JOB VACANCY
Job Title: Production Operative
Location: Fairford
Salary: £25,396.80 per annum
Position: Permanent, Full time, Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week
About us
Howarth Timber Engineered Solutions is a leading timber engineering specialist, located at purpose-built sites strategically positioned across the UK. Renowned for its team of timber engineering experts, the very latest manufacturing processes, integrated supply chains and strong environmental credentials, Howarth Timber
Engineered Solutions prides itself on achieving timber engineering excellence. Howarth Timber Group has been named one of The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2025.
Our products include Roof Trusses, Spandrel Panels, I-Joists, Metal Web Joists, Floor Cassettes, and Roof Cassettes.
The Role
The post holder will be required to undertake a variety of activities involved in the complete process of manufacturing our timber-based product range. This may also include assisting other team members with cutting timber and movement of stock around the site. This will include manual handling, assembling and packaging for delivery.
The manufacturing process is assisted by utilising single and multi-blade saws, presses, routers, and nail guns.
The duties described are not exhaustive, and you may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties as required by your manager, this is likely to include being trained in multi-disciplined areas.
Skills
- Problem solving
- Good communication skills
- Ability to interpret and work from drawings / cutting lists unaided
- Good numerical and measuring skills
Experience
- Warehouse/ production experience preferable
- Hand tools
- Manual handling
- Wood cutting machinery including Saws, Edgers etc
Personal Attributes
- Attention to detail
- Enthusiastic, approachable, and motivated
- Ability to work in a team
- Be able to work with high levels of safety at all times
- Experience working with timber roof trusses preferred, but not essential.
- Good team player.
- Excellent timekeeper.
- Willing to work overtime as necessary
Howarth is a family-owned company valuing all colleagues, with a desire to provide colleague benefits that are truly valuable and valued by the group, benefits include but are not limited to:
- 31 days inclusive of Statutory Bank Holidays
- Length of service awards
- Life insurance
- Cycle to work scheme
- Generous Colleague referral scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Company sick pay
- Employee Assistance Programme, (24/7 helpline, counselling sessions, legal, debt and life management advice line)
- Colleague Merchant Branch discount
- Free Parking
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: From £12.21 per hour
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Fairford GL7 4DS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Manufacturing: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person