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Materials Operative (Part Time 20 hours per week)

£18,000 plus excellent benefits

 

A Part-time permanent Materials Operative to work for a super friendly manufacturing company based in Swavesey.

The Materials Operative is responsible for ensuring efficient and accurate handling of goods within the warehouse, this includes receiving, storing, and dispatching products to meet customer demands.

Main duties for the Materials Operative:

  • Order picking and packing.
  • Dispatching.
  • Receiving and unloading.
  • Inventory management.
  • Office stationery stock levels.
  • Goods in inspection.

Skills required for the Materials Operative:

  • Previous experience in a warehouse or similar environment.
  • Computer literate.
  • Proficient in using inventory management software and MS Office applications.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Organisational and time management skills with the ability to prioritise.

Desirable skills for the Materials Operative

  • ERP systems knowledge.
  • Manufacturing environment.
  • Shipping or customs processes.

Hours of work for the Materials Operative:

Monday to Friday 4 hours per day

Benefits for the Materials Operative:

  • 25 days paid annual leave plus the 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part-time employees).
  • A one-off reward of 1-week additional paid annual leave every 5 years of service.
  • Birthday Leave – one paid day of leave on your birthday to celebrate.
  • Employee Volunteer Day
  • Employee monthly award programme.
  • Sick leave
  • Company pension
  • Discretionary annual company bonus.
  • Choice of either Private Medical Insurance or Health Cash Plan.
  • Cycle-To-Work scheme.
  • Supportive company culture.
  • Complimentary beverages – tea, coffee, milk, squash, biscuits, chilled water, fruit.
  • Training and development.
  • Professional memberships and CPD days.
  • Various social events and competitions.
  • Free issue company clothing.
  • On site car park.
  • Christmas hamper.

 

For more details on this exciting Materials Operative position, please contact Lisa Parsons 

 

 

 

Lisa Parsons

Our client is looking for a motivated and reliable Despatch Operative to join their team and contribute to their operational success. Based in St Neots, the successful candidate will need to have previous warehouse experience.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Prepare orders for dispatch by picking, packing, and labeling products accurately.
  • Inspect products to ensure they meet quality standards before shipping.
  • Operate forklift
  • Maintain an organized and clean despatch area.
  • Collaborate with team members to meet daily dispatch targets.
  • Follow all safety and health regulations to maintain a safe working environment.

Skills / Experience

  • Previous experience in a warehouse or despatch role is preferred.
  • Ability to lift heavy objects
  • Strong attention to detail and a commitment to quality
  • Good communication skills and the ability to work well within a team.
  • Strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
  • Problem-solving skills and a proactive approach to challenges.

Hours & Pay

Week 1

06:00 until 14:00 Monday to Friday

Week 2

14:00 until 22:30 Monday to Thursday (Friday 14:00 until 20:00)

£14.74 per hour rising to £15.93 per hour

Georgia Ferris

Our client based in the Ely area is currently looking for an experienced Warehouse Operative with a Counterbalance Forklift license to join their busy and growing team on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established and forward-thinking company that supplies high-quality products across the UK.

Working within a fast-paced warehouse environment, you will play a key role in the production and dispatch of customer orders while working as part of the late shift team. This position would suit someone with previous warehouse experience with a valid forklift license who is motivated, reliable and looking to develop within a long-term career opportunity.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Taking delivery of goods and supplies
  • Checking incoming deliveries for damaged or missing items
  • Moving stock around the warehouse manually or using a forklift truck
  • Picking and packing customer orders accurately
  • Loading goods with the forklift truck ready for dispatch
  • Keeping stock records and paperwork up to date
  • Maintaining cleanliness and organisation within the warehouse
  • Supporting the wider warehouse and logistics team as required

Skills & Experience:

  • Previous experience working within a warehouse environment
  • Forklift licence (counterbalance) is essential
  • Comfortable with heavy lifting and manual handling duties
  • Good attention to detail and accuracy
  • Motivated with a calm and level-headed approach
  • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
  • Looking to learn, develop and progress within the business

Hourly Rate & Working Hours:

  • £14.15 per hour
  • Enhanced overtime rates available
  • Monday to Friday
  • 15:30 – 00:00

Benefits:

  • Free on-site gym
  • Private medical insurance
  • Increasing annual leave entitlement with service
  • Additional annual leave salary sacrifice scheme
  • Employee discount platform
  • Digital GP service
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Bike to Work scheme
  • Career progression opportunities
  • Additional company benefits available

Georgia Ferris

The Role:

Point Recruitment is recruiting a Material Handler for a well-established food production business in Cambridgeshire. This hands-on role involves moving materials and finished goods between dispatch, production and storage areas.

As a Material Handler, you will help keep production supplied and stock records accurate throughout each shift. You will work closely with the dispatch and production teams, following food safety, hygiene and health and safety procedures.

Main Responsibilities:

  • Deliver the correct pallets and quantities to production lines in line with the production plan
  • Move completed pallets and prepare work areas with empty trays and pallets
  • Complete production paperwork and traceability records accurately
  • Carry out material compliance checks and report discrepancies to the Area Leader
  • Work with dispatch and production teams to maintain stock accuracy
  • Operate electric pump trucks safely and in line with site procedures
  • Keep equipment and work areas clean in line with hygiene and GMP standards
  • Follow site food safety and health and safety requirements

Skills/Experience:

  • Previous warehouse, material handling or production experience is essential
  • Comfortable using electric pump trucks
  • Understanding of food safety and hygiene standards
  • Accurate when completing paperwork and stock movement records
  • Able to communicate clearly and manage competing tasks during a busy shift

Salary & Working Hours:

  • £13.71 per hour
  • Monday to Friday, 07:00–15:00
  • Every other Saturday, 07:00–12:00

If you are interested in this Material Handler job, apply today.

Georgia Ferris

Machine Operator

£32,000 to £33,000 plus benefits and overtime rates

Due to continued growth our client is looking for a skilled Production Operator to work on a 34 hours Friday to Monday shift. The Machine Operator is a permanent position. The company environment is a warm friendly and very team orientated.

Main duties for the Machine Operator

  • Prioritising work based on the Production schedule to ensure products are completed and ready to be passed to the next team in the production process on time and to specification.
  • Responsibility for adhering to departmental procedures & housekeeping.
  • Understanding the requirements of every job and ensuring all materials are correct and present
  • Undertaking routine maintenance and housekeeping on the machines
  • Ensuring products are of a high quality by undertaking thorough inspections and reporting defects to management.

Departmental Specific Tasks for the Machine Operator

  • Operating machinery including cutting machines.
  • Undertaking bespoke hand finishing tasks.
  • Operating Printers
  • Operating the Seal Laminator
  • Packing materials to their different specifications where applicable.

Skills for the Machine Operator

  • Good organisation skills and the ability to thrive in pressurised environments
  • Ability to multi-task and utilise resources to execute tasks within a deadline-oriented environment with tight timelines
  • Excellent attention to detail and a record of maintaining high quality standards
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Highly motivated with a high level of initiative; inspires confidence to work independently and in support of department goals and business objectives.
  • Ability to build good, professional relationships.
  • Proactive, can do attitude.

If you have any experience of the printing industry that would be fantastic, however full training would be given for the right work ethic and desire to learn.

Forklift Licence an advantage.

This is a village location, transport is essential.

Hours of work for the Machine Operator:

Friday 10am to 3pm

Saturday and Sunday 6am to 6pm

Monday 10am to 3pm

Benefits for the Machine Operator:

plus bank holidays (Holidays go up to 30 days)

Pension

Life Insurance

Free fruit

Free food delivery once a month

Sick pay (after qualifying period)

Nice working environment

Uniform

Overtime at time plus half and double time

For more details on the Machine Operator please contact Lisa Parsons on 01480 431888

 

Lisa Parsons

Production Operator

£30,000 to £34,000 plus benefits and overtime rates

Due to continued growth our client is looking for a skilled Production Operator to work on a double day basis Monday to Friday. The Production Operator is a permanent position. The company environment is a warm friendly and very team orientated.

Main duties for the Production Operator

  • Prioritising work based on the Production schedule to ensure products are completed and ready to be passed to the next team in the production process on time and to specification.
  • Responsibility for adhering to departmental procedures & housekeeping.
  • Understanding the requirements of every job and ensuring all materials are correct and present
  • Undertaking routine maintenance and housekeeping on the machines
  • Ensuring products are of a high quality by undertaking thorough inspections and reporting defects to management.

Departmental Specific Tasks for the Production Operator

  • Operating machinery including cutting machines.
  • Undertaking bespoke hand finishing tasks.
  • Operating Printers
  • Operating the Seal Laminator
  • Packing materials to their different specifications where applicable.

Skills for the Machine Operator

  • Good organisation skills and the ability to thrive in pressurised environments
  • Ability to multi-task and utilise resources to execute tasks within a deadline-oriented environment with tight timelines
  • Excellent attention to detail and a record of maintaining high quality standards
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Highly motivated with a high level of initiative; inspires confidence to work independently and in support of department goals and business objectives.
  • Ability to build good, professional relationships.
  • Proactive, can do attitude.

 

If you have any experience of the printing industry that would be fantastic, however full training would be given for the right work ethic and desire to learn.

Forklift Licence an advantage.

This is a village location, transport is essential.

 

Hours of work for the Production Operator:

Monday to Friday 8 hours shifts double days 6-2 / 2-10

 

Benefits for the Production Operator:

25 days plus bank holidays (Holidays go up to 30 days)

Pension

Life Insurance

Free fruit

Free food delivery once a month

Sick pay (after qualifying period)

Nice working environment

Uniform

Overtime at time plus half and double time

 

For more details on the Production Operator please contact Lisa Parsons on 01480 431888

 

 

 

 

Lisa Parsons

Flexographic Printer

£35,000 to £38,000 plus benefits

We are looking for an experienced Flexographic Printer to join our growing UK printing business. This is a full-time, permanent opportunity working in a busy production environment and producing high-quality printed products for our customers.

Main duties for the Flexographic Printer:

  • Set up and operate flexographic printing machines.
  • Prepare inks, printing plates and anilox rollers.
  • Manage colour matching, print registration and quality checks.
  • Monitor production for consistent print quality and efficiency.
  • Carry out routine machine cleaning and maintenance.
  • Work to production schedules and agreed quality standards.

Skills for the Flexographic Printer:

  • Previous flexographic printing experience preferred; self-adhesive experience is a particular advantage.
  • Good attention to detail and pride in quality workmanship.
  • A reliable, practical team player who can also work independently.
  • A positive attitude and willingness to help a growing business succeed.

Hours of work for the Flexographic Printer:

Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.00pm

St Ives area (village location, transport essential)

For more details please contact Lisa Parsons 

 

 

Lisa Parsons

Warehouse Operative

£26,000 plus bonus and benefits 

Our client based in Bar Hill is looking to expand their team in the warehouse. They are looking for a reliable, detail-focused warehouse Operative. This is a hands-on role primarily focused on packing, labelling, scanning, and preparing customer orders for despatch. Accuracy and attention to detail are essential, as the work completed at this stage is the final step before the product reaches the customer.

 

Main duties for the Warehouse Operative: 

  • Pick, check, pack and prepare products for despatch.
  • Pack boxes securely and appropriately to protect products during transportation.
  • Accurately label boxes, packages and shipments.
  • Scan jobs on and off the SAP system at the appropriate stages of the process.
  • Check product, quantities, paperwork, labels and shipment details before despatch.
  • Ensure full traceability of products through the despatch process.
  • Operate a forklift safely and responsibly when required.
  • Load and unload deliveries in accordance with site procedures.
  • Maintain a clean, organised and safe despatch area.
  • Follow all company procedures relating to quality, health & safety and product handling.
  • Identify and report any discrepancies, damaged goods, incorrect documentation or labelling issues.
  • Work closely with production, stores, logistics and other departments to ensure orders are despatched on time.
  • Take ownership of the quality of your work and ensure orders are right first time.
  • Potential to learn and develop in depth knowledge of logistics and opportunity to progress within the role.

 

Skills for the Warehouse Operative:

  • Forklift licence. Ideally a full clean driving license.
  • Has good attention to detail and takes pride in producing accurate work.
  • Is comfortable using computer systems and scanners.
  • Understands the importance of accurate labelling, scanning and documentation.
  • Can follow procedures and work methodically.
  • Is reliable, organised and able to manage priorities.
  • Works well as part of a team but can also work independently.
  • Understands the importance of product quality and customer satisfaction.
  • A flexible individual who may be required to pick up/deliver urgent packages.

 

Benefits for the Warehouse Operative:

  • 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, long service increases entitlement up to 30 days
  • 12:30pm finish every Friday
  • Private Healthcare & Dental
  • Income Protection
  • 4X Annual Life Assurance
  • Discount Platform
  • Enhanced Family Leave
  • Company events
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Profit Share Bonus
  • Annual Merit Salary Scheme

 

Hours of work for the Warehouse Operative:

Monday to Thursday 8am to 4.45pm and Friday 8am to 12.30pm

 

For more details please contact Lisa Parsons 

Lisa Parsons

Glue Minder

£34,600 to £41,000 plus benefits 

Are you an experienced Glue Minder looking for a permanent role with a well-established packaging business? This is a great opportunity to join a skilled production team and take ownership of a key machine in a busy, well-organised manufacturing environment. You will be working on a shift pattern, giving you a consistent structure and regular hours across the working week.

This is a permanent position based in the Huntingdonshire area, with straightforward access from the A14 and surrounding areas. You will be joining a company that takes pride in the quality of its output and values operators who bring experience, attention to detail, and a genuine commitment to getting the job done right. Benefits are on offer, and salary is competitive and reflective of your level of experience.

Main Responsibilities for the Glue Minder:

  • Set up, operate, and monitor the folder gluer machine in line with job specifications
  • Carry out make-ready and changeovers efficiently to minimise downtime between jobs
  • Carry out visual quality checks throughout the production run, including checking fold accuracy, glue application, and finished carton integrity
  • Troubleshoot machine issues and make adjustments to maintain output quality and speed
  • Complete line clearances between jobs and maintain accurate production records
  • Support and guide assistant operators and packing staff during your shift
  • Carry out routine cleaning and preventative maintenance on the machine
  • Adhere to all health and safety procedures and maintain a clean, organised work area

Skills/Experience required for the Glue Minder:

  • Proven hands-on experience operating a folder gluer machine in a packaging or print environment
  • Ability to set up and make-ready independently without close supervision
  • Strong eye for quality and the ability to identify and resolve issues during a run
  • Experience with Bobst or similar equipment is highly desirable
  • Comfortable working rotating shifts and flexible around production demands
  • Reliable, self-motivated, and focused on achieving production targets without compromising quality

Working Hours for the Glue Minder:

Rotating shift pattern Days Nights 12 Hours (average 40 hours per week) 

Benefits for the Glue Minder:

Up to 30-minute paid break during shift

Overtime paid at 1.25 once contractual hours worked – premium increases to 1.5 overtime rate, once 48 hours per week is exceeded

Holidays

Free vend tea, coffee, hot chocolate, soup

Group Life assurance (4 x annual salary)

Aviva Company pension scheme

Medicash insurance scheme (Dental, Optical etc)

Employee assistance programme

Retail discount scheme

Free on-site parking

Reward and recognition scheme

Employee referral programme

 

Based in Huntingdonshire

For more details on the Glue Minder please contact Lisa Parsons 

 

 

 

 

Lisa Parsons

We are looking for a Compounding Operator to join a busy compounding team based in Cambridgeshire.

The work is hands on and physical. You will handle plastic pipes of various sizes, operate equipment, maintain good housekeeping standards, and ensure material is supplied to the compounding process safely and efficiently.

Main Responsibilities

· Move plastic pipes and scrap material from the scrap yard to the compounding department using a forklift.

· Organise and maintain the scrap yard in a safe and orderly condition.

· Feed plastic pipes into a small shredder manually.

· Cut plastic pipes using a band saw.

· Cut coils and pipe lengths using a chainsaw.

· Use a log lifter to feed large material into the main shredder.

· Keep the work area clean and control swarf and debris generated during the process.

· Follow all safety procedures and wear the required PPE.

· Support the compounding team in meeting production and recycling targets.

Skills and Experience:

· Valid forklift truck licence.

· Good awareness of health and safety.

· Reliable, hardworking, and able to work as part of a small team.

· Comfortable carrying out physical work in a manufacturing environment.

Salary and Working Hours

Monday to Friday

£14.00 per hour

0800 until 1600 whilst in training 

before transferring across to a 3 shift rotation.

Georgia Ferris