Job Details
General Operative Factory
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KILKENNY LIMESTONE QUARRIES LIMITED -
Ref: #JOB-2464830 -
KILKENNY LIMESTONE LTD., Kellymount Quarry, Kellymount, Paulstow, Co. Kilkenny, R95 KP84 -
No of positions: 4 -
Paid Position -
39 hours per week -
To be Confirmed -
Published On: 19 Aug 2026 -
Closing On: 16 Sep 2026
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Hourly rate of pay (range) €17.02 Hours of work per week 39 Overtime Time and a half, payable after 39 hours Shift Allowance Available at 22% on shift work Annual Leave 22 days per year Pension CWPS Scheme Sick Pay CWPS Scheme Death in Service CWPS Scheme Service Pay Applicable after 5 years Normal hours Monday – Thursday 8.00am to 4:30pm Friday – 8.00am to 3:30pm Responsibilities: • 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 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 purpose where applicable. • Cleaning / Wash-down the workplace on a regular base with both power washer or normal washdown hoses (use brushes / shovels when needed) • Standing on level and unlevel ground whilst waiting for machinery to arrive • 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, fueling your vehicle. • Request paperwork from admin/supervisors for incoming/outgoing collections. This list is not exclusive and can be updated at any time.
- Sector:
Career Level
- Not Required
Candidate Requirements
Essential- Minimum Experienced Required (Years): 0
- Minimum Qualification:No Qualification
- Ability Skills:Communications, Manual
- Competency Skills:Flexibility, Manufacturing, Problem Solving
- Competency Skills:ForkLift Counter Balance, Manual Handling, Safepass ,
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