Cogent Staffing
Cogent Staffing are recruiting for an experienced Furnace Operator for our Leeds based client. It is essential you have experience in a similar role with transferrable skills and evidence of time spent in said role and can commit to the shift availability below:
Salary/shift:
- Monday to Thursday 08:00-17:00 Friday 08:00-16:00 (core hours)
- £11.44 per hour standard pay rate with higher pay once trained
- 12 hour shifts required during peak periods
- Weekend work, 12 hour shifts and night shifts required during peak periods
- Overtime paid on all hours over 39 per week
- Weekly pay
- Temporary to permanent opportunity
The role:
- To support the Furnace Supervisor in the running and checking of the furnaces
- Able to work shifts and weekends when required
- Start up and shut down furnace
- Monitor and adjust furnace control panel as and when required
- Observe performance of cyclone, vacuums and millers
- Deal with any production faults, i.e. blocked cyclone, loss of vacuum, etc.
- Change miller screens and clean out vacuums
- Monitor QA readings and ensure that these marry up with the set running levels for the type of product required
- Communicate & liaise with R & D engineers & management
- Training of QA role and basic furnace operation duties to staff
- Ensure production targets are reached & record average stats and totals produced
- General fault finding and troubleshooting while furnace is running
The candidate:
- Proficient numeracy and literacy skills
- Can read, write and speak English
- Proficient computer skills to operate Excel, internal software for logging data
- Has a keen eye for detail and can work in an accurate, timely fashion
- Has a basic understanding of electrical systems
Cogent Staffing is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.
