Trainee Forge Hand Operative

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Title:  Trainee Forge Hand Operative
Location: Sheffield, S35
Duration: Permanent
Hours: 40hrs p/w (4 days, Mon-Thurs)
Benefits:  Weekly Pay, 26.5 Days Paid Annual Leave (inclusive of bank holidays), Company Pension Scheme, Company sick pay, Paid lunch breaks & Free car parking

Pay: Starting wage £14.00 p/h

This rate will be incrementally raised to £15.50 p/h, then £16.50 p/h upon successful achievement of mutually agreed training goals, finishing at the rate of £17.50 p/h.

The Role:
The Forge Hand Operative Role is based on our Neptune Works site in Ecclesfield, and resides in the Press/GFM Bays.
The role reports to the Forge Manager.

We are looking for trainee operatives who we can train within our Press & GFM forging teams. Full, on the job training will be provided to those candidates who display a sufficient drive and good enthusiasm for the role.

We expect you to:

• Be keen, motivated and reliable.
• Have excellent attention to detail.
• Be able to think on your feet and handle situations as they arise.
• Have previous experience within a hot working environment.
• Always be fully compliant to Health & Safety requirements – Act safely and responsibly

The ideal candidates will already:

• Have hot working or heavy industrial experience as you will be working within a heavy industrial environment, which includes hot metal.
• Be analytical and have previous experience with documentation such as production records, material certification and paperwork.
• Have prior experience across a range of measurement equipment: verniers, callipers, tapes and micrometres

Desirable Skills

• FLT B1 License (refresher training can be provided).
• Overhead Crane certified (training can be provided).
• Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings.
• Previous experience operating forging machinery.

During training, your aptitude against certain roles will be measured, leading to a position within the teams as:

GFM Forge Team                                                                              1000T Press Team
GFM Driver                                                                                      1^st Hand / Forge Hand
Grabber Driver                                                                                  Manipulator Driver
Back Hand                                                                                           Press Driver
Back Hand

The Company:
Pro-Roll Ltd is a specialist metals company, dedicated to providing service and quality in the bespoke manufacture of specialised alloys for a variety of industries such as; Aerospace, Gas & Oilfield Engineering, Bio-Medical Implants, Defence, Architectural, Construction, Motorsport, & Marine.

Fully equipped with melting, forging, hot rolling, heat treatment, grinding, straightening, cutting and testing capabilities, Pro-Roll Ltd offers a complete package in metal bar and component production, from melting to rolling, all the way through to finishing.