Join our team at DS Smith Wirral and play a key role in delivering high- quality production!
We're looking for a motivated Production Operative to support our manufacturing operations. You'll help ensure smooth production processes, maintain safety standards, and achieve performance targets.
Main Responsibilities will include:
Take responsibility for your own and others' health & safety, following SSOW (Safe System of Work) and company procedures.
Immediately report any unsafe acts or incidents to management
Meet productivity and quality targets consistently
Carry out daily warehouse and production activities
During holidays and buys periods assist in loading and unloading vehicles, feeding machinery with material whilst liaising with the office.
About you
Minimum requirements
Safet First mindset
Self-Motivated, positive, and enthusiastic
Strong Communications Skills (Verbal and written)
Team player with a quality- focused approach
Flexible and open to multi-skilled working and constructive challenge
Preferred experience
Background in corrugated board manufacturing (ideal but not essential)
Previous experience in production machine and FLT operations
Basic Maths skills for inventory tasks
Counterbalance licence
Benefits
Competitive Salary
25 Days holiday plus bank holidays
Pension Scheme, life assurance and income protection
Salary Sacrifice electric car scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Discounts
Cycle to Work Scheme
Onsite Parking
Location: Wirral
Working hours: 39.5 Hours - Mon - Thu 8.00 - 16.30 Friday 8.00 - 13.30
About us
We're DS Smith, the company who are redefining packaging for a changing world. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. Today we operate in more than 30 different countries, supporting customers across sectors like FMCG, industrial, and e commerce. We deliver on quality, service, innovative, and added value to deliver market-leading sustainable packaging solutions our customers need. our industry needs to transform, and we're building the team to drive change across Europe and North America
Skills Required
- Safety-first mindset
- Self-motivated, positive, enthusiastic
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Team player with quality-focused approach
- Flexible and open to multi-skilled working
- Background in corrugated board manufacturing
- Previous experience in production machine and FLT operations
- Basic maths skills for inventory tasks
- Counterbalance licence
DS Smith Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DS Smith and has not been reviewed or approved by DS Smith.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered okay to good across many roles, with some plants indicating competitive or above‑market hourly rates for operators and similar positions. This supports a broadly fair perception of base pay even as experiences vary by site.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. offerings include day‑one medical/vision and dental, employer HSA contributions, and 100% company‑paid life and short/long‑term disability, alongside an EAP. Some role descriptions also highlight mental‑health and fertility options.
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Retirement Support — Packages commonly reference a 401(k) with company match and, in some locations, pension eligibility or company‑funded retirement contributions. This positions retirement benefits as a meaningful component of total rewards.
DS Smith Insights
What We Do
DS Smith provides innovative packaging solutions, paper products and recycling services with a commitment to sustainability and a circular economy. Our core purpose is to Redefine Packaging for a Changing World, and our expert teams work closely with like-minded partners to incorporate renewable resources for products that minimize our environmental impact, reduce complexity and increase profitability through supply chain optimization
