{"id":63504,"date":"2026-09-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/production-operative-2\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T22:19:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T21:19:25","slug":"production-operative-2","status":"publish","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/www.desiblitz.com\/jobs\/job\/production-operative-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Production Operative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Production Operative (day shift, lunchtime finish on Fridays)<\/strong><br \/> <strong>Tewkesbury | Permanent | Looking to pay around \u00a328,000 + overtime available<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Day shift with a lunchtime finish every Friday.<\/li>\n<li>Focus on premium quality.<\/li>\n<li>Friendly, encouraging environment, not high-pressure production.<\/li>\n<li>Long-term job security and career progression opportunities with a growing company.<\/li>\n<li>Modern equipment. Smart, clean shop floor and facilities.<\/li>\n<li>Producing premium quality patented products which truly make a difference to peoples\u2019 lives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire<br \/><strong>Contract type:<\/strong> Permanent<br \/><strong>\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><br \/><strong>About the job \u2013 Production Operative<\/strong><br \/>We\u2019re recruiting for a <strong>Production Operative<\/strong> to join a long-established engineering company who have been producing their own premium quality products in Tewkesbury for over 60 years.<br \/>This is a\u00a0<strong>hands-on Production role<\/strong>\u00a0working on small, high-precision metal components in a clean, organised and well-equipped factory.<br \/>The\u00a0<strong>patented products<\/strong>\u00a0you\u2019ll be working on will go on to\u00a0<strong>truly make a difference in peoples\u2019 lives<\/strong>.<br \/>You\u2019ll be joining a business where <strong>people stay<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>long-term<\/strong>, with vacancies generally only coming up through growth or retirement rather than turnover.<br \/>With plans in place for the company to\u00a0<strong>grow over the next five years<\/strong>, you\u2019ll have the opportunity (if you\u2019d like to) to\u00a0<strong>develop your career<\/strong>\u00a0in the direction you want \u2013 this might be taking on more responsibility or developing your skills depending on the path you\u2019d like to take.<br \/><strong>\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><br \/><strong>Your Role &amp; Responsibilities as Production Operative<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Carrying out visual quality checks on small metal parts.<\/li>\n<li>Making small adjustments to parts using specialist equipment (you\u2019ll receive full training for this).<\/li>\n<li>Count, prepare, pack and label components ready for dispatch to the customer.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight any quality issues to the quality department (you\u2019ll be shown what to look out for).<\/li>\n<li>Carry out any related duties as needed.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><br \/><strong>Skills &amp; Experience needed for this Production Operative role<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have some experience of working in a manufacturing environment or in a job where you\u2019ve shown <strong>high levels of concentration and consistent accuracy<\/strong> this would be great.<\/li>\n<li>Experience of <strong>operating light production machinery<\/strong> would be an advantage although not essential because you will receive full training.<\/li>\n<li>This is quite a fast-paced job working with a <strong>high volume of parts<\/strong> so your experience of working in a similar environment will help.<\/li>\n<li>Due to the quality levels required in this industry, your <strong>excellent attention to detail<\/strong> is essential, <strong>taking pride in the work you\u2019re doing<\/strong> will be important.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll be joining a small team, so we\u2019re looking for a <strong>friendly, helpful, conscientious and supportive<\/strong> team member.<\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll be professional in your approach to work, willing to learn, self-motivated and <strong>committed to doing a great job<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>You will have a <strong>safe<\/strong> and efficient approach to work.<\/li>\n<li>If you have experience of working in a precision engineering environment such as aerospace or similar, this would be an advantage although again, this isn\u2019t an essential requirement.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<br \/><\/strong><br \/><strong>Benefits &amp; culture<\/strong><br \/>This is a stable, long-term opportunity with a company that invests heavily in its people and equipment.<br \/>The workshop is modern, bright, clean and well-maintained, with all the tools and equipment you need to do your job properly.<br \/>You\u2019ll be supported from day one, working alongside experienced engineers in a team-focused environment where <strong>quality is the number one priority<\/strong>.<br \/> <strong><br \/><\/strong><br \/><strong>What\u2019s on offer:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Good pay rate<\/li>\n<li>Formal pay review every year<\/li>\n<li>Daytime working hours with an early finish every Friday<\/li>\n<li>Long-term job security<\/li>\n<li>Great long-term career prospects<\/li>\n<li>Regular overtime opportunities to boost your earnings if you\u2019d like to<\/li>\n<li>24 days holiday + all bank holidays (increasing with service)<\/li>\n<li>6% company pension contributions<\/li>\n<li>Life insurance policy 2 x your annual salary at no cost to you<\/li>\n<li>Christmas shutdown<\/li>\n<li>Christmas bonus<\/li>\n<li>Clean, safe, bright and modern working environment<\/li>\n<li>Lots of free on-site parking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <strong>If you think this might be the job for you\u2026<\/strong><br \/> Great, I\u2019m pleased you\u2019ve read this far. I\u2019d love to hear from you.<br \/>You can either use the \u2018apply\u2019 button on this advert to send in your CV or send an email asking for more information directly to tandrews(at)(url removed) or call and ask for Tom on (phone number removed).<br \/>We\u2019ll start with an informal chat where you can ask any questions you like to see if this job might be what you\u2019re looking for. If you\u2019re still keen, we\u2019ll arrange an appointment for you to meet with the Manager, which will include a factory tour so you can see what the job\u2019s really like, what the machines are like, and take a look at the components and facilities too (I think you\u2019ll be impressed!).<br \/> <strong><\/p>\n<p> A note about confidentiality<\/strong><br \/> Please be assured that I work in complete confidence.<br \/><em>Keywords for search purposes: Production Operative, Manufacturing Operative, Production Assistant, Assembly Operative, Manufacturing, Aerospace, Engineering, Quality Inspection, Dispatch, Machine Operator<\/em><br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em>Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this 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