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Furnace Operator

🏢 Cogent Staffing · 📍 Leeds, England · 🕒 Oct 14, 2026 · Ref: OP-VERIF-DC257697
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£11 - £11
£1 - £1 / mo
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Position Overview & Specifications

Cogent Staffing are recruiting for an experienced Furnace Operator for our Leeds based client. It is essential you have experience in a similar role with transferrable skills and evidence of time spent in said role and can commit to the shift availability below:

Salary/shift:

  • Monday to Thursday 08:00-17:00 Friday 08:00-16:00 (core hours)
  • £11.20 per hour standard pay rate with higher pay once trained
  • 12 hour shifts required during peak periods
  • Weekend work, 12 hour shifts and night shifts required during peak periods
  • Overtime paid on all hours over 39 per week
  • Weekly pay
  • Temporary to permanent opportunity

The role:

  • To support the Furnace Supervisor in the running and checking of the furnaces
  • Able to work shifts and weekends when required
  • Start up and shut down furnace
  • Monitor and adjust furnace control panel as and when required
  • Observe performance of cyclone, vacuums and millers
  • Deal with any production faults, i.e. blocked cyclone, loss of vacuum, etc.
  • Change miller screens and clean out vacuums
  • Monitor QA readings and ensure that these marry up with the set running levels for the type of product required
  • Communicate & liaise with R & D engineers & management
  • Training of QA role and basic furnace operation duties to staff
  • Ensure production targets are reached & record average stats and totals produced
  • General fault finding and troubleshooting while furnace is running

The candidate:

  • Proficient numeracy and literacy skills
  • Can read, write and speak English
  • Proficient computer skills to operate Excel, internal software for logging data
  • Has a keen eye for detail and can work in an accurate, timely fashion
  • Has a basic understanding of electrical systems

Cogent Staffing is an equal opportunities recruiter, and we welcome applications from all suitably skilled or qualified applicants, regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/beliefs, sexual orientation, or age.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £11.20 per hour

Schedule:

  • Day shift
  • Monday to Friday
  • Night shift
  • Weekend availability

Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Leeds, LS10: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Application question(s):

  • Do you have any furnace operator experience?
  • Are you available to work Nights, 12 hour shifts and weekends during in peak periods?

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 12/06/2023

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