{"id":62838,"date":"2026-08-20T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/machine-operative\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T04:31:36","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T03:31:36","slug":"machine-operative","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/machine-operative\/","title":{"rendered":"Machine Operative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Job Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Machine Operative<\/p>\n<p><strong>Salary:<\/strong> &pound;33,000 &#8211; &pound;36,000 ( shift premium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hours &ndash; 3 shifts available to pick from<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Early shift: <\/strong>Monday to Friday 6am to 2.30pm (10% shift premium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day shift:<\/strong> Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Afternoon shift: <\/strong>Monday to Friday 1.30pm to 10pm (20% shift premium)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job Type:<\/strong>&nbsp;Permanent<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong> Harwell<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits include 25 days holiday, 9% pension and private healthcare and more! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is an exciting opportunity for a Machine Operative to join a market leading manufacturing business on a permanent basis<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The role of Machine Operative: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Operate and monitor production equipment to ensure products are manufactured efficiently and to the required quality standards.<\/li>\n<li>Carry out secondary processing activities using a range of specialist machinery and equipment.<\/li>\n<li>Work closely with production and engineering teams to understand requirements, prioritise workloads, and deliver against agreed schedules.<\/li>\n<li>Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to the development of internal processes and capabilities.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain a strong commitment to health, safety, and quality standards across all areas of work.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Machine Operative should have the following skills and experience:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Experience within manufacturing is essential<\/li>\n<li>Previous experience in an additive manufacturing environment would be beneficial<\/li>\n<li>Confident operating machinery<\/li>\n<li>Good attention to detail<\/li>\n<li>Reliable<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What&rsquo;s on offer for Machine Operative <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Competitive salary<\/li>\n<li>Stable Monday&ndash;Friday working pattern<\/li>\n<li>9% employers pension contribution<\/li>\n<li>Private medical<\/li>\n<li>25 days holiday plus bank holidays<\/li>\n<li>Free drinks and snacks on site<\/li>\n<li>Cash back schemes at restaurants, gyms and shops<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in this Machine Operative position, please click apply now or call Molly at Orion Reading today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>INDMAN<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62839,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"Didcot, Oxfordshire, South East","_application":"https:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\/job\/225515169\/Machine-Operative?s=103904","_company_name":"Orion Electrotech","_company_website":"https:\/\/www.cv-library.co.uk\/list-jobs\/217370\/Orion-Electrotech","_company_tagline":"","_company_twitter":"","_company_video":"","_filled":0,"_featured":0,"_remote_position":0,"_job_salary_currency":"","_job_salary_unit":""},"job-categories":[],"job-types":[685],"job_listing_tag":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Machine Operative | DESIblitz Jobs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/machine-operative\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Machine Operative | DESIblitz Jobs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Job Title:&nbsp;Machine Operative Salary: &pound;33,000 &#8211; 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