Closing Date for Application: Saturday 14/09/2024 Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation, are a leading manufacturer of water management solutions, surface water drainage products, and cable protection systems, these sit alongside our Green Urbanisation offering, providing a full solution for water management. With a large proportion of our products made from recycled materials sustainability sits at the heart of all we do. Role : The Production technician will have in depth knowledge to prepare, operate, and maintain equipment and machinery safely and facilitate training. They perform routine tool changes, maintain and repair tooling to keep production lines optimised and in good working order. They also ensure correct materials are utilised and perform quality control evaluations to confirm finished goods meet quality standards. They will share their experience and knowledge to train and develop our people to the required business documents. They will embrace and champion the trademark behaviours. Responsibilities: Ensuring all equipment is available for tool changes to de done efficiently Prioritise tool changes from the allocated daily plan Liaise with production team leader and or production shift leader regarding labour required for tool changes Inspecting quality of products during machine start up Identifying problems and seeking solutions Carrying out root cause analysis, including communication of corrective actions Conduct training to relevant processes and procedures Establishing/maintain preventative maintenance methods through process excellence Maintain high levels of Housekeeping Participate in the daily operations SQCPE meeting Support and lead trials when required Risk assess new tasks and support in producing relevant documentation Seek to improve the safety and environmental impact of the department. Identify risks and defects working towards a no harm safety culture. Generate solutions to improvement requests (3iii / SISIRI). Encourage the team to report any Health and Safety risks. Ensure your team are working in accordance with policies and procedures and only carrying out the tasks they are trained to. Daily monitoring of equipment, Information and data are recorded to ensure machine efficiency. Assess breakdowns, fix and or report via the job card system where required Requirements: Engineering Qualification would be desirable but not essential Polymer Training L4 or working towards desirable but not essential IOSHH Managing safely desirable but not essential LOLER Training WAMITAB Previous Experience as Trainer Previous Experience working in a manufacturing environment Experience of CI or Lean Manufacturing would be desirable but not essential Ability to accurately complete paperwork and communicate effectively Ability to identify and resolve problems Benefits: 23,5 days holiday entitlement pus bank holidays. Save as you earn Sharesave Scheme Contributory pension scheme Life assurance (linked to pension scheme membership) Free flu vouchers Various health & wellbeing initiatives including complimentary occupational health on-site physiotherapy and counselling services Staff discount on all Genuit Group products Free on-site parking Here at the Genuit Group we recognise and develop the contribution our people make to the Group’s success and are committed to attracting talent from the widest pool. We have a role to play in making the built environment more sustainable, building a low carbon business ourselves as well as delivering sustainable solutions at scale.