Job Description:

NIGHT SHIFT CUT & CREASE MACHINE MINDER - CARTONS

COMMUTABLE FROM BEDFORDSHIRE / HERTFORDSHIRE / CAMBRIDGESHIRE / BUCKINGHAMSHIRE / NORTHAMPTONSHIRE

HOURLY RATE: £20 PER HOUR + 25% Shift Premium (£25 Per Hour) + Overtime Available + Pension

WORKING HOURS - 38HRS - 4 SHIFTS PER WEEK: Monday to Wednesday - 4pm till 3am
Thursday - 4pm till 9pm

Our client is a privately owned, well-established and profitable manufacturer of printed folded cartons for the food sector. They are currently looking for a Cut & Crease Machine Minder to join their production department, working on a Night Shift.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proven recent and significant experience of setting up and running blanking
• Proven ability to train and mentor other minders
• Able to demonstrate potential to act as Lead / Supervisor, or previous supervisory / lead experience
• Ensure the quality of cut and creased work and compliance with the company ISO 9001:2015, OHSAS18001, ISO14001, BRC and any other standards and operating procedures which become applicable to the company in the future
• Obtain the best possible production levels at all times
• Vary overtime working hours to optimise production
• Ensure that the relevant cutting and creasing machine is maintained, kept clean and efficiently run
• Liaise regularly with the Production Manager and planner to ensure the most efficient production within the overall production plan
• Ensure that the machine is fully operational at all times
• Make every effort to restart production when the machine is not operational
• Work with the Production Manager, assist in training other operatives, and / or machine assistants, to provide adequate cover and make a bigger contribution on the machine
• In liaison with the Production Manager, become experienced on the other cutting and creasing machines to provide adequate cover as and when required
• Liaising with the Chief Engineer with regard to breakdown and planned maintenance
• For unprinted work, liaise with the Board Warehouseman with regard to the availability and priority of board
• Achieve agreed targets for waste levels
• Ensure the Production Manager, or delegate, is kept fully informed
• Achieve weekly and monthly agreed production targets
• Minimal numbers of customer complaints and rejections because of wrong or bad cutting and creasing

Requirements:

• Recent, relevant and proven machine minder experience, specifically in Bobst 102 or 142 Flatbed die cutting
• Ability to understand and carry out instructions
• Work well under pressure whilst looking for continual improvements
• Meet physical demands of the post with frequent lifting of light & moderately heavy items
• Ability to work well within a small team with good listening and communication skills