Production Operator

The Role

We're looking for a hands-on, reliable Production Operator to join our small team in Qormi. This is a varied role at the heart of the company. The role includes tasks such as operating machinery and helping our engineers run production trials, testing products for quality, loading and delivering mattresses to customers. This is a physical job, requiring lifting and carrying foam products and mattresses, loading vehicles, moving stock, and working in a workshop environment. If that sounds exciting, you're the person we're looking for.

Who We Are

Smart Materials Ltd is an early-stage R&D company with a patented method for producing auxetic polyurethane foam — a "smart" material discovered 30 years ago that outperforms normal foam in impact protection, weight distribution, and sound absorption, but which no one has ever managed to produce at scale. We've cracked that problem, and we're taking on a $50B global foam market. The potential is huge, and the people who join now will grow with us.

What You'll Do

• Operate machinery and support day-to-day production: assembly, packaging, and process running.
• Assist our engineers and technicians with equipment setup and workshop tasks.
• Assist in foam and mattress quality control operations
• Load, deliver, and hand over products (mattresses and foam goods) to customers — professionally and safely.
• Purchase consumables, raw materials, and tools following company procedures.
• Keep stock levels topped up and production supplies organised.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly workspace.

What We're Looking For

• Physically fit and strong: comfortable with regular lifting and moving (20–25 kg).
• Valid driver's license: you'll be making customer deliveries.
• Reliable and punctual: we're a small team, and we count on each other.
• Flexible: happy to switch between production, deliveries, purchasing, and support tasks in a single day.
• Hands-on and practical: comfortable with basic tools; mechanical or electrical skills are a bonus.
• Presentable and professional: you'll often be the face of the company with customers.
• Tech-comfortable: able to use email and simple spreadsheets to track stock and purchases.

This Role Is NOT for You If...

• You're looking for a desk job, most of your day is physical, on your feet, in the workshop or on the road.
• You need fixed processes and a big-company structure, we're a startup; some processes are still being invented, sometimes by you.
• You prefer to specialise in one task, this role is deliberately varied.
• You're looking for a short-term stopgap, we're building a team for the long run.

Why Join Us?

• Work on a world-first material and watch it go from workshop to market.
• Genuine variety, production, deliveries, R&D support, no two days alike.
• A small, supportive team where your contribution is visible and valued.
• Real growth potential: early hires who prove themselves take on bigger roles as we scale.

Sounds like you? Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you.