Production Operators
Job description
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Rewards and Benefits on Offer;
- Onsite parking
- On-going work in a secure industry
- Good location, and opportunities to progress within the company
- Long term opportunities for the right person
- Clean and friendly working environment
The Hours You’ll Work;
- Monday – Friday – 06:00 – 14:00 / 14:00 – 22:00
- Must be able to work two shifts, however as workload increases there is a chance on going on a three shift rotation.
The Pay You’ll Receive;
- £15.10
MTrec’s New Opportunity;
- MTrec have a new opportunity for a prestigious firm based in Birtley
The Jobs You’ll Do
- Following basic engineering drawing and diagrams
- Overviewing machinery and making adjustments to the setting where required
- Visual quality inspections duties to be completed on all products
- The role will be based with a clean room environment, so must be able to wear the following lab coat, hats, bearded snood if required.
- Packing items into boxes, and labelling materials and ensuring items are correctly packaged
- Manually transporting materials within the production area
About You;
- A positive attitude and are willing to learn more skills on the job
- Confidence on the job and are happy to take on more responsibility if necessary
- Will ideally have experience working in manufacturing
- Working in an extremely clean working environment, and must be prepared to wear the correct PPE.
- Must be available to start within the next 5 working days.
Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight any manufacturing or production experience at the top of your CV as this role specifically seeks manufacturing background
📊 Quantify your quality inspection results: "Conducted visual inspections on 200+ units daily with 99.5% accuracy"
🔧 Emphasise experience with engineering drawings or technical diagrams as the role requires following basic engineering drawings
🏭 Showcase clean room or controlled environment experience as this role operates in an extremely clean working environment
⏰ Mention flexibility with shift patterns as the role requires working both day and evening shifts with potential three-shift rotation
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- •Conducted visual quality inspections on 300+ manufactured components daily, maintaining 99.2% accuracy rate in clean room environment
- •Interpreted engineering drawings and technical diagrams to operate 4 different production machines, reducing setup time by 15%
- •Packaged and labelled 500+ items per shift following strict protocols, achieving zero packaging errors over 6-month period
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Dear Hiring Manager,
MTrec's Production Operator position in Birtley aligns perfectly with my manufacturing background and experience in clean room environments. Your requirement for engineering drawing interpretation and quality inspection duties matches my technical skillset developed in production settings.
My background in manufacturing operations has equipped me with the precision needed for visual quality inspections and the flexibility required for shift work patterns. I am comfortable working in controlled environments with full PPE compliance and have experience with machinery adjustments and material handling processes.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you interpret basic engineering drawings and diagrams?
- ›What experience do you have with quality inspection processes?
- ›Describe your approach to machinery adjustments and settings
- ›How do you ensure proper packaging and labelling procedures?
- ›What clean room protocols have you followed in previous roles?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to learn new skills quickly on the job
- ›Describe a situation where you took on additional responsibility
- ›How do you maintain quality standards under time pressure?
- ›Give an example of when you worked effectively in a team environment
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt to changing shift patterns
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to learn new skills quickly on the job
How do you maintain quality standards under time pressure?