Wood Machinist

Wood Machinist

Location: Arbor Forest, New Holland

Job Type: Permanent

Shift Pattern: 2 Rotating Shifts

Salary: £17.47 – £19.58 per hour (depending on experience)

Arbor Forest is looking for an experienced and motivated Wood Machinist to join our production sawmill team at our New Holland site. This is a permanent opportunity for an experienced wood machinist offering competitive pay, structured rotating shifts, and the chance to work with industry-leading woodworking machinery in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

If you have experience setting and operating moulders and take pride in producing high‑quality timber products, we’d love to hear from you.

Key Responsibilities

• Set up and operate Leadermac 4200 and Waco moulders, including infeed and outfeed accelerator units.
• Configure moulders to the production schedule using the moulder operating system.
• Carry out daily cleaning and basic maintenance of machinery.
• Report maintenance issues using the T-card system.
• Perform quality inspections to ensure products meet specification and achieve the highest finish.
• Complete and sign off quality documentation and production records.
• Prepare process sheets and select the correct pack tickets.
• Support and oversee the wrapping process, ensuring correct machine settings and product bundling.
• Troubleshoot moulders and associated handling equipment.
• Follow all risk assessments, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and health and safety requirements.
• Work to achieve daily production targets.

Essential Skills

• Good general education.
• Experience operating woodworking machinery (training on specific equipment can be provided).
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to read and work from technical drawings.
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Personal Qualities

• Confident, enthusiastic, and self‑motivated.
• Positive, proactive, and reliable with a cando attitude.
• Flexible team player who enjoys working collaboratively.
• Strong sense of responsibility and accountability.
• Able to build positive working relationships across the team.

What We Offer

• Permanent, full‑time employment.
• Competitive hourly rate of £17.47 – £19.58.
• Opportunities for training and ongoing development.
• Supportive team environment.
• Opportunity to develop additional skills across the production department.
• Stable role within a well‑established business.

Benefits

• 31 days holiday, inclusive of Statutory Bank Holidays.
• Option to buy up to an additional 5 days annual leave per annum or sell up to 3 days annual leave per annum.
• Length of service awards.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Company sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Employee Assistance Programme (24/7 helpline, counselling sessions, legal, debt and life management advice line).
• Benefits Hub (incl. discounts on gift cards, travel, cinema tickets, to name a few).
• Excellent training and development and scope for career progression.

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