Production Operative
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Salary: Starting at £29,135 increasing over time + Benefits
Shifts: 12 hours Days/Nights rotating with only 1 Saturday morning every 3 weeks AND 4 consecutive days off every 2 out of 3 weeks (further details in the advert below)
Marshalls plc is the UK's leading hard landscaping manufacturer, we’ve been supplying superior natural stone and modern concrete products to the construction, home improvement, and landscape markets since the 1890s. We’re a Superbrand since 2010 and a successful FTSE 250!Did you know we’ve paved every street on the Monopoly board?!
We’re leading the way in our industry by creating the UK’s first dual block plant at our St Ives Manufacturing site in Cambridgeshire! Our state-of-the-art block plant will create an additional 200% manufacturing capacity and boost new product innovation.We’ll have the best range of technology, systems, and processes to make the finest landscaping products in the UK. Have a look at a recent video of the dual block plant coming together or read about it here!
We’ll have the best range of technology, systems and processes to make the finest landscaping products in the UK. All we need now is you! If you’re looking to start a career in manufacturing or have previous experience and want to join our thriving company, we’d like to hear from you.
Shift Pattern:
As an example, our site at St. Ives follows the below shift pattern:
2 Days on, 1 day off, 2 nights on, 4 days off, 3 days on, 1 half-day (Saturday Morning), 1 day off, 3 nights on, 4 days off
Our shifts run from 6AM - 6PM / 6PM - 6AM... or 6AM - 12PM on a Saturday half-day shift.
So, what's the mission?You will work as part of a team to manufacture high-quality concrete products in our dual-block plant using the best technology and techniques whilst ensuring you put health and safety at the heart of everything you do! You'll mainly work with concrete products, operating press machinery, hand-powered tools, shot blast machinery, and mobile plant such as Forklift trucks to move stock around the site.
You’ll learn all about manufacturing techniques, processes, safety, quality waste and OEE too. As part of this learning journey, you’ll gain experience, and year on year, you’ll develop skills and increase your pay.
You'll need to be a good communicator so you can provide accurate information at handovers and liaise with our maintenance team and team managers.
Don’t worry if you’ve not worked in our industry before, we can teach you everything there is to know about Manufacturing. All we ask is that you have a positive ‘can do’ outlook and a willingness to learn!
What are the mission-critical skills?- Experience working in a busy Production/Manufacturing environment is preferred but not essential
- Forklift truck license and experience would be advantageous
- Good group working spirit
- Flexibility on shift rotation or night shift experience will be required
- Computer user - basic knowledge required
- Safe to Supervise or IOSH qualification would be advantageous but not essential
We offer a competitive salary with annual rises and benefits package. You’ll have the opportunity to grow and develop your skills and experience whilst thinking about the future of where you want to be in our Marshalls family. Find out more about what we do here and for more information about working at Marshalls take a look at our LinkedIn life page or Careers page.
Benefits include:
- Set shift patterns + overtime available
- 26 days holiday + bank holidays (pro-rata)
- Guaranteed Christmas holidays
- Training and development opportunities
- Annual pay reviews as you develop into the role
- 5% employer matched pension scheme
- Free Company uniform
- Free onsite parking
- Health care cash plan – support with Dental, Optical, Prescription costs and many more!
- Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption pay and leave
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount on Marshalls products
- Retailer discounts
- Marshalls Wellbeing Centre
- Share purchase scheme
- Life assurance
Equal Opportunities
Whoever you are and whatever your background, at Marshalls you’ll find a fair and supportive workplace. You are unique and we want you to bring every part of who you are to work, every day.
We’re committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral, or ethical necessity – it’s the right thing to do! We call this doing business The Marshalls Way.
We want our team to reflect the diverse nature of society and the communities we serve. Marshalls is a workplace where you are valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself!
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