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Tank
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Post by Tank »

There are 3 css duties up for grabs in our office and I am thinking of applying but don't know a great deal and wonder if any css operators could give me some info on what the job is like and entails?! we have to apply via an application and interview and is not going on seniority.
SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

Tank wrote:There are 3 css duties up for grabs in our office and I am thinking of applying but don't know a great deal and wonder if any css operators could give me some info on what the job is like and entails?! we have to apply via an application and interview and is not going on seniority.
MC or DO?
Tank
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Post by Tank »

They are putting 3 machines into DO as we speak.
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Post by Creditshampoo »

It's a piece of piss at my office.
SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

Average batch size will be around the 6k mark but you might get the odd batch that's 7k or 8k Somewhere around 24-28 (occasionally 32) boxes per batch for a wave 1, 8-10 max normally for a wave 2. 40mins per batch for wave 1, 20mins per batch for wave 2. You won't be able to hang around at all on wave 2 as around half of the batches will be time sensitive
Tank
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Post by Tank »

We will see if they actually go on seniority or give it to the brown noses and bosses faves!
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Post by Creditshampoo »

40 minutes for a 32 tray batch you're having a laugh
Binsey
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Post by Binsey »

The Standard Operating Procedure states no more than 20 trays a batch.
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Post by Binsey »

Creditshampoo wrote:It's a piece of piss at my office.

It may be with a lot of mail. But with little or no mail or a wave 2 it's really hard graft.

The CSS job is arse up. The more mail you have the easy it is........
toniomac
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Post by toniomac »

They are a piece of cake at HCN
walkthewalk
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Post by walkthewalk »

Piece of cake the operaters at our office are all brown noses with 2 of them ring fenced - it stinks.
SpacePhoenix
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Post by SpacePhoenix »

Binsey wrote:The Standard Operating Procedure states no more than 20 trays a batch.
We often do more then 20 trays per batch on a wave 1, on busy days 28 trays is probably average
Binsey wrote:It may be with a lot of mail. But with little or no mail or a wave 2 it's really hard graft.
When the batches are just 2-3 trays a piece it's possible to get 7-8 of them done in 1 and a half hours
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Post by Creditshampoo »

Binsey wrote:
Creditshampoo wrote:It's a piece of piss at my office.

It may be with a lot of mail. But with little or no mail or a wave 2 it's really hard graft.

The CSS job is arse up. The more mail you have the easy it is........
Easier yes. Quicker no. Not sure what's it's like at other offices but at ours it's still job and finish for css
rdjellis
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Post by rdjellis »

What are the hours?
Tank
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Post by Tank »

11.30-9.30 Tues to Friday night