103 manufacturing jobs found in Southend-on-Sea

We are seeking an experienced Manufacturing Financial Controller to oversee financial control activities across manufacturing operations, with a strong focus on inventory and Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) accounting. A hands-on finance professional is required with deep expertise in inventory, who can strengthen controls, improve processes, and provide meaningful financial insight to support operational decision-making. Key Responsibilities Own inventory and COGS accounting, ensuring accuracy and integrity of reporting. Manage month-end close, balance sheet reconciliations, and financial controls. Analyse manufacturing costs, standard costing, stock valuation, and production variances. Partner with operations and supply chain teams to improve inventory accuracy and profitability. Lead process improvement initiatives across finance and manufacturing functions. Act as the key contact for external auditors on inventory and manufacturing accounting matters.Requirements Qualified ACA,...

Join a leading partner of the UK's Ministry of Defence as a Manufacturing Engineer (Assembly and Integration) in Stevenage. Our client is seeking a talented professional to be at the core of their operations, focusing on the manufacturing and assembly of missiles. In this pivotal role, the successful candidate will leverage their previous experience to ensure that products are produced efficiently and within budget, making a significant impact on the business. If you are a skilled Manufacturing Engineer looking to contribute to a high-stakes environment, this opportunity is for you. Key Responsibilities: Creating and updating instructions for manufacturing. Tasks of designing, commissioning, and validating the associated tooling will be undertaken. Assist in the industrial validation process by utilising tools such as FMEAs and FAIs. Resolving any technical issues that may occur during the manufacturing process. Route card changes because of rework activities. Management of...

CNC Operator Location: Southend-on-Sea Pay Rate: £15.00 per hour Hours: Full-Time, 39 hours per week Monday till Friday, 7am to 4pm (Early finish every Friday!) Start Date: Immediate About the Role We are excited to be recruiting on behalf of our client based in Southend-on-Sea for enthusiastic and experienced CNC Operators to join their team. This is a brilliant opportunity to work in a brand-new, state-of-the-art facility equipped with modern machinery and fantastic working conditions. Key Responsibilities Operating CNC machines efficiently according to production targets and technical drawings. Loading and unloading materials safely and accurately. Carrying out quality checks on finished components using precision measuring equipment (micrometers, calipers, etc.). Performing basic maintenance checks and keeping work areas clean, organized, and safe. Reporting any machine faults or quality issues to the shift supervisor promptly. Requirements Previous experience...

Calling Manufacturing Production Assemblers! Would you like to work in a friendly environment for a busy manufacturing company? Have you experience working in a factory/manufacturing environment? Do you have nimble fingers, a steady hand and an eye for detail? We have Production Assembly roles available working in Southend on Sea, Essex for a very successful manufacturing company who are recruiting staff to work in various departments. You will need to be available to start work within one week's notice. These roles will involve an interview that will involve a trial session in the factory to assess suitability. It will involve working with tiny parts /components and wires, extremely intricate work and can involve soldering. They are happy to train but you will need to be nimble fingered and have a steady hand and good eyesight and be keen to learn. Roles are temporary and reviewed regularly, can potentially have the opportunity to become permanent with the organisation after a...

Assembly Operative – Shoeburyness Location: Shoeburyness, Essex Contract type: Temporary (1–2 months, with potential for extension) Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 4:30pm Pay: £12.91 per hour We're currently recruiting for an Assembly Operative to join our client's production team on a temporary basis, based in Shoeburyness. This is a great opportunity for someone looking for consistent daytime hours and hands-on work in a friendly, fast-paced environment. What you'll be doing: Assembling components accurately and efficiently to meet production standards Working as part of a team to hit daily targets Carrying out quality checks on finished items Maintaining a clean and safe working area Following health and safety procedures at all times What we're looking for: Recent experience in an assembly, production, or manufacturing environment is highly desirable Good attention to detail and reliability Ability to work well within a team A positive attitude and willingness to...

Production Operatives Wanted – Canvey Island Ready to take the next step in your production career? We’re recruiting on behalf of a successful and growing company based in Canvey Island, and they’re looking for reliable Production Operatives to join their busy team. Position: Temp to Perm Location: Canvey Island Hours: Monday to Friday, 7:00am – 4:00pm Pay: £12.71 per hour The Role: Carry out assembly, filling, and labelling duties in line with production and quality standards Perform thorough quality checks to ensure high product standards Pack products accurately and efficiently Operate machinery as part of the manufacturing process What We’re Looking For: Previous experience in a production or warehouse environment Confident operating production machinery Experience working on a production line (advantageous but not essential) If you’re dependable, hardworking, and looking for a long-term opportunity with the potential to go permanent, we’d love to hear from you....

Job Title: Vehicle Quality Inspector Job Location: Basildon Rate: £19.24 p/h Hours per Week: 39 Duration: Initial 6 Month Fixed-Term Contract (with potential opportunity to become permanent) Start Date: ASAP Client Summary: A leading, well recognised global manufacturer of Agricultural machinery Key Duties: - Carry out finished tractor quality audits to ensure products meet company and customer quality standards. - Inspect completed products, identifying defects, non-conformances and deviations from specification. - Work closely with Production, Engineering and Manufacturing teams to investigate quality concerns and implement corrective actions. - Communicate audit findings and provide timely updates on quality issues to relevant stakeholders. - Support root cause investigations and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives aimed at preventing recurring quality issues. - Prepare and maintain quality reports, audit documentation and key performance indicator (KPI)...

Long-Term, Regular Work | Fixed Shifts Friday to Monday Staffline is recruiting HGV Class 1 drivers for our client based in Basildon, offering ongoing, year-round work with excellent pay rates and a guaranteed minimum of 8 hours per shift mid week and 10 hours on weekends only on Fixed Shift Rota. Start Band Fixed Shifts Available below: - 05:00 - 08:00 - 10:00 - 13:00 - 17:00 - 20:00 PAYE Parity Pay Rates - Mornings (04:00-09:59): £19.30 per hour - Days (10:00-17:59): £20.02 per hour - Nights (18:00-03:59): £20.76 per hour - Weekends: £22.18 Mornings, £22.90 Days, £23.64 Nights, - Overtime (after 45 hours per week): o Mornings: £24.13 per hour o Days: £25.03 per hour o Nights: £25.95 per hour - Bank Holidays: o Mornings: £28.95 per hour o Days: £30.03 per hour o Nights: £31.14 per hour Your Time at Work Your Time at Work - Delivering retail items to stores across the South East - Ensuring delivery schedules are met - Carrying out pre- and post-trip...

Long-Term, Regular Work | Fixed Shifts Friday to Monday Staffline is recruiting HGV Class 1 drivers for our client based in Basildon, offering ongoing, year-round work with excellent pay rates and a guaranteed minimum of 8 hours per shift mid week and 10 hours on weekends only on Fixed Shift Rota. Start Band Fixed Shifts Available below: - 05:00 - 08:00 - 10:00 - 13:00 - 17:00 - 20:00 PAYE Parity Pay Rates - Mornings (04:00-09:59): £19.30 per hour - Days (10:00-17:59): £20.02 per hour - Nights (18:00-03:59): £20.76 per hour - Weekends: £22.18 Mornings, £22.90 Days, £23.64 Nights, - Overtime (after 45 hours per week): o Mornings: £24.13 per hour o Days: £25.03 per hour o Nights: £25.95 per hour - Bank Holidays: o Mornings: £28.95 per hour o Days: £30.03 per hour o Nights: £31.14 per hour Your Time at Work Your Time at Work - Delivering retail items to stores across the South East - Ensuring delivery schedules are met - Carrying out pre- and post-trip...

Long-Term, Regular Work | Fixed Shifts Friday to Monday Staffline is recruiting HGV Class 1 drivers for our client based in Basildon, offering ongoing, year-round work with excellent pay rates and a guaranteed minimum of 8 hours per shift mid week and 10 hours on weekends only on Fixed Shift Rota. Start Band Fixed Shifts Available below: - 05:00 - 08:00 - 10:00 - 13:00 - 17:00 - 20:00 PAYE Parity Pay Rates - Mornings (04:00-09:59): £19.30 per hour - Days (10:00-17:59): £20.02 per hour - Nights (18:00-03:59): £20.76 per hour - Weekends: £22.18 Mornings, £22.90 Days, £23.64 Nights, - Overtime (after 45 hours per week): o Mornings: £24.13 per hour o Days: £25.03 per hour o Nights: £25.95 per hour - Bank Holidays: o Mornings: £28.95 per hour o Days: £30.03 per hour o Nights: £31.14 per hour Your Time at Work Your Time at Work - Delivering retail items to stores across the South East - Ensuring delivery schedules are met - Carrying out pre- and post-trip...

Brake Press Operator – Gillingham We are currently seeking a Brake Press Operator to join our client’s site in Gillingham. Our client is a well-established, family run business specialising in ornamental products as well as components for the manufacturing sector. The Role: • Operating manual and/or CNC Brake Press machinery • Producing high-quality components to specification • Working as part of a friendly and supportive team Requirements: • Previous Brake Press experience (manual and/or CNC) • Good attention to detail • Reliable and motivated attitude Hours: • Monday to Friday • 6:00am – 2:00pm or 2:00pm – 10:00pm If you have relevant experience and are looking for an immediate start, please contact our office today to arrange an interview

Job Title: Assembly Operative Location: Rochester Contract Type: Temporary for three weeks, with the potential to be extended for a further three months Salary: £13.50-£16 per hour Working Hours: Monday to Friday, 7am-3:30pm Benefits: Weekly pay, up to 28 days annual leave, free on-site parking and access to online benefits platform! Key Responsibilities: Assembling products, working from technical drawings, using handheld tools such as air guns, hand drills, rivet guns and saws.What We're Looking For: Must have previous assembly or production experience using the same or similar tools. Must have experience reading technical drawings. Interested in the role? Apply today! If not, please check out our website (url removed) to look at other roles available. *Should your application be successful you will be contacted by a Reed consultant within 48 hours

Apple Grader Location: ME9 8 Shift Pattern (Weekly Rotation): 06:00 – 14:00 14:00 – 22:00 Pay Rate: £12.71 per hour Please Note: You must be able to drive and have your own transport, as this site is not accessible by public transport. About the Role We are currently recruiting Apple Graders to join a busy food production facility. Working as part of the production team, you will play an important role in ensuring apples meet the required quality standards before being processed into food products. This is a fast-paced, hands-on role that requires excellent attention to detail and the ability to work efficiently while maintaining high quality standards. Key Responsibilities Continuously monitor the apple production line to ensure product quality. Inspect apples for defects, bruising, damage, discolouration and contamination. Check that all apple skin has been completely removed during the peeling process. Remove any defective or unsuitable apples from the production line....

Great opportunity to work as a Warehouse Operative for our client's logistics site. Staffline is recruiting Warehouse Operatives in Sittingbourne. The rate of pay is £13.81 per hour. This is a full-time role working fixed shifts and the hours of work are: - 6am to 6pm Your Time at Work As a Warehouse Operative you will be working in a returns and cycling unit, working through various streams of returns, which include: - Pallet sorting - Trays segregation - Baling - Food waste Our Perfect Worker Our perfect worker will be physically fit and able to conduct manual handling and repetitive tasks in fast pace enviroment. You will be a great team player and show good attention to detail. Applicants must have good health and safety awareness. Experience in a similar role is desirable, but not essential as full training is provided. Key Information and Benefits - Earn £13.81 per hour - Fixed shifts - PPE provided - Full training provided - Free car...

Job Title: Window Fabricator Location: Witham, Essex Job Ref: JT024 Contract: Full-time, Temp to Perm Pay Rate: Starting from £12.71 per hour (increasing upon permanent employment and with experience) Monday to Thursday: 6:00am – 2:30pm Friday: 6:00am – 2:00pm 45 minutes total break each day (taken at 9:00am and 12:00pm) We're currently recruiting for a Window Fabricator to join our client based in Witham, Essex. This is an excellent Temp to Perm opportunity to join a well-established manufacturer. Exciting opportunity to join a well-established company: Holiday pay on each hour worked Access to employee discounts Mobile phone savings National gym memberships And much more! About the Role: Working as part of the production team, you'll be involved in the manufacture of high-quality windows from start to finish. You'll receive training across several departments, learning each stage of the manufacturing process while ensuring products meet quality standards and customer...

Are you hands-on, detail-focused, and passionate about quality craftsmanship? We're hiring a Brushing and Polishing Technician / Metal Finisher to join a forward-thinking, high-performance automotive manufacturing team in Witham - offering an hourly rate of up to £17ph. The Role: This is an exciting opportunity to become a key part of a small, specialist team supporting the production of some of the world's most exclusive vehicles. You'll work on ultra-premium components destined for names like Aston Martin, McLaren, Pininfarina, and Mercedes-AMG - polishing and finishing parts to the highest standards. What You'll Be Doing: Brushing, polishing, and finishing primarily aluminium components Inspecting surfaces for imperfections and ensuring exceptional finish quality Using hand tools, power tools, and specialist equipment Maintaining tools and equipment, following strict safety protocols Supporting production goals and contributing to continuous improvement What We're...

A company who manufacture interior car parts for some of the coolest high end sports cars in the world are looking for a Sheet Metal Worker to join their expanding team. The company is based in Witham, are growing at a fast rate due to ever increasing orders and can offer a fantastic working environment, working on prestigious projects. For the role, you will need experience setting and operating Press Brakes, general sheet metal work and using manual lathes. The hourly rate is c£16ph depending on your skills and experience, working 8am till 4.30pm Monday to Friday. Sheet Metal duties: - Set and operate CNC Brakes Press - Use rivet guns, drills and other hand and power tools - Use fabrication machinery - Manual Lathe work - Read from engineering drawings The role is temporary to permanent. If you have sheet metal and manual lathe experience, we would like to hear from you. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, please apply. If you have questions, please...

We are working with an automotive component manufacturer based in Witham who are looking for a CNC Setter Operator to join their night shift. We are looking for people who can set and operate CNC Milling machines. Pay is up to £22.61ph including shift allowance. The night shift hours are 8.30pm to 7am on Sunday and then Monday to Thursday 11pm to 7am. CNC Setter Operator duties:- Setting and operating CNC milling machines Checking quality of products Keeping work environment clean Basic checks on CNC MachineryThis is a temporary to permanent position. The company has a full order book till early 2030's so do need people to go permanent after the temporary period. If you are a CNC Setter Operator who is looking to work night shift, please apply! If you have any questions about the job, please call Prime Appointments and ask for Simon Clark

An automotive component manufacturer based in Witham are looking for Leather Technician and Leather cutters to join their expanding team. We are looking for people with experience in upholstery. This is an exciting time to join a fast growing business who have a fantastic working environment. The hourly rate is up to £15ph, working an 6am to 2.30pm Monday to Friday or 11.30am to 8pm. These are static shifts. Leather Technician duties:- Cutting leather into shape Working with leather to make chairs, dashboards etc Working with different types of leather Read and interpret patterns, drawings, work orders etcIf you have experience within upholstery, please give us a call! This is a temporary to permanent role. If you have the skills and experience for this role, please apply. if you have any questions about the company or the job itself, please call Prime Appointments and ask for Simon

Quality Inspector | Manufacturing | Full Training Provided Location: Witham, Essex Pay: £12.71 per hour Hours: Monday to Friday with an early finish every Friday Temp to Perm Opportunity We are currently recruiting for a Quality Inspector to join a well established manufacturing company based in Witham. This is a great opportunity to join a friendly team where full training is provided. The role involves inspecting glass products to make sure they meet quality standards before moving through production. If you have experience in manufacturing, production, warehousing or quality checking and have a good eye for detail, we'd love to hear from you. The Role As a Quality Inspector, you will: * Inspect glass products for damage, defects and imperfections * Report any quality issues accurately * Work closely with production and warehouse teams * Follow quality procedures and health and safety guidelines * Help ensure customers receive products that meet the...