Production Operative

Production Operative
St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Salary: Starting £16.06 per hour + Benefits
Shifts: 12 hours Days/Nights rotation (detailed below)

At Marshalls plc, we believe building tomorrow's world starts with what we can create together today. Since the 1890s, we've grown from a Yorkshire stone business into a leading UK manufacturer of building, roofing and landscaping solutions. Today, we support the people who design, build and maintain the homes, schools, hospitals, streets and infrastructure that communities across the UK rely on. Built on generations of expertise, we're known for quality, innovation and sustainability, helping our customers bring their vision to life and create places that work today and last for generations. We're proud of our heritage, excited by what's next and committed to helping our colleagues grow, develop and make a real difference. Together, we're building tomorrow's world.

Our operations are organised into three distinct divisions: Landscape Products, Building Products, and Roofing Products and we’re leading the way in our industry and have created the UK’s first dual block plant at our St Ives Manufacturing site in Cambridgeshire for our Landscape Product division! Our state-of-the-art block plant creates an additional 200% manufacturing capacity and boosts new product innovation. We have the best range of technology, systems, and processes to make the finest landscaping products in the UK.

So, what's the mission?
You will work as part of a team to manufacture high-quality concrete products in our dual-block plant using the best technology and techniques whilst ensuring you put health and safety at the heart of everything you do! You'll mainly work with concrete products, operating press machinery, hand-powered tools, shot blast machinery, and mobile plant such as Forklift trucks to move stock around the site. You will have your own personal development plan, to gain new skills and increase your salary through our grading structure.

The shift patterns:

What are the mission-critical skills?

• Experience working in a busy Production/Manufacturing environment
• Forklift truck license and experience would be advantageous
• Strong interpersonal skills with a track record of working reliably within a shift based team structure
• Effective communication skills (oral and written)
• Flexibility on shift rotation or night shift experience will be required
• Computer user - basic knowledge required
• Safe to Supervise or IOSH qualification would be advantageous but not essential

Why join Marshalls?
Our colleagues have been at the heart of Marshalls for generations and will continue to be the driving force behind our success for generations to come. That's why we're committed to creating opportunities for our people to develop their skills, grow their careers and realise their potential. Visit www.marshalls.co.uk/careers to learn more about us!

Benefits include:

• Set shift patterns + overtime available
• 26 days' holiday plus bank holidays (35 days in Scotland)
• Guaranteed Christmas shutdown
• Healthcare Cash Plan, helping towards dental, optical, prescriptions and much more
• Enhanced family leave policies, available from day one
• 5% employer matched pension scheme
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee discounts on Marshalls and Marley products
• Discounts with hundreds of leading retailers
• Access to the Marshalls Wellbeing Centre, supporting your Move, Money and Mind goals
• Share Purchase Scheme
• Life Assurance
  

Equal Opportunities
Whoever you are and whatever your background, you'll find a fair and supportive workplace at Marshalls. You're unique, and we want you to bring your whole self to work every day. We're committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. To us, this is more than a legal, moral or ethical responsibility, it's the right thing to do. We want our colleagues to reflect the diverse nature of the communities we serve and create an environment where everyone feels valued and respected. At Marshalls, you're valued for the contribution you make, and where you can grow and develop by being entirely yourself.

Every great build starts with strong foundations. Start yours here. Applications close on Monday 17th August 2026

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