Production Operative
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Barker Ross Active Vacancy

Production Operative

Employer: Barker Ross Location: Scunthorpe Salary: £12.71/hour Enhanced overtime rates available
Posted on
21 October 2026 (2 days ago)
Employment Type
Permanent
Closing Date
20 November 2026
Job Reference
225750612

About this role

This Production Operative role in Scunthorpe sits with a manufacturer of corrugated board supplying customers throughout the UK. Working rotating shifts (6am–2pm Mon to Sat, 2pm–10pm Mon to Fri, and 10pm–6am Mon to Fri), you will assist in running a state-of-the-art machine within a production environment. Duties include operating and monitoring production machinery, feeding materials into the production line, carrying out quality checks on finished products, and packing, stacking and palletising products ready for dispatch. Full training is provided. The role is temporary initially with the potential to turn permanent depending on performance. Pay is £12.71 per hour, rising to £13.49 on a permanent contract, with enhanced overtime rates after 40 hours.

Job Description

Our client based in Scunthorpe is a manufacturer of corrugated board, supplying customers throughout the UK.

They currently have several exciting opportunities for several Production Operatives to join their team as soon as possible!

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is keen to work within a production environment, full training will be provided with excellent growth and development opportunities for a long term career with a growing company!

The roles will be temporary initially but do have the potential to turn permanent depending on performance.

The shifts are rotating, working 6am-2pm (Mon to Sat), 10pm-6am (Mon-Fri) and 2pm-10pm (Mon to Fri).

The pay rate is -12.71, however this will increase if you are offered a permanent contract to -13.49 per hour.
Enhanced rates for overtime are also applicable after 40 hours worked.

The Production Operatives will assist in running a state-of-the-art machine within a production environment. Duties of the role will include: -

- Operating and monitoring production machinery
- Feeding materials into the production line
- Carrying out quality checks on finished products
- Packing, stacking and palletising products ready for dispatch
- Assisting with machine set-ups and changeovers
- Maintaining a clean, safe and organised work area
- Following health & safety procedures and production targets

Please note, candidates will need their own transport to reach the location of the site.

If you have production experience or you are keen to kick start your career within a production environment, we want to hear from you!
Please apply online in the first instance or send your CV to (url removed) today.

Barker Ross Group values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.