Production Operative jobs in Glasgow

Live production operative roles in Glasgow, with Scotland salary benchmarks.

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41 live roles in Glasgow

Production Operator

Baillieston, Glasgow City

£16.38/annum Temp to Perm, Immediate Start

Machine Operator, £16.38, Monday–Friday, Temp to Perm, Immediate Start Benefits Temp-to-perm opportunity for the right candidate. Competitive hourly…

Engineering Permanent
1 week ago Apply now

Nightshift assembly operative

Port Glasgow, Inverclyde

£14.80/hour

Apex Resources Ltd are currently recruiting for Nightshift hand assemblers in Port Glasgow Experience of working in a fast paced, target driven…

Manufacturing & Production Permanent
3 weeks ago Apply now

Hand Assembly Operative

Port Glasgow, Inverclyde

£12.71/hour

Apex Resources Ltd currently looking for assembly operatives for their client based in Port Glasgow Experience of working in a fast paced, target…

Manufacturing & Production Permanent
3 weeks ago Apply now

Vehicle Assembly Technician

Glasgow

£25,000–£29,000

We are recruiting experienced Vehicle Assembly Technicians / Mechanical Technicians for a specialist vehicle manufacturer based in East Kilbride.

Engineering
4 weeks ago Apply on WhatJobs

Production Operative hiring in Glasgow: the numbers

  • 41 live production operative roles in Glasgow right now.
  • Median advertised salary for production operative roles in Glasgow: £50,000; the middle half of adverts pay £29,500 to £77,500 (from 8 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Celeros Flow Technology (4), Connect Appointments (4), Graver Technologies, LLC (3), Nexus Packaging Ltd (3), Chemify Ltd (2).
  • Newest advert posted 14 October 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Production Operative salary in Scotland

£24,000 – £29,000 (indicative · midpoint £25,537)

How this figure was built. Based on 2 live advertised salaries for this role and region. That is below the 5 we require before publishing 25th/75th percentiles, so this cell shows a median only.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Days pay at or just above the National Living Wage; nights, continental shifts and skilled machine operation add 15–35%. Pharmaceutical, automotive and aerospace plants pay most; food and packing least. Agency and temporary contracts are common, with permanent roles after a qualifying period.
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