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Job Description
Working as part of the operations and production team at Glenrothes, the Press Operator is responsible for the safe operation of power presses and/or press brakes and projection welding machines. They must follow all internal safety and quality procedures and have the ability to read engineered drawings and use all measuring equipment.
Salary
£29,615 gross per annum
Shift pattern
- Dayshift: 06:00am to 14:00pm Monday–Friday
- Backshift: 14:00pm to 23:30pm Monday–Thursday
Responsibilities
- Operate power presses, press brake machines, and projection welding machines.
- Perform spray painting activities.
- Handle materials – loading and unloading.
- Inspect and perform quality control of manufactured components.
- Assemble and pack parts ready for dispatch.
- Manufacture high‑volume parts working to tight deadlines.
- Book production data onto progress cards and OEE.
- Perform any other reasonable and relevant duties as and when required.
- After initial production operator role, receive accelerated training to become a production tool setter, which includes setting power and brake presses, material handling, TPM support for maintenance teams, and use of pedestrian and counterbalance forklift trucks (all training provided).
Health & Safety
- Maintain a high standard of housekeeping in the working area (6s).
- Ensure all guarding and safety equipment is in place and used when needed.
- Wear personal protective equipment when required, including safety glasses, steel‑toe cap boots, ear protection, etc.
- Report all health and safety or maintenance issues.
- Meet health and safety requirements and understand all relevant safety regulations.
Job Requirements
- Ability to work well under pressure.
- Effective communication skills.
- Motivated, flexible, and willing to learn continuous best practice.
- Capacity to demonstrate initiative and maintain a positive attitude.
- Excellent organisational, time‑management, and attention‑to‑detail skills.
- Comfortable working alone or within a team, contributing and sharing best practices, resources, and ideas to continually improve.
- Ability to work to standards and procedures.
- Manual handling of boxed goods weighing up to 22kg.
Employee Benefits
- Employee discounts and vouchers.
- Pension contribution matching up to 11%.
- Mental health and wellbeing support.
- Holiday allowance of 25 annual days plus Bank Holidays per year.
- Professional development opportunities.
Here at ITW, we are committed to ensuring we recruit the best people for our roles and welcome all candidates, wholly accepting of and celebrating diversity. We have a number of employee resource groups in place to support this, including Health & Safety forums, a Diversity & Inclusion Committee, ITW Women’s Network, Young Professionals Network and Pride @ ITW.
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