We’re recruiting for Operatives to come and join our award-winning #TeamMidlandLead
Midland Lead is looking for enthusiastic operatives with a passion for manufacturing and recycling, to support our winning team in our production facility in Swadlincote.
We will teach you all there is to work on our production lines in our cutting shop, support with logistics in our yard and work on our refining, recycling or casting process. We will develop your skills and career by teaching you to drive a pedestrian palletstacker, B1 and B2 forklifts, loading shovel and excavator, operate our crane, work as a traffic marshal in our yard or learn to be a first aider or fire-marshal. 
With our clear pay- and progression structure, you will start with £12.50 (£13.00 p/h after your probation) and you can work your way up to £15,00 per hour. We also have a weekly Productivity Bonus, that could earn you an additional £20-£40 a week.
Our ‘dream shift’ is designed by the team itself and comprises of weekly alternating day shifts:
- Week 1: 6am – 3.30pm Monday – Thursday; 6am – 10am Friday
- Week 2: 6.30am – 4pm Monday – Thursday; 6.30am – 10.30am Friday
Other shifts are available too (week 1: 6.00am – 3.30pm ; week 2: 1pm – 10.30pm). Regular overtime is available (mostly on Fridays) at 1.25 hourly rate.
We offer up to 33 holidays (including bank holidays), life assurance, healthcare benefit package, sick pay and many more benefits – including a CostCo card, team outings, 15 minutes paid shower at the end of the day.
If you are considering joining our award-winning team (King’s Award for Enterprise 2024, Business of the Year 2023 & Best in People Development 2023), please email us your CV at: francoise.derksen@midlandlead.co.uk and make sure you attend our recruitment open morning on the 13th of June 2024.
