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Job Title: Machine Operative
Company: Zeus Media Limited
Location: WS9 8BZ (On-site)
Shifts: Full-Time — Weekly rotation: 6am–2pm / 2pm–10pm
Salary Band: £27,500 - £32500, Dependant on experience.

Zeus Media Limited is a market-leading label manufacturer, operating some of the most advanced finishing machinery in the industry. Our success comes from hard work, attention to detail, and a genuine can-do attitude shared by everyone in the building. If someone needs help, anyone — from any department — will step in. That’s the culture we protect.

This is a hands-on, physical, mechanically orientated role, ideal for someone practical, switched-on, and confident working with machinery.

What You’ll Actually Be Doing Day-to-Day

This isn’t a button-pressing job — you will be responsible for understanding, organising, setting up, running, and maintaining complex production machinery.

1. Understanding the Job

Each job starts with:

• Reading the job bag
• Understanding customer specifications, quantities, materials, tooling and plates, and winding instructions
• Planning the full setup and sequence of the run

2. Organising the Setup

You’ll work with teammates to organise and prepare:

• Stock rolls (paper/film)
• Flexible dies and tooling
• Print plates
• Magnetic cylinders
• Cores, boxes, pallets
• Turret rewinder setup and programming
• Mechanical adjustments required for the run

Timing and coordination are key — everything must be in the right place at the right moment.

3. Preparing the Machine

You will carry out a full, hands-on setup, including:

• Loading heavy material splits onto the machine
• Lifting magnetic cylinders using overhead cranes
• Fitting flexible tooling and print plates
• Positioning dies accurately
• Setting the web path and tension
• Making mechanical adjustments for register, pressure and alignment
• Programming turret rewinders to exact job specifications

4. Running the Job

Once running, you will:

• Continuously monitor quality
• Check register, die pressure, rewinding, waste stripping, and consistency
• Make ongoing pressure, tension, and guide adjustments
• React quickly to any changes affecting quality or efficiency

5. End-of-Run Tasks

• Completing job paperwork
• Cleaning the machine down
• Stripping tools and preparing for the next setup
• Leaving the area clean and production-ready

With training, this role can progress to running full lines or overseeing sections of the factory.

What We’re Looking For

Experience is helpful — but attitude is essential.

You must be:

• Mechanically minded
• Hands-on and comfortable with physical work
• A fast learner
• Focused, organised, and reliable
• Able to work well in a team environment
• Someone who takes pride in doing things properly

If you enjoy practical, mechanical work and like being part of a fast-paced, supportive team, you’ll thrive here.

Requirements

• Experience with machinery or mechanical work preferred
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Good attention to detail
• Physically fit (lifting and standing required)
• Comfortable working independently once trained
• Strong communication skills
• English required

Benefits

• Bonus scheme
• Full uniform provided
• 28 days holiday (including bank holidays)
• Extensive training and genuine progression opportunities
• Supportive team environment
• Clean, modern factory
• Free on-site parking

Work Location: WS9 8BZ — must be able to commute reliably or relocate.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £27,500.00-£32,500.00 per year

Benefits:

• Bereavement leave
• Canteen
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Profit sharing

Work Location: In person