Production Operative

Are you an experienced Production Operative looking for a new challenge?

Would you like to work 4 days a week (Monday - Thursday)? Receiving a competitive hourly rate and additional benefits.

We''re currently hiring Production Operatives for temporary, ongoing roles at Caterpillar Larne facility starting in early August 2025.

Job Duties/Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

• Mechanically prepare substrates to required standard using power tools.
• Clean and prepare surfaces as per specification.
• Stripe coating, cutting in and masking out.
• Assembling, sub-assemblies, options and other components of generator sets.
• Works from prints and standard work instructions to produce components of generator sets and similar large assemblies.
• Works across various areas of the business, including, but not limited to, fettle/ paint, machine shop, paintline, nutsert/ assembly.
• Compliance with safety and quality standards.
• Compliance with 5S programme and other business improvement initiatives.
• Display behaviour and conduct fitting with our Values in Action.
• Train other employees if and when required.
• Any other appropriate duties.

Required Qualifications:

• The ability to follow and comprehend verbal, specific and detailed procedures and work instructions as well as basic arithmetic calculations in order to perform the duties described above.
• Ability to work reasonable amounts of overtime and various shift patterns.
• Good communication skills, experience working in a team environment.

Desired Qualifications:

• The ability to use hand tools, power tools, and to be able to read and interpret drawings.
• Previous experience working in a lean environment.
• Previous mechanical experience.
• Experience working to takt times.
• Reasonable level of computer literacy where required.

Benefits:

• Uniform and PPE provided
• Paid holidays
• Full induction and ongoing, professional training
• On-site car parking and canteen facilities
• Auto enrolment pension scheme
• Randstad Benefits App.

Hours of work and salary:

• Day Shift - -13.33/hr.
• Night Shift - -17.77/hr.
• Overtime - -19.99/hr (First ten hours)
• Overtime - -26.65/hr. (After ten hours overtime)
• 37.5 hours per week. (Mon - Thurs)

Shifts:

Day shift- Monday: 07:00 - 17:15, Tues - Thurs: 07:00 -16:45,*

Night shift- Monday: 21:00 - 07:15, Tues - Thurs: 21:00 - 06:45*

*Shift times may vary depending on work location within the facility.

Don''t delay in applying for the opportunity; we are currently interviewing for the roles.

"We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age"