Operators

Operators

Cockermouth

About James Walker
James Walker is part of the James Walker Group of Companies, who are a successful global Industrial organisation supplying high performance sealing products and solutions. With state-of-the-art material technology skills, the James Walker Strategic Business Unit (SBU) of the James Walker Group specialises in the provision of sealing solutions (elastomers, polymers, composites, engineering plastics, high nickel alloys).

Our worldwide group of companies has operations, sales and service entities across Europe, Middle East, India, Australia, New Zealand, SE Asia, South Africa and North and South America Asia, South Africa and the USA.

Your Role

James Walker are looking to recruit a number of Operators on permanent and fixed term contracts. These roles will be based at our Manufacturing Business Unit in Cockermouth, Cumbria and the hours of work are 37 hours per week with a starting salary of £25,153.53 per annum. These roles will be on the two or three shift system.

Key responsibilities

• Operating all departmental machines.
• Preparing products including make-up and trimming.
• Batch and critical inspection of all products.
• Accurate transaction of stock and materials.
• Use of all measuring equipment including vernier’s, diameter tapes, micro vu’s to inspect finished products to dimensional specification/quality.
• Maintaining details and accurate records relating to specific company/customer specifications.
• Responsibility for quality of own work.
• Contributing towards company and department success including the achievement of KPI’s.

Experience/Qualifications:

• Previous experience of working within a manufacturing environment would be preferred but is not essential.
• A forklift truck licence would be an advantage for these roles or a willingness to work towards this if candidates do not currently hold a licence.
• Basic IT skills.
• A conscientious and flexible approach to duties.
• The ability to pay particular attention to detail and quality of work.
• Have a willingness and enthusiasm to embrace change, look at new ways of working and support continuous improvement initiatives and projects.
• Have a resilient approach and go the extra mile to improve standards and performance.
• Have excellent communication skills along with the ability to build great relationships.
• Have a pro-active approach to work and getting things done.
• Have the ability to problem solve and see tasks through to completion with a right first time attitude.

In return we offer a competitive salary dependant on skills and experience, 25 days annual holiday plus Bank Holidays, early finish times on a Friday, enrolment into the James Walker Pension Plan plus various other benefits.

For further information on this role, please contact the HR Team at recruitment.jwc.uk@jameswalker.biz or on 01900 823555.

The closing date for applications is Tuesday 21 April 2026.

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