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PRODUCTION OPERATIVE NEEDED IN HORTONWOOD (TELFORD)

Do you have previous experience working within a manufacturing environment, are you looking for a long term job and are you able to get to Hortonwood?!

We are seeking a Production Operative for a well established manufacturing business based in Telford, Shropshire, the working hours for this job is day shifts (7.45am – 4.15pm Monday to Thursday , 8.00am – 1.00pm Friday) - 37 hours per week.

The starting rate of pay is £12.80 per hour, which will initially rise to £13.10 per hour (once you've completed a 3 month probation), with the top end rate of pay for this job being £13.26 per hour.

This role would suit someone who is nimble fingered, has good attention to detail skills and has previously worked in a fast paced manufacturing environment, previous experience from within the aerospace, automotive or electronics industry would be well received.

Anyone who has worked as an Assembly Operative, Assembler, Quality Inspector, Quality Controller or Visual Inspector would be a good fit.

What You Will Do:

• Loading components onto a development machine
• Verify components against technical drawings to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Monitor machine performance and address any operational concerns.
• Collaborate with the manufacturing department to resolve quality issues.
• Ensure all components meet customer standards before progressing to the next production phase.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment in compliance with company procedures.

What You Will Bring:

• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with sheet metal, stainless steel, or aluminium is desirable.
• Awareness of COSHH standards or experience working within COSHH guidelines.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and attention to detail

Location:

This role is based in Hortonwood, Telford.

Interested?:

If you're ready to take on this exciting opportunity as a Production Operative, don't wait! Apply now and join a team that values your skills and expertise. Reach out today to learn more about how you can become part of this thriving manufacturing environment.

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.

PRODUCTION OPERATIVES NEEDED IN TELFORD, SHROPSHIRE!!

Do you have previous experience working within a manufacturing environment, are you looking for a long term job that can start ASAP, and are you able to get to Hortonwood?!

We are seeking a Production Operative for a well established manufacturing business based in the Hortonwood area of Telford, Shropshire, the working hours for this job will initially be day shifts (7.45am – 4.15pm Monday to Thursday , 8.00am – 1.00pm Friday) - 37 hours per week, but after a 12 week probation period you will move onto a rotating 6-2/2-10 shift pattern Monday to Friday.

The starting rate of pay is £12.80 per hour whilst working on day shifts, but once you move onto a permanent contract and the rotating shift pattern, your pay rate will increase to £15.74 per hour (which includes a shift allowance), with the top end pay rate being £16.18 per hour once you are fully trained and signed off as a competent operator.

Previous experience from within the aerospace, automotive or electronics industry would be well received.

What You Will Do:

• Checking and cleaning parts before they are loaded onto the lamination machine
• Verify components against technical drawings to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Monitor machine performance and address any operational concerns.
• Collaborate with the manufacturing department to resolve quality issues.
• Ensure all components meet customer standards before progressing to the next production phase.
• Maintain a clean and safe working environment in compliance with company procedures.

What You Will Bring:

• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with sheet metal, stainless steel, or aluminium is desirable.
• Awareness of COSHH standards or experience working within COSHH guidelines.
• A proactive approach to problem-solving and attention to detail

Location:

This role is based in Hortonwood, Telford.

Interested?:

If you're ready to bring your skills and passion to a role that offers career progression, a supportive team, and the chance to make a real impact, don't wait. Apply now for the Production Operative position and take the first step towards an exciting new chapter in your career!

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.

Are you ready to step into a role where operational leadership genuinely matters?
This is a critical opportunity to take ownership of performance within a defined value stream in a complex, regulated manufacturing environment where standards, discipline and delivery are non-negotiable.

As an Operations Manager, you will lead one of the site’s core operational areas, working alongside four other Operations Managers and reporting into a Head of Operations. You will hold full accountability for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People within your area, with direct responsibility for front-line leadership and day-to-day execution.

This role requires visible, hands-on leadership, structured thinking and the ability to stabilise and improve performance within an environment that has historically underperformed. It will suit an operational leader who understands regulated manufacturing and is comfortable operating one layer below “Head of” level, owning delivery rather than strategy alone.

What You Will Do:

• Take full accountability for Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost and People performance within your defined operational area.

• Lead, manage and develop Production Supervisors, Team Leaders and shop-floor teams, setting clear expectations and consistent standards.

• Drive operational performance against KPIs including OTIF, scrap, labour utilisation, arrears and customer quality concerns.

• Manage the effective utilisation of labour, equipment and manufacturing resources to achieve stable, repeatable output.

• Apply lean principles pragmatically to improve flow, reduce waste and reinforce operational discipline within a standardised environment.

• Own the operational interface with planning, quality, logistics and engineering support functions to ensure alignment and execution.

• Manage customer delivery and quality issues using structured problem-solving tools to deliver robust, sustainable solutions.

• Drive disciplined use of the ERP system (IFS preferred), ensuring clean production and inventory data across RM, WIP and FG.

• Lead housekeeping and 5S standards, ensuring a safe, compliant and well-controlled working environment.

• Define and deliver annual improvement plans aligned to wider operational and business objectives for your value stream.

What You Will Bring:

• Proven experience in Operations, Manufacturing or Production Management within a regulated or structured manufacturing environment.

• Experience within defence, armour systems, aerospace or similarly compliance-driven sectors is highly desirable.

• A strong understanding of the contractual, procedural and audit-driven nature of regulated manufacturing programmes.

• Experience applying lean principles to low-volume or batch manufacturing, with a focus on flow, pull and standardisation.

• Practical experience using ERP systems from a production and inventory control perspective (IFS advantageous).

• The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, including GD&T.

• A track record of improving operational performance, raising standards and developing front-line teams.

• Eligibility to work in the UK and meet nationality and security requirements associated with UK Eyes Only defence programmes.

• British nationality is essential, with eligibility for SC clearance due to the nature of the work.

Candidates combining experience in regulated defence-led environments with practical flow improvement experience will be particularly well suited to this role.

As an Operations Manager, you will be trusted with real accountability for your area and expected to make a tangible difference. This is not a role for maintaining the status quo; it is for someone comfortable dealing with legacy issues, reinforcing structure and driving sustained operational improvement at the value stream level.

You will play a key role in strengthening performance within a growing defence assembly function, directly impacting delivery, customer confidence and long-term capability.

Location:

This role is based in Gloucester, within a well-established manufacturing site supporting critical defence programmes.

Interested?

If you are a hands-on operational leader looking for a role with clear ownership, visible impact and long-term opportunity, we would like to hear from you.

Apply today to take the next step in your career as an Operations Manager.

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.

If you've ever worked somewhere where production planning felt like a daily guessing game, you'll know how painful bad information, late changes and overly optimistic schedules can be.

This isn't one of those places.

This is your chance to join a manufacturing business that actually treats planning as the engine room of operations - not an admin task, not a blame magnet, and not something that gets ignored until it's already gone wrong. If you like bringing order to chaos without needing to shout to be heard, you'll feel right at home here.

What You Will Do

- Build production schedules people can actually follow - based on real customer orders, capacity and material availability.

- Work closely with Materials, Engineering and Operations so everyone moves in the same direction for once.

- Monitor progress, spot bottlenecks early and adjust plans before things fall over.

- Use demand forecasts and historical trends to help the business make decisions instead of educated guesses.

- Maintain accurate records of WIP, inventory and activity so planning stays credible.

- Work with Process and Quality Engineers to reduce waste and improve flow.

- Occasionally join customer meetings when planning expertise is needed (you won't be doing sales).

What You Will Bring

- Experience in production planning, supply chain or manufacturing operations.

- Strong analytical skills and confidence using ERP systems and Excel (more than SUM and VLOOKUP).

- The ability to stay organised and calm when everyone else is panicking.

- Clear communication skills - because a plan only works if people understand it.

- Knowledge of lean principles is desirable but not essential.

- A degree in Business, Engineering or Supply Chain - or 3+ years proving you don't need one.

Planning is one of those roles where you rarely get praised when things go right - but everyone notices when they don't. Here, you'll actually be backed by people who understand the value of proper planning and want you involved early, not after the mess has already been made.

You'll be supporting production across aerospace, defence, automotive, medical and other high-spec sectors - environments where precision and timing matter.

Location

Gloucester. Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week. No shifts.

Security Clearance Requirement

This role requires UK Security Clearance (SC) or the ability to obtain it.
To be eligible, you must have been a continuous UK resident for the last five years and be willing to undergo the vetting process.
BPSS alone is not sufficient for this position.

Interested?

If you're tired of firefighting disguised as production planning, and want a role where the business listens to the data rather than ignoring it, then this is worth a conversation.

Apply today and see whether this is the upgrade you've been waiting for.

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.