Production Operator

At Eakin Healthcare we put our patient at the heart of everything we do.

Fifty years ago, it all started with one man’s mission: pharmacist, Tom George Eakin. He saw his patients struggling with leaking urostomy pouches and decided enough was enough. He got to work and formulated what would become the game-changing, eakin Cohesive® seal.

Fast forward to today, and we’re still keeping it in the family. We’ve grown a lot since then, both organically and through acquisitions. We now have a team of over 700 colleagues across three manufacturing sites and 12 sales and distribution centres. We’re making a difference in three therapeutic areas:

• Ostomy
• Respiratory
• Surgical

We’re proud to export our innovative products to over 60 countries through a network of 40 distributors plus our own offices in Japan, The Netherlands, France, Germany, Belgium and Luxemburg.

We’re good at what we do – come and join us and you can benefit from:

• Bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (rising to 28)
• Option to buy holiday days
• Wellbeing Programme
• Health Cash Plan
• Pension
• Life Assurance
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Referral Scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Free Parking

ABOUT THE ROLE

The purpose of the role is to ensure good quality products are manufactured in line with the relevant work instruction to meet customer requirements within efficient and calculated timelines. You will work as an important part of the production team on the site you are based. 

This is a 40 hr per week, day shift role working:

Monday – Thursday 08.15 – 17.30

Friday – 08.00-13.00

KEY ACTIVITIES

Manufacturing Processes

• Carry out various operations within the department ensuring good quality products.
• Follow the relevant work instructions and quality control procedures specified on the QMS to manufacture products of the highest standard.

Quality Checks

• Report any variances to standard of product and seek advice if unsure.
• Ensure any documentation is completed correctly and can be read easily.

Housekeeping

• To ensure a good standard of housekeeping is maintained in the working area.

Packing Products

• Responsible for ensuring products manufactured are packed neatly into the containers provided not to damage them.

Other

• To adhere to the company’s Equal Opportunities policy and Dignity at work policy in all activities and to actively promote equality of opportunity wherever possible
• To be responsible for your own health and safety and that of your colleagues, in accordance with the company’s’ Health and Safety policy
• To adhere to the company’s Quality policy and Environmental policy
• To undertake other duties as may be reasonably required

KEY SKILLS

Essential 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to work unsupervised.
• Good attention to detail

Desirable

• Experience of working within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience in carrying out quality checks.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

Internal 

• Production Team
• Group Operations Team
• Reporting to the Shift Supervisor

COMPETENCIES

Action Oriented

Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.

Collaborates

Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.

Values Differences

Recognising the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organisation.

Instills Trust

Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.

Demonstrates Self-Awareness

Using a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses.

Nimble Learning

Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.