Machine Setter/Operator
| Posting date: | 19 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £30,000 to £33,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot, SA12 7BY |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Vibe Recruit |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | HQ101_1758276323 |
Summary
Vibe Recruit have an immediate requirement for Production Machine Operators for our well-established client based in Port Talbot.
Candidates will be required to do the following -
- Worker will operate production machines to perform operations or produce finished good.
- Works from written or verbal instructions and general operating procedures, which requires the application of some judgement and selectivity.
- Set up machines (calibration, cleaning etc.) to start a production cycle, loading raw materials into machines
- Control and adjust machine settings
- Test operation of machines periodically
- Keep records of approved and defective units or final products
- Ensure quality of production
- Maintain stringent Health and Safety standards
Candidates will have the following experience -
- You must have proven experience as a machine operator
- Working knowledge of diverse high-speed machinery and measurement tools
- Understanding of production procedures
- Analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Must be able to fill in batch records & understand SOP's.
- Work is manual lifting anything up to 15kgs.
Basic Hourly Rate: £12.88 (increases to £13.80 once fully trained)
Shifts: 3-shift rotational pattern once trained which will consist of the following -
Mornings - 06.00 - 14.00 Monday to Friday, £12.88
Afternoons - 14.00 - 23:00 Monday to Thursday, 6pm finish Friday - 10% Shift Allowance £14.68
Nights - 22.00 - 06.00 - Sunday to Thursday - 30% Shift Allowance 16.74
Vibe Recruit is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.