Recycling Operator

Coveris UK is seeking a Recycling Operator for their Winsford site, responsible for producing polythene Recyclate, maintaining raw materials, and ensuring production efficiency. The role involves shift work (Monday to Friday) with a salary of £26,000 per year and 33 holidays. Candidates should possess good literacy and numeracy skills, be reliable team players, and have experience with shift patterns. Career development and various employee benefits are offered.
Coveris is a leading global manufacturer, creating high performance and technically engineered packaging solutions. At our Winsford site, we produce polythene film for a range of established customers across multiple industries including agricultural, industrial, and food based. We are looking for hard-working and motivated individuals to join our production operations team in Recycling department.

Job Description

Shifts; Monday to Friday, 6am-2pm / 2pm-10pm, including Bank Holidays on a 1-week rotating basis

Salary; £26,000 per year

Holidays; 33 per year, including Bank Holidays

Key Responsibilities
• Responsibility for the production polythene Recyclate within specification, maximizing production to support manufacturing efficiencies.
• Ensuring raw materials and material feed are maintained.
• Completion of blend changes, filter, and die face cleans, as required.
• Maintenance tasks as trained and approved by Recycling Manager.
• Weigh, palletize, label, and remove finished product.
• Accurate completion of all necessary paperwork both operational and health & safety.
• Transfer feedstocks from outside areas.
• Maintenance of housekeeping and hygiene standards.
• Ensuring the AS400 system is updated as required with all complete transactions.
• Completion of duties in a safe and responsible manner and in accordance with the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974

What Are We Looking For
• Good literacy, numeracy skills
• A reliable, enthusiastic team player.
• Good communication skills and an open, honest approach.
• Ability to work as part of a team and manage individual workload.
• Display a positive work ethic and ‘can do’ attitude.
• Experience working shift pattern and/or long hours
• Efficiency in summarising and presenting verbal and written information.
• Committed to achieving excellence in both quality and line efficiency.

What We Offer You In Return
• Continued career development opportunities
• Pension
• Life Assurance (x4 annual salary)
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity and paternity leave, after qualifying conditions have been met
• Employee Assistance Program
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Health Cash Plan via Medicash
• Access to BenefitHub (Discount marketplace)
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised staff canteen
• Christmas closure and more!

If this role is of interest – please apply! We are looking forward to receiving your application and meeting you!

Re: Applications – Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are unfortunately unable to guarantee individual feedback to every application. If you are shortlisted for the next stage, a member of the HR team will contact you with 7 days of your application.