Full time

Machine Operative

Pertemps Northampton
Kettering, North Northamptonshire, NN16 8DF
money-bag £13 per hour
Posted: 26 August 2026 (2 weeks ago)
Closing date: 25 September 2026
Ref: 60752604

About the Role

Pertemps Northampton seeks a Machine Operative for a client based in Kettering, offering £13 per hour on a full-time basis. The role involves producing blank labels, converting printed material from master rolls, and rewinding onto specified core sizes. Duties include inspecting reels to remove faults, boxing products for dispatch, and operating a label press. The successful candidate will interpret job sheets, select and fit cutters onto magnetic cylinders, load material, and adjust web-guides, slitter knives, and cutter pressure. Ensuring optimal running speed while minimising label waste is essential. Prior experience with similar machinery is advantageous. You will work standard daytime shifts, Monday to Friday, within a structured production environment.

Pertemps is looking for a Press Operator for our client based in Kettering.
Role Purpose: 
To produce blank labels and convert printed material from master rolls and to rewind onto specified core sizes. To inspect and remove any faults from the reels of printed material. Also to box products ready for dispatch.
Individual Responsibilities:

  • Understand a job sheet.
  • Pick the correct cutter and return to the correct place at the end of the job.
  • Mount cutter onto magnetic cylinder and mount cylinder into label press.
  • Load material onto label press, set web-guide and slitter knives.
  • Set cutter pressure to correct level.
  • When starting to run a job, make adjustments to ensure optimum running speed with minimum chance of labels coming off with the matrix and wrap arounds.
  • Operate label press computer to set number of labels and mandrel tension etc.
  • Produce blank labels or slit printed material according to job sheet.
  • Watch for faults while running the label press and remove faults.
  • Box rolls of labels according to job sheet.
  • Mark up job sheet with box type used on new jobs.
  • Ensure quantities of cores and boxes are correct on job sheet and mark up / correct where necessary.
  • Enter production times on job sheet.
  • Mark up job sheet with any errors found on job sheet.
  • Carry out daily maintenance routines as define in the maintenance schedule.

Additional Responsibilities:
  • Keep working area tidy.
  • Report any faults or problems with equipment used on fault report forms and pass to production supervisor.
  • Look for ways to improve efficiency and discuss at team meetings

Key Relationships:
  • Internal – Production Supervisor, Production Apprentices, Production Administrator.
Measurement & Benchmarking:
  • To minimise quality complaints from customers
  • To ensure production times are accurate.

KEY TECHNICAL SKILLS (ASSESSMENT CRITERIA):
TECHNICAL SKILL 1:
Quality control
TECHNICAL SKILL 2:
Setting up slitting knives
TECHNICAL SKILL 3:
Packaging
TECHNICAL SKILL 4:
Fault removal
Pay is £13 - £14 per hour depending on experience.
Hours: 08:00 to 16:30 (Break 12:30 - 13:30)

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