Production Operator
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Position Overview & Specifications
i2r was founded in 2007 with the ambition of providing fresh and innovative packaging solutions. We set out to challenge the existing status quo and to provide our partners with unrivalled service and agility. 15 years later, we are proud to say that our business has grown considerably. Based in Telford, our team now consists of nearly 200 colleagues and has a growing international footprint, with customers all around the world.
We have ambitious growth plans and are currently investing heavily in both our skills and physical infrastructure. As a result, we are looking to add talented and ambitious people to our team. This is genuinely exciting time for the company and our people.
We are also proud to have received two Queens awards (Innovation and International Trade) and to be part of a wider international group. This provides wider opportunities to support the development of the team.
If you would like to be part of this exciting journey, we would love to hear from you!
Due to rapid growth, we have exciting opportunities to join our highly successful and supportive team on a permanent full-time basis.
You must be hardworking, enthusiastic, reliable, able to work as part of a team along with being able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Duties include:
· Packing Aluminium trays into boxes
· Moving pallets from the Press lines to the auto pallet wrapper using a hand pump truck.
· Checking and ensuring that the correct product specifications are in use (BOM)
· Ensuring that the correct material is in use.
· Performing hourly quality checks.
· Monitoring and controlling scrap containers and coil scrap.
· Being reactive when a Press stops. Ensuring it is restarted in a timely and safe manner
· General cleaning and housekeeping ensuring the factory is kept in a tidy and safe condition
· Putting forward any Production improvement ideas
· Reporting any faults or concerns with the machinery or product to the relevant people
· Completion of quality and downtime sheets ensuring that data is captured accurately
· Other duties as required of the same level.
What you will receive from us:
· Extensive and continuous training through our i2r training academy. During your initial 2 weeks you will work Monday – Friday 08:00am – 16:00pm. Upon successful completion of your training, you will transfer onto the Shift pattern of 7 - 7 continental shift, both nights and days
· Pension
· 20 days annual leave with an extra day for your birthday
· Increased annual leave for Long Service
· Employee benefit cash plan scheme
· Supportive and friendly working environment
· Free parking
· Free Uniform
· Free Tea & Coffee
· Free fruit Wednesdays
With plenty of progression opportunities
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: From £11.78 per hour
Benefits:
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Language training provided
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
Work Location: In person
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
Candidate Preparation Blueprint: General
Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Production Operator roles across I2r Packaging Solutions Limited's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to General.
STAR method competency responses highlighting cross-functional leadership, conflict resolution, and delivering measurable enterprise ROI under tight timelines.
Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £12 - £12 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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