Manufacturing Operative (Paint Finishing)

Newton Aycliffe

Overview:

Danesmoor Group is a market leading distributor of kitchen and bedroom components – proudly supplying the UK KBB industry for over 110 years. At PWS Paint Finishing, we’re committed to continually improving our proposition. Our mix of fully automated and hand-sprayed paint-to-order (PTO) service offers an extensive colour palette and a superior quality and finish for all paint-to-order products across our comprehensive kitchen component portfolio.

The successful candidate will work within our fast-paced paint finishing production facility, processing bespoke variations of products & colours required for customer orders.

Responsibilities:

• Understand the product specification in order to identify defects or issues within production items.
• Be proactive, correcting any minor defects where possible. If unable to do so, flag any issues immediately with Lead Hand, Team Leader or supplier for corrective action.
• Be able to prioritise your workload where necessary.
• Continuously complete products to the required high standard.
• Maintain a clean and tidy workplace.
• Ensure all company policies and procedures are followed.
• Be able to work in an effective and timely manner.
• Be flexible and adaptable to the working requirements.
• Regularly inspects required equipment for mechanical and safety issues whilst carrying out daily PPM checks and reports failings to leadership team.
• To take pride and ownership in every job completed, as well as your working environment.
• Communicate with other internal departments and accurately document daily production KPI’s.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Ability to read and interpret documents and production drawings.
• A positive attitude, a good team player, able to quickly adapt to a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to lift/manoeuvre large items (with assistance if required).
• Close inspection work and the ability to differentiate accurately between materials & colours.
• The ability to follow the requirements of Standard Operating Procedures and work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to solve problems and make improvements to processes.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Basic PC skills.
• Well organised with the ability to plan and prioritise workload effectively.
• Resilient with the ability to work in a challenging environment.
• Knowledge of health & safety regulations.
• Good mathematical understanding.
• Undertakes tasks with the ability to prioritise to ensure OTIF delivery.
• Works in a collaborative manner with internal customer / suppliers.
• Ability to work unsupervised once trained.
• Embraces change.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience in a paint production facility is desirable but not essential.

Job Type:

full-time, permanent