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    Unit 10, The Crossings,
    Crosshills Business Park,
    Crosshills, Keighley,
    West Yorkshire,
    BD20 7BW

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    Keighley
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Platinum Stairlifts

Manufacturing jobs in Keighley

This year we have begun operating out of a brand new Manufacturing Facility in the center of Keighley, doubling our output and expanding our team. Roles in our team range from welding and fabrication, CNC machine operation, manufacturing quality, and process improvement, CAD Technicians, Sales, and more.

Backed by North Edge capital, we now employs over 250 people, many of which will be able to take full advantage of local transport links, electric car charging, modern changing and shower facilities, and a shared canteen.

Our plans for the future are exciting, and with growth and quality being our top priority, we are continually looking to employ talented, ambitious individuals. At Platinum, our staff is the key to our success, and so we ensure our roles offer security and structured training & development.  

We have a market leading range of products, sold worldwide, to give people the independence to live safely and confidently in their own homes. If you are interested in being part of a team that can make a real difference in the lives of others, we would love to hear from you. 

 Browse our current vacancies below, or if there isn’t one available in your areas of expertise, you can send in a CV and cover letter to our HR team at hr@platinumstairlifts.com 

 

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Platinum Stairlifts is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative of all sections of society and our customers, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.

Manufacturing Jobs - Keighley - Equality and Diversity

2 Vacancies Found

Import & Export Coordinator

Salary

£23k

Job type

37.5 hours

Job type

Full Time

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The Role

Platinum are looking for a new Import & Export Coordinator to join our wonderful logistics team at the Keighley site. You will be required to:

  • Book daily transport requirements with the freight forwarders providing accurate and timely information and documentation to enable successful goods exports
  • Working within the logistics team to ensure that all freight forwarders are communicated with in a consistent and clear manner, ensuring accurate customs declarations are made on our behalf
  • Liaising with freight forwarders to collect all relevant compliance paperwork relating to all the company’s imports and exports, both to the EU and outside of the ROW
  • Ensuring that there is a clear paper trail linking the company’s imports and exports to the underlying transactions (i.e. sales, purchases, supplier returns, customer returns)
  • Maintaining the collections and logistics email accounts and keeping the collections updated and accurate

Requirements

  • Previous experience of working in an export environment (essential)
  • IT literate and the ability to work proficiently with Microsoft (essential)
  • Excellent time management and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise a demanding workload and meet strict deadlines, whilst upholding accuracy with a strong attention to detail (essential)
  • Administration experience (essential)
  • Ability to work well as part of a team as well as independently (essential)
  • Strong communication and relationship building skills/ ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written (essential)
  • Proactive and methodical approach to work with a ‘can do’ attitude (essential)
  • Basic understanding of export and import customs formalities (commodity codes, origin, compliance) (essential)
  • Basic understanding of how VAT works in and outside the UK (desirable)

Experience and Skills

  • Manage the daily despatch requirements ensuring accurate information is shared with key stakeholders with any changes notified out
  • Working with key stakeholders to ensure product adherence is achieved through daily sales order management liaising with manufacturing processes and updating and informing logistic providers and the Sales team of any changes
  • Maintaining a register of all the company’s imports and exports

Salary and Benefits

  • 25 days per annum (exc Bank holidays)
  • Pension scheme
  • Life Insurance
  • Health Benefits

Welder/Fabricator – Location Keighley

Salary

Competitive

Job type

39 hours

Job type

Full Time

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The Role

Are you a welder/fabricator looking for a new exciting challenge? Then look no further, at Platinum Stairlifts you could be working at our brand new state of the art premise which started production in July 2022. We have been manufacturing stairlifts since 1996 and due to growth and expansion we are welcoming new talent to join our existing skilled teams. If you are looking for a position which provides, security, structured training and development and you have a passion to work as part of a team, producing market leading products that enable more people to live a better life at home, and feel you have the relevant skills for the role, please apply by sending your CV.

Requirements

  • Must be able to TIG weld
  • Have experience in working with tube and mild steel
  • Consult drawings and sketches in order to build jobs to specification
  • Work to a standardised method
  • Measure and verify your builds
  • Experience in using electrical or manual tools
  • Shift work, Early or late shifts
  • Have good experience in fabrication

Experience and Skills

  • Welding Fabricator Certification
  • Previous stairlift rail and tube fabrication
  • TIG Welding and Fabrication
  • Use of grinding, drilling, bending equipment and range of finishing tools as part of their fabrication work experience
  • Numeracy skills sufficient to enable calculations, accurate measurement, and verification of dimensions
  • To report any unsafe act, occurrence, near miss and injury using the platinum stairlifts reporting process.

Salary and Benefits

  • £21k-£26k

ARE YOU

RIGHT FOR THE JOB?

If you are interested in a stable and rewarding manufacturing , please email your CV and covering letter our HR manager at HR@platinumstairlifts.com or call 01535 631177 to enquire. We are always interested in hearing from talented and ambitious people. If we are not currently recruiting for your chosen field of expertise but would like to be considered for future roles, please do not hesitate to get in touch. We currently recruit people across Sales, Welding, Operations, Product improvement, Finance, Purchasing, Paint Assembly, Tech Support and much more.

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