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Manufacturing Operative

National Oilwell Varco

Manchester

On-site

GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manufacturing Operative in Manchester to join their dynamic team. This role involves a variety of tasks including deburring, polishing, and product marking, while ensuring compliance with health, safety, and quality assurance standards. The ideal candidate will have a strong manufacturing background and a valid FLT license, ready to contribute to a high productivity environment. With a commitment to continuous improvement and a focus on customer satisfaction, this position offers an exciting opportunity to grow within a supportive and innovative company that values its employees and their wellbeing.

Benefits

26 days holiday plus bank holidays
Private Medical Insurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Pension plan
Income protection
Life Assurance
Dental Insurance
Healthcare Cash Plan
Gym membership
Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

  • Experience in a manufacturing environment with a valid FLT license.
  • Strong focus on health, safety, and quality assurance.

Responsibilities

  • Perform deburring, polishing, and painting duties as required.
  • Maintain cleanliness of work area and equipment, ensuring safety compliance.

Skills

FLT License
Manufacturing Experience
Time Management
Process Management
Customer Focus
Computer Literacy
Manual Handling
HSE Awareness

Job description

NOV is looking for a Manufacturing Operative based in Manchester.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Deburring, polishing + part marking duties as required.
  • Painting + stamping/ stencil of product as required.
  • Relevant administration duties, e.g. route cards.
  • FLT duties as required.
  • General housekeeping duties.
  • Keep equipment and work area clean and orderly and perform basic preventative maintenance functions on equipment.
  • Perform any other work related tasks and duties in accordance with the business needs.
  • Comply with all NOV Company and HSE policy and procedures.
  • Travel as and when required.
  • Carry out other duties as and when business requirements dictate as may be reasonably expected by line manager.

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

  • Experience within a manufacturing environment and FLT license.

Strategic:

  • Has and uses the required functional and technical knowledge and skills to do job at a high level of accomplishment (Functional & Technical).
  • Able to adeptly learn the context of a challenge and quickly integrate new skills (Learning on the fly).

Operating:

  • Able to apportion time effectively to complete tasks (Time management).
  • Able to define, work within and improve business processes based on immediate and future business needs (Process management).

Energy:

  • Performs work with energy and drive while exploring other opportunities to contribute (Action oriented).

Organisational:

  • Communicates effectively, both inside and outside the organisation, on both simple and complex topics (Presentation skills).

Personal and Interpersonal:

  • Imbued with a strong sense of customer focus (internal/external) (Customer focus).
  • Committed to self-improvement and development through the role in order to achieve career goals (Self development).

Quality:

  • Essential: FLT Licence.
  • Desirable: N/A.

Experience:

  • Familiar in working within a high productivity machine shop environment.
  • N/A.

Skills, training or special knowledge:

  • Computer literacy.
  • Manual handling, slinging and lifting.
  • HSE awareness.
  • N/A.

Quality Assurance:

Carry out all duties in accordance with the Quality Assurance procedures and department/area work instructions.

Contribute to general improvements in the quality and key activities of the department/area.

Training: Participate in training where required.

Health, Safety and Environment:

Carry out all duties safely and in accordance with the Health & Safety Policy, Employee Handbook, procedures, training and instruction.

To be safety conscious and report any safety hazards to the HSE representative.

What NOV can offer you on top of a competitive salary?

  • Health & Wellbeing: 26 days holiday plus bank holidays, Private Medical Insurance, Employee Assistance Programme.
  • Finance & Protection: Pension plan, Income protection, Life Assurance, Personal Accident.
  • Other flexible benefits available for you and your family through salary sacrifice: Dental Insurance, Healthcare Cash Plan, Partner Life Assurance, Critical Illness, Retail Vouchers, Gym membership, Cycle to work, Travel Insurance.
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