Machine Operator

Job Title:Machine Operator

Location: Westbury, Wiltshire

Salary: Starting salary of £27,945 per hour, plus overtime and bonus

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, working a 3 shift pattern on weekly rotation

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Machine Operator with a background a fast-paced production setting? Our client, a well-established manufacturing business, is seeking a Slitting Machine Operator to join their growing team in Westbury. This is a great opportunity to become part of a forward-thinking organisation offering genuine potential for personal development and career advancement, including salary increases based on personal learning and increased skill sets.

The Role

Working within a modern manufacturing environment, you'll play a key role in ensuring products meet highest quality standards in line with customer expectations.

As a Slitting Machine Operator, you will be responsible for operating machinery to cut master coils into narrower size reels ready for introduction into the production process. The department has 4 machines and the successful applicant will be able to demonstrate the ability and attitude to learn to run all four machines on a rotational basis, order and maintain materials, inspect production to ensure conformance to specifications and advise on maintenance issues.

Skills and Experience

• The ideal candidate should have experience in running machinery / working within a similar role.
• The successful applicant would be given full training in running, maintaining and changing over the four Slitting machines in the area.
• An eye for detail and quality.
• The ability to manage their own work flow in a key area, while keeping up with production demands.
• A minimum of grade C or equivalent in Maths would be preferable.

Shift Pattern

The hours are 37.5 hours a week, over a 3-rotating shift pattern that includes mornings, evenings and nights:

• Monday - Thursday - 8 hours, Weekly Rotation: Mornings: 6am - 2pm, Evenings: 2pm - 10pm, Nights: 10pm - 6am
• Fridays - 5.5 hours, Weekly Rotation: Mornings: 6am - 11:30am, Evenings: 11:30 - 5pm, Nights: 5pm - 10:30pm

Remuneration and Benefits

• Weekly Salary, Paid every Thursday. possible overtime and attendance bonus
• Potential to grow and develop within the team with increased salary
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme

Closing date is 9 th July 2026