Operative

Job location:
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, United Kingdom
Created moment:
August 22, 2023
Job reference:
REQ - 07505

The Company


The world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for industry with 14,000 employees, operations in more than 40 countries, and €4.3 billion in revenue in 2022.
Imerys delivers high-value-added, functional solutions to a great number of sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods. The Group draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge and expertise in material science to deliver solutions by beneficiating its mineral resources, synthetic minerals and formulations. Imerys’ solutions contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance, including heat resistance, hardness, conductivity, opacity, durability, purity, lightness, filtration, absorption and water repellency. Imerys is determined to develop responsibly, in particular by fostering the emergence of environmentally-friendly products and processes.
If you want to grow your skills and develop your career, find out more at www.imerys.com

The Position

Operative

Job Summary

Operative - Shelton New Road, Cliffe Vale Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 7AR
 

Salary: £27,914.25 (inclusive of Shift Allowance)
 

Shift Pattern/ Hours of work: 38.5 hours a week, working on a shift basis (day and night)

Day Shift: 

Week 1: 6am – 6pm - Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat & Sun (Wed & Thur off)
Week 2: 6am – 6pm Wed & Thu (Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat & Sun off)

Night Shift: 

Week 3: 6pm – 6am - Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat & Sun (Wed & Thur off)
Week 4: 6pm – 6am Wed & Thu (Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat & Sun off)

As an Operative you’ll be working in a team of two, reporting to the Production Supervisor of our busy clay processing site. You’ll be joining our friendly team in ensuring smooth and continuous production; safely and efficiently.

It’s a hands-on role that offers a wide variety of responsibilities, you’ll work with both fixed and mobile plant including forklift trucks, hoppers, mixers and other bespoke equipment, which you will receive training in.


The more common activities include, but are not limited to:

  • producing clay slurries using mixing processes

  • operating milling machines

  • lab testing using viscometers and moisture meters and chemical analysis (training provided)

  • loading/offloading trucks

What’s in it for you?


Imerys is a successful business which provides its employees with a positive working environment and a range of workplace benefits including:

  • Pension scheme

  • Life Assurance

  • 19 days holiday a year plus bank holidays

  • An excellent reward hub giving you savings and discounts on everyday purchases.

  • We are a friendly and close-knit team.

What we are looking for:


Our team are hardworking and fun loving so you’ll need to bring your motivation, drive and enthusiasm. In addition, you’ll:

  • Ideally have worked in a similar industrial environment

  • Possess Health, safety and environmental knowledge

  • Ideally have mobile plant licences / experience - however we can get you trained up

  • Have good numeracy, literacy and IT competence

  • Hold a full and valid UK driving licence

About Us:
 

Imerys is the world leader in mineral-based specialty solutions for industry, with over 16,000 employees and over 200 sites worldwide we are leaders in 80% of our markets. Imerys delivers high value-added, functional solutions to a diversified set of industrial sectors, from processing industries to consumer goods.
 

Our workplaces are diverse and inclusive and we foster a collaborative work culture which helps us continually drive innovation in our fields.
 

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer, and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

Only technical issues will be monitored through the below inbox:

recruiting.support@ imerys.com

PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT RESUMES OR APPLICATIONS TO THIS EMAIL, AS THEY WILL NOT BE REVIEWED. 

To ensure fairness and legal compliance in our recruitment processes, only applications received through the online application process will be considered. 

IMERYS is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer and it is our policy to not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state or local laws.