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Job Title: Technical Operator
Location: West Bromwich
Salary: £33,000 p/a
Overview:
We are currently recruiting for an experienced Technical Operator to join our clients manufacturing team in West Bromwich. If you’re used to working in a chemical or process environment, take pride in safe working, and enjoy being hands-on with complex plant operations, this could be a great fit.
What You’ll Be Doing:
As a Technical Operator, you’ll be responsible for safely running and monitoring chemical processes, including:
- Monitoring chemical reactions and process parameters
- Carrying out distillations, separations, transfers, filtrations and powder handling
- Operating vacuum systems, nitrogen supplies and control panels
- Adapting to changing processes and plant requirements
- Working within GMP-controlled areas, following procedures and documentation standards at all times
What We’re Looking For:
- Proven experience as a process or chemical operative, ideally in a manufacturing environment
- A strong health & safety mindset with knowledge of COSHH and risk assessments
- Comfortable working rotating shifts, including days and nights
- IOSH Working Safely qualification (preferred)
- Counterbalance FLT licence (advantageous, not essential)
- GCSEs (or equivalent) at grade C or above in Maths and English
- A Level 2 vocational qualification or higher is a bonus
- What’s In It for You
- Alongside a competitive salary, we offer:
- Free life assurance (after qualifying period)
- Generous paid sick scheme
- Stakeholder pension scheme
- Access to a voluntary employee medical cash benefit plan
- Built-in training days and extended breaks as part of the shift cycle
The Shift Pattern:
You’ll work a 5-shift system:
2 days / 2 nights / 4 off
12-hour shifts
Days: 06:00 – 18:00
Nights: 18:00 – 06:00
Includes weekends and most bank holidays
Paid 1-hour break every shift
Every 8-week rotation includes an 18-day break, with one day dedicated to training
(Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day are non-working)
Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.
6889705 – Lee Elwell