general operative


Company:	GI Group Main Account
Salary:	£14.95 to £14.95 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Aldridge, WS9 8BL
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	28 Aug 2026
Closing date:	27 Sept 2026

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Summary

Job Title: General Operative (Nights) - Building Supply Manufacturing

Location: Aldridge, Walsall

Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off

Hours: 6:00pm-6:00am

Pay: From £14.95 per hour (rising with progression) - negotiable depending on experience

Contract: Long-term / ongoing work

Start Date: 14 September 2026

The Role

We're recruiting a

General Operative to join a busy building supply manufacturing plant in

Aldridge, Walsall. This is a key nights-based position supporting day-to-day production, site standards, and the safe running of critical equipment.

You'll be responsible for maintaining clean and organised work areas, completing daily reporting, supporting and training new starters, and overseeing the daily running of the

kiln burner (including resets, basic maintenance, and escalation of issues).

Key Responsibilities

Keeping production and work areas

clean, tidy and safe at all times

Running

daily reports and completing documentation accurately

Supporting and providing

training/mentoring to new employees

Daily operation of the

kiln burner, including:Monitoring performance and basic checks

Resetting as required

Carrying out basic maintenance tasks

Reporting faults/issues promptly and accurately

What We're Looking For

Experience in a manufacturing/production environment (building supplies or heavy industry ideal)

Computer literate with confidence using basic systems for reporting

Able to work

on your own initiative and make sound decisions during night shift

Reliable, safety-conscious and comfortable working in a busy, industrial environment

Confident communicating issues and handovers to relevant teams

What's On Offer

Night shifts:

6pm-6am,

4 on / 4 off

Pay starting from

£14.95 per hour, with increases as you progress

Pay negotiable depending on experience

Long-term, ongoing work for the right candidate

Interested?

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Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Gi Group office.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited are proud founding members of Menopause in business, corporate members for Neurodiversity in business, Disability Confident committed members, Gold status for the Armed Forces Covenant, Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters and Age Friendly Employer pledge members.

Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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