Utility Technician

Utility Technician
Location: Golborne (WA3)
Shifts: 4 on, 4 off Days & Nights
£(phone number removed) p.a. with Excellent Benefits / Overtime Opportunities

At ALPLA, we stand for high-quality plastic packaging throughout the world. Around 22,000 colleagues produce quality packaging for foodstuffs, cosmetics and industrial cleaning brands for many blue chip clients across 182 ALPLA sites in 46 countries.

At our Golborne site (5 mins from the J22 or J23 M6) based on the East Lancs Road, we employ over 270 colleagues' who produce a number of packaging solutions on a 24/7 basis for major international customers.

Purpose of job:

As a Utility Technician, you will report to the Shift Coordinator and will be responsible for tipping to the lines and providing support to the SBM technicians. You will assist with setting up machines and working part of a small team.

We are looking to strengthen our Production Department by recruiting a Utility Technician to join our team.

Key Responsibilities: Utility Technician

• Tipping preforms into SBM machines
• Providing daily support to SBM technicians
• Undertaking regular quality checks
• Supporting others within the SBM department
• Working to high standards of health and safety 

Key Requirements: Utility Technician

• Reliable and self-motivated
• Proactive and methodical thinking
• Excellent communications skills
• Good attention to detail

Benefits:

• Life assurance from day one
• Company Pension scheme
• Subsidised canteen
• Maternity and paternity pay scheme
• Christmas vouchers for you and your children
• Long service awards
• Christmas and Easter shutdown

Our new perk box offering a wealth of benefits such as: -

• Money off purchases such as food, drink, cinema, tickets, clothing, and homeware and so much more
• A number of freebies across the perk box site, such as free coffees
• Online access to free exercise and yoga classes with 24/7 access to qualified therapists