How much do port operatives in Birmingham get paid?

Port operatives in Birmingham earn

£10.20-15.95 per hour

Based on 62 employee reviews

Port operative salaries can range between £10.20-15.95 per hour in the Birmingham area. This data is based on quiz results from 62 employees who live in and around Birmingham.

What do top employers pay port operatives?

Who are the top port operative employers?

  1. Hexcel
    8.8
  2. Don and Low
    8.8
  3. Röchling
    8.7

Who are the worst port operative employers?

  1. Albert Bartlett
    4.5
  2. Adventure Island
    4.5
  3. Swann Morton
    4.6

Recent port operative Jobs in Birmingham

  1. Machine Setter at Tarmac posted 2 days ago
  2. Machine operator at Gi Group posted 22 days ago
See all port operative jobs in the Birmingham area

How are people paid?

81%
by the hour
19%
an annual salary

Based on 62 employees

What contracts are people on?

Full time 83% report having full time contracts. (more than 35 hours)

Based on 47 employees

What do port operatives do?

Machine operators have the job of using machines and specialist equipment.

Machines are used in all sorts of industries. You can find machine operators:

  • In factories
  • On construction sites

This type of job might involve:

  • Using and operating machines to make, assemble and move things
  • Checking all the machines on-site are safe to use

What machines you’ll use depends on what type of company you work for.

If you work in construction, you might use:

  • Excavators, bulldozers, fork-lift trucks, cranes and dump trucks

If you work in a factory, you might use:

  • Drills, industrial ovens, mixers and specialised equipment

If you want to apply for a machine operator job, you might need the following:

If you work in construction, you’ll also need a Construction Skills Certificate Scheme (CSCS) card.

You can also train on-the-job to be a machine operator if you are a groundworker.

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