- Salary
- £28k+
- Location
- Wymbush, Milton Keynes
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Closing date
- Today
Description
Production Operative
Application Deadline: 16 November 2026
Department: Operations
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Milton Keynes
Compensation: £28,080 / year
Description
We are looking for a Production Operative to join our team at our site in Milton Keynes.
In this role, you will be responsible for processing and cutting metal bar and tube products to customer specifications, ensuring high standards of quality, accuracy, and safety are maintained at all times. Working from production instructions and technical drawings, you will help ensure our customers receive materials that meet the required specifications and tolerances.
Based at our Milton Keynes facility, you will work with a range of metal products used across the aerospace, defence, and medical sectors. The site benefits from modern processing equipment, including advanced cutting technology and CNC machining centres with integrated robotics.
Previous bar saw experience is not essential, as full training can be provided. We are keen to hear from candidates with experience in production, manufacturing, engineering, warehouse, or other industrial environments who are looking to develop their skills and build a long-term career.
- Week 1: 6:00am - 2:00pm
- Week 2: 2:00pm - 10:00pm
- Alternating weekly shift pattern
This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established manufacturing business that invests in its people, equipment, and training.
Key Responsibilities
Your main duties will include:
- Operating the Bar Saw to a high quality and safe standard
- Ensuring we have warehouse traceability
- Working from drawings you will be required to accurately set various machines and produce parts to order
- Use forklifts to gather material for the jobs and record all information on job sheets
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential skills and experience:
- Experience working within a manufacturing, production, warehouse, or industrial environment
- Ability to read basic drawings and accurately record information
- Flexible and willing to support other operational tasks when required
- Strong communication, organisation, and time management skills
- A proactive approach with a strong focus on safety and quality
- Previous experience operating saws, cutting equipment, or similar machinery (training can be provided)
- Forklift licence/certification
- Experience working with metal products or engineering/manufacturing processes
Please note, previous bar saw experience is not essential. Full training can be provided for the right candidate, and we welcome applications from individuals with experience in production, manufacturing, warehouse, or similar operational environments.
Benefits
Your benefits with us
- Annual Leave: 25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
- Health Cash Plan
- Company bonus scheme
- Advantageous pension scheme
- Learning & Development opportunities
- Advanced Family Friendly Policies
- Discounts portal
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Length of Service Awards
- Christmas savings scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Company events
- Christmas Closedown
Our Company Values
Our company values are the fundamental principles that guide our organization’s actions, culture, and decision-making processes. Our values were created by our employees across all departments in the business and with people at all levels, creating authentic values that make sense to us and demonstrate how we like to work with each other. They serve as the foundation for our company’s identity, shaping how our employees interact with one another, customers, and the broader community.
Let's take a look at each of our four company values and what they mean to us.
Our company values are the fundamental principles that guide our organization’s actions, culture, and decision-making processes. Our values were created by our employees across all departments in the business and with people at all levels, creating authentic values that make sense to us and demonstrate how we like to work with each other. They serve as the foundation for our company’s identity, shaping how our employees interact with one another, customers, and the broader community.
Let's take a look at each of our four company values and what they mean to us.
Skills
CNCForklift