Salary
≈ $34k – $64k per year (Estimated)
Location
In office (United Kingdom)
Seniority
Junior · 1+ year exp
Employment
Full-Time
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Sep 29, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026. DS Smith scores B on the Alion truth index.
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DS Smith is a sustainable packaging company headquartered in London, England, producing corrugated packaging, containerboard and other paper products and providing recycling and waste management services for consumer goods, retail and industrial customers. Founded in the 1940s as a box-making business in East London, it operates in more than 30 countries across Europe and North Africa and is now part of International Paper, which acquired it in 2025 to form a group of more than 65,000 employees. It hires production and machine operatives, maintenance technicians and electricians, reliability and technical engineers, transport planners, account managers and finance and sourcing specialists.
We are now recruiting for a Machine Operative to join us on a permanent term. Reporting to the Shift Manager this role will ensure that we achieve our business goals across DS Smith Packaging.
Key Accountabilities:
- Be accountable for own and others health and safety whilst at work, operating in line with SSOW (safe systems of work) and company procedures to enable a safe working environment.
- Raise any unsafe acts seen immediately with individual(s) concerned and immediate reporting of health and safety incidents to management
- Be responsible for the operation of machinery to ensure efficiencies are maximised and downtime is minimised.
- Achieve set productivity and performance targets ensuring consistent quality standards are met.
- To ensure that maintenance and cleaning tasks are carried out correctly and in line with the planned maintenance schedule. Support and assist with improvement initiatives
Hours of work:
The site operates a 3-shift rotation pattern (short shift on Friday's) of:
- Dayshift: 6am - 2.00pm
- Afternoons: 2.00pm - 10.00pm
- Nights: 10.00pm - 6am
Experience and Key Attributes required:
- Experience of working in a production/machine operating environment
- Self-motivated with a can-do attitude
- Enthusiasm to join our expanding team
- The drive to rise to challenges and good problem solving abilities
- The desire to progress within a Company that values its employees and puts safety first
- Excellent communication skills both verbal and written
- Experience: 1 year (Preferred)
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme, life assurance, and income protection
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Employee Discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
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