Want to know what a General Operative role involves at Balcas?
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- Work safely everyday, looking after the Health and Safety of yourself and others as you work as part of team processing timber products
- Become part of a team, starting with a round log your team of operators will cut and shape the timber using specialised tools to a final swan product for our customers or further processing by your colleague’s
- Take pride in your workplace by keeping your work area tidy and maintaining a high standard of housekeeping
Speak up and involve yourself in team discussions and make positive contribution towards improving health and safety and work performance go everyone - Be involved in general maintenance and monitoring machine condition using pre-use inspection checklists along with hands on techniques to ensure the safe and efficient running of your work area
- Stay critical by Grading timber in all forms round log, semi processed and finished material for defects by eye, measurement and technology and taking corrective action if necessary to resolve
- Get ready by safely setting up sawmill equipment for cutting and shaping material to the desired finish for each production run and skew
- Prepare the finished timber by building into packs using semi-automated machinery and manual techniques for our customers or downstream processes
- Finally Strap up and label packs to track and monitor stock as it moves throughout various downstream process to completion
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If you want to join the General Operative team, please email hr@balcas.com, telephone 02866 323003 or to complete a simple online application please visit our jobs page for current vacancies