Production Operative

  • E3 Recruitment
  • Jan 10, 2026
Seasonal Manufacturing

Job Description

E3 Recruitment is looking to recruit a Production Operatives, to join a well-established leading manufacturing business at its facility in the Birtley area of Chester-le-Street.

Within this position, you will be responsible for operating manufacturing machinery and the manual packing of products. Full training is provided for operating machinery specific to this role.

What's in it for you as a Production Operative?
Pay rate of 12.21ph with overtime paid a premium
Hours of work: Monday - Friday DAYS ONLY 6AM - 2PM (early finish Friday at 1PM)
39 hours a week
Overtime paid at a premium of 1.5x and 2x
Location: Birtley
Full training and development, including FLT license
On-going temp to perm opportunity with a well-established PLC manufacturer.

Duties of Production Operative:
Manual handling and the use of mechanical lifting aids
Operating production machinery
Hand blending
Cleaning of moulds
Preparing product mixes
The manual packing and movement of heavy products
5S's general housekeeping
Work following local Health & Safety Standards.

Requirements of the Production Operative:
Ideally worked within a production environment
Operating production machinery and lifting heavy materials
A Forklift Truck license is desirable but not essential, as training will be provided.

If you are interested in the Production Operative vacancy, please apply now!