JOB TITLE: Production Operative
LOCATION: Aylesford, Kent
WORKING HOURS: 7am - 4.30pm
A bit about the role
Join our small team as a Production Operative! We’re looking for someone with basic joinery or woodworking skills, or a keen interest in this area, to assist in assembling furniture, making adjustments, and fitting components. Reliability, flexibility, and the ability to meet tight deadlines are essential.
Some of our key responsibilities
- To carry out daily tasks as set out by the Production Manager or Supervisor.
- Assemble furniture, as well as fit additional component parts or make adjustments as needed.
- To keep your area and the workshop tidy and safe.
- Help count stock as necessary.
- Communication with Customer Services/other departments as needed.
- Working as part of a team and supporting with other warehouse tasks as and when required.
- Ensure that all health and safety procedures are followed.
Requirements
- Previous demonstrated joinery/wood-working experience (ideal but not essential).
- Comfortable with heavy lifting and you will carry out manual handling training as part of induction.
- Confident in the use of power tools and equipment.
- Reliable and punctual – a real team-player.
- Accurate and careful.
- Takes responsibility and ensures the job gets done.
- Flexible and willing to support in other areas as needed.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- You embody our company people values:
- Teamwork - Collaborate effectively with humility, appreciating and integrating individual skills and perspectives to achieve collective goals.
- Committed - Dedicate yourself fully to your role, going above and beyond with self-motivation and loyalty to achieve individual, team, and company goals.
- Ownership - Take full responsibility for your work, performance, and conduct, acting with integrity, staying organised, and learning from feedback and mistakes.
- Positive - Approach tasks with optimism and innovation, viewing challenges as opportunities, and bringing energy and enthusiasm to inspire and motivate others.
- Responsive - React quickly and effectively to needs and feedback, prioritising tasks with urgency, embracing change, and maintaining a proactive approach.
Why work for us
Pineapple is a leader in designing and manufacturing innovative furniture solutions for challenging environments. A family run company started in 1975, Pineapple is now a global business with headquarters in Kent (UK) and offices in France, Germany and the USA.
Pineapple still runs by its original ethos of creating mindfully designed furniture that not only works effortlessly and looks great but also helps foster a calm and supportive environment. Join Pineapple and be part of a team that is dedicated to making a difference through quality, innovation, sustainability and exceptional customer care.
Benefits
What we offer you
- We were proudly featured in The Sunday Times as one of the Best Places to Work 2024 & 2025
- A bonus incentive is available for meeting production targets
- Competitive pay
- Pension scheme
- A Healthcare Cash Plan – You can claim for medical expenses, dental or optical services, as well as access to 100s of deals and discounts
- 23 days annual leave + UK bank holidays
- An extra day’s leave for your birthday
- All new starters, we'll plant a tree in your honour. We currently have trees planted in the UK, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, and Madagascar
- Sustainability-focused – We’re committed to reducing our environmental impact through low carbon operations, renewable energy, and recycled materials
- Regular team socials and events, including summer and Christmas parties. As well as football and netball teams, and other ad hoc events
- Monthly pizza Friday
- Enjoy free fruit, snacks, hot drinks, and cold beverages
- Employee referrals bonus scheme
- Access to our Learning & Development platform, offering a wide range of online courses, certifications, and professional development tools to support your career growth and skill enhancement
- Company volunteering day, 2024, we were at Port Lympne Safari Park picking leaves ready to be frozen for the animals through the winter
- High-quality office environment
- Free onsite parking / within walking distance from the train station
We are an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.
Agencies we know where you are if we need any support, thank you for your interest in working with Pineapple.