Role: General Operative

Location: Co.Kilkenny

Job Type: Permanent - Full time

Salary: €16.60 Plus Benefits listed below.

“At Elk Recruitment, we are looking for a driven General Operative to join our client's growing team based in Co.Kilkenny.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced General Operative to make a real impact in an innovative and growing organization.

What's on Offer:

• 39 hr


• day shift (8.00am - 4.30pm) and a 2-shift rotating cycle.


• If placed on the 2 Shift rotating cycle, you will receive 22% shift premium


• Over time pay


• Additional leave


• Bike to work scheme


• Company events


• Company pension


• On-site parking


• Sick pay


• Retention bonus


• Shift Allowance available at 22% on shift work


• Annual Leave 22 days per year

Your new role includes:

• Cutting stone with machinery (saws/wire saws) in either quarry / factory or both.


• Store, load, unload and move materials around the premises on a fork truck or gantry, discarding of waste into the skips (with/without fork truck)


• Manual Handling unaided (lifting physical stone/consumables such as blades/timbers / skids into position or skips)


• Processing stone to a finished product (unloading and reloading pallets/crates), whilst putting tiles through a processing machine.


• Selecting and packing of finished product from a cutting table or production line onto a pallet or into a crate.


• Operating Heavy Machinery such as a loader/dumper/excavator/drill rig within the quarry or factory premises.


• Operating cranes/gantry with use of chains/slings/suction pads or slab-grabber.


• Grading slabs for quality purposes where applicable.


• Cleaning / Wash-down the workplace on a regular basis with both power washer or normal washdown hoses (use brushes/shovels when needed)


• Using a computer to print labels and attach these labels to slabs or blocks with the use of a silicon gun.


• Routine scheduled maintenance such as oil and lubrication top-up, vehicle inspection, fuelling your vehicle.

Experience you need:

• We are looking for candidates that are immediately available to start.


• General Operative experience


• Experience in using saws/wire, either quarry / factory


• Manual handling, and forklift experience is a distinct advantage


• Driving Licence (required)


• English (required)

What's next

• Click “Apply Now”to submit your application and we will be in touch asap for our initial screening.


• If this role isn't the perfect match but you're interested in similar opportunities, feel free to get in touch.