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Driver/finishing operative

Kidderminster
Barton Firtop Engineering Company Limited
Finishing operative
£104,000 - £130,878 a year
Posted: 6 September
Offer description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a self-motivated individual who would like to join a progressing company. This role is based within an established Production department; therefore, a strong team player attitude is essential.

Qualifications, Experience & Skills

* C1 licence and have experience of driving 7.5 tonne and flat bed vehicles essential
* CPC licence preferred but not essential
* FLT Counterbalance B1 licence preferred but not essential
* Experience of dealing with sub-suppliers
* GCSE Grade 5 (equivalent grade C) or higher in Maths & English preferred but not essential

Key Competencies

* Verbal and written communication skills
* Professional personal presentation
* Willingness to be flexible
* Initiative
* Reliability
* Attention to detail

Summary of Job:

* General driving duties delivering to and collecting from various sub suppliers and any other driving duties that are requested
* To ensure goods are cleaned, painted, oiled, fitted with the correct screen/basket, assembled and made ready for final inspection
* On completion of final inspection, to ensure goods are suitable packed, labelled, marked and made ready for despatch
* To undertake general duties, as and when required

Staff relationship:

* Directly responsible to the Charge hand – Assembly and Packing for day-to-day duties
* Functionally responsible to the Works Manager/Production Planning Manager
* Liaises with all internal departments, as appropriate
* Has proactive involvement with internal and external quality audits

Duties and responsibilities:

* Shall be fully committed to the achievement of the company policies and objectives with attention to quality and safety
* Ensuring the safe transportation of any items being delivered to or collected from any of our sub suppliers
* To ensure goods are to an acceptable standard in terms of being substantially free from swarf, deburred, etc. prior to finishing operations
* To ensure that goods are cleaned, painted, oiled, fitted with the correct screen/basket, assembled and made ready for final inspection
* On completion of final inspection, to ensure goods are suitably packed, labelled, marked and made ready for despatch
* Responsible for the maintenance and good housekeeping of the assembly, packing and despatch areas
* To make recommendations, as appropriate, for improvements to existing working practices
* Demonstrate a positive and flexible approach to duties, which may be required from time to time
* Shall undertake reasonable instructions and tasks from senior personnel, commensurate with the nature of the job and in the best interests of the company

Benefits

* Company bonus
* Company pension scheme
* Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
* Life insurance (death in service)
* 23 days holiday (19 floating days, 4 fixed towards Christmas shutdown) +extra service days +Bank Holidays +Birthday Leave (after 2 full calendar years' service)
* Training opportunities
* Free eye tests and contribution towards lenses/spectacles for VDU users, if appropriate
* Social events organised and funded by the company
* Corporate gym discount

Hours of work

Works hours enable flexi-time working, covering a 40-hour week. Flexible start and finish times are available with core hours which must be covered each day. Monday to Thursday covers an 8.5-hour shift with half an hour lunch break and Friday covers a 6-hour shift with no lunch break. You are also entitled to a paid break per day, further details will be given at interview stage.

Company Profile

Barton Firtop Engineering is a competitive designer, manufacturer, and supplier of Strainers, Filters, Separators, Coalescers, and Flame Arresters, predominantly serving the Oil & Gas Industry. We specialise in product design and project management, ensuring on-time delivery of strainer and filtration equipment that meets complex specifications for materials, manufacturing, NDE, documentation, and Quality Control.

Our in-house expertise includes advanced 3D Modelling, Finite Element Analysis (FEA), and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), enabling us to design and certify to ASME VIII, Division 1 and PD5500 pressure vessel codes. We offer both fabricated and highly competitive cast designs.

Barton Firtop operates a custom-built manufacturing plant in Worcestershire (UK), which includes a pipework/vessel fabrication division. Additionally, we wholly own a competitive manufacturing facility in Goa, India, which supplies fully machined and tested cast products sourced from high-quality ISO-approved foundries. Barton Firtop India has been a trusted supplier to worldwide projects via our UK head office for over 20 years.

Please note that Barton Firtop reserves the right to bring forward the closing date of any job vacancy if a suitable number of quality applications are received from which to make a shortlist. Therefore, we recommend applying as soon as possible rather than waiting until the published closing date.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £13.50-£14.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

Benefits:

* Company events
* Company pension
* Life insurance
* On-site parking
* Transport links

Work Location: In person

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