General Operatives


Company:	Scott Timber Ltd
Salary:	£12.71 per hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	York, YO42 4QF
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	14 Aug 2026
Closing date:	13 Sept 2026

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Job Title: General Operative

Salary: £12.71 per hour

Hours:

Monday - Thursday, 06:00 - 18:00

Monday - Friday, 07:00 - 17:00

Monday – Thursday, 18:00 – 06:00 (shift premium applicable)

Your Role:

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for General Operatives to join our Manufacturing team at our York site. We offer a range of

shift patterns to suit operational requirements, including day and night shifts, with an additional shift premium paid for night

working.

This role will be responsible for safely and accurately manufacturing and repairing pallets/wood products using the tools and

equipment provided. You will ensure that you work at an optimum level to maximise output whilst complying with customer standards

and design specifications as documented in the work orders.

You will be responsible for efficient bench/machine set ups, ensuring that you have all necessary information required regarding

quality standards and output levels, to enable you to carry out your role correctly and accurately. You will also need to promptly

identify and report any problems with equipment to your line manager.

A General Operative is a multi-skilled role. You may also be painting/labelling/stenciling pallets, offloading lengths of timber

off the saws and general cleaning and housekeeping duties to support the manufacture of pallets/wood products in a timely manner.

You will play a key part in the team to undertake all tasks that are delegated to you by the Production Supervisors and Managers

on site and always adhere to our Health and Safety Procedures and Policies to maintain the required high safety standards, which

includes wearing your Personal Protective Equipment when stipulated.

Working effectively with others, you will also have excellent time keeping and attendance record and demonstrate a high level of

Health and Safety awareness. A can-do attitude and excellent attention to detail are key to success.

Who we are:

BSW Group is the largest timber and forestry business in the UK, with operating divisions spanning the whole supply chain, from

tree nurseries and woodland management to sawmilling and pallets.

We market 35 million saplings annually through the country’s leading commercial tree nursery, have planted a billion trees through

Tilhill Forestry, supply sustainable timber products to an array of industries as BSW Timber, and manufacture millions of pallets

a year as Scott Pallets. We work to keep industry moving and aim to be the most technically advanced timber business in the

country.

BSW operates as a collection of experts – an interconnected circle, where everyone and everything works together, allowing the

business to constantly innovate as our people thrive.

With an ethos to use everything and waste nothing, we leverage technology and cutting-edge practices to supply the diverse demands

of the UK, helping to build sustainable worlds.

What you will receive in return:

* Contributory Pension Scheme

* Employee Discount Hub

* Refer a friend scheme

* Free fruit provided on site

* Cycle to work scheme

* Graded pay scheme

Think you have what it takes? If so, we want to hear from you.

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