
5. Perform blade changes, reel dressing, reel changes, core loading, and housekeeping activities.
6. Conduct Wet End daily testing requirements and support product quality testing.
7. Ensure correct product quality data is recorded and maintained.
8. Support delivery of the production plan by ensuring timely and accurate machine bookings within the system.
9. Monitor and manage machine efficiency (ME), sheet breaks, and waste levels.
10. Providing accurate and complete information to the incoming shift through shift handover is key to the role
11. Support EAM maintenance routines completion and assist with operational checks.
Your profile:
12. Experience operating industrial production machinery, ideally within papermaking or continuous manufacturing environments.
13. Strong understanding of machine efficiency, downtime management, and production processes.
14. Ability to monitor and maintain product quality specifications.
15. Good organisational skills with the ability to manage production bookings and reporting accurately.
16. Strong problem-solving ability and a practical, hands-on approach to operational challenges.
17. Work Ethic: Ability to work under pressure, prioritise tasks, and maintain a positive, proactive attitude.
18. Commitment to health, safety, quality, and environmental standards.
19. Good communication skills to support effective shift handovers and team coordination.
20. Ownership & Flexibility: A sense of responsibility with a flexible approach to meet operational demands.
We offer:
Our employees are an important key to our success. We offer you a responsible and varied job with sufficient freedom to work independently in an open and communicative team. Deadline for all applications is Friday 22nd May 2026.