Workshop Operative / Workshop Assistant

Salary: £26,000 per year

Workshop Operative (Permanent)

V-Recruit are currently working in partnership with a machinery and equipment installations company in the Newark area, to recruit a permanent Workshop Operative.

Our client is a reputable and established organisation who offer paint mixing solutions to the automotive paint industry from warehouse management systems, through to installation, testing, calibration, technical support on equipment and machines

Role & Responsibilities

• You will be working in a busy workshop environment, checking and inspecting goods returned, logging in kit, evaluating for repair/refurbishment
• Stripping down machines for parts
• Organising kits ready for reinstallation and rearranging products, also organising spares and parts for engineers
• Operating Forklifts and Pump Trucks
• Inputting stock information on the computer system
• Handle and operate necessary tools and accessories in maintaining and managing a workshop
• Keeping spares store tidy and stocked up, and keeping workshop clean and tidy

Job Specifics

• This is a full time, permanent position
• Working hours are 8am4.30pm, Monday to Friday
• £26,000per year starting salary, raising to £19,500 after 6 months’ probation
• Annual Leave is 28 days per annum, including bank holidays
• Uniform is provided

The candidate

• Although full training will be given, previous experience within a workshop environment is desired
• Some basic computer knowledge will be required
• An understanding of the importance of handling sensitive and delicate products with the utmost care is essential
• We are looking for someone who is hardworking, reliable and can work on their own initiative