# Multi Skilled Operative

**Company**: Biffa
**Location**: Redcar, England
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: £13.05 per hour (£27,300 per annum) + 5% shift allowance
**Category**: Manufacturing
**Industry**: Waste Management
**Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4904749

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## Description

Come and make a difference as a Multi Skilled Operative!

As a Multi-Skilled Operator at our Biffa Polymers manufacturing site in Redcar, you'll play a key role in the safe and efficient operation of our recycling and manufacturing processes.

You'll be responsible for:

- Safely operating and monitoring a variety of production machinery and plant equipment

- Operating a forklift as part of your duties (full training and certification provided where required)

- Carrying out routine operational checks and identifying equipment faults or process issues

- Communicating problems, breakdowns, or production obstacles promptly to your Shift Supervisor

- Maintaining high standards of housekeeping and ensuring work areas remain clean, safe, and organised

- Supporting continuous improvement initiatives to reduce waste, improve productivity, and maximise operational efficiency

- Working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve excellence in health and safety, product quality, asset performance, and employee engagement

- Complying with all company policies, procedures, and health and safety requirements

- Being flexible to work across different production areas as business needs require

Essential requirements:

- Previous experience in a manufacturing, production, processing, recycling, or industrial environment is desirable but not essential

- A positive attitude with a willingness to learn new skills and work across multiple processes

- A strong commitment to health, safety, and environmental standards

- Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team

- The ability to follow work instructions and standard operating procedures

- A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement

- Basic numeracy and literacy skills to complete production documentation and quality checks

- Good attention to detail and a commitment to producing quality products

- A forklift licence is advantageous but not essential, as full training will be provided

- Flexibility to work a rotating shift pattern, including days and nights where applicable

- Physically capable of working in a manufacturing environment, including standing for extended periods and carrying out manual handling activities where required

Benefits:

- On-the-job training with our in-house team

- Access to Biffa Perkz – high street discounts for you and your family

- Pioneering family-friendly policies

- Awarded the British Council 5 Star Safety Award

## Skills

### Required
- production machinery operation
- forklift operation
- routine maintenance
- communication
- teamwork
- problem-solving
- continuous improvement
- health and safety

### Nice to have
- forklift licence

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