Bottling Operative - Permanent

Driver Hire Borders; Jedburgh; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Driver Hire Borders are recruiting a full-time Bottling Operator for a new distillery opening south of Jedburgh. You will operate bottling machinery, feed bottles, pack and palletise as part of a small team, with full training provided.

You will ensure quality and hygiene standards, record downtime and output data, and help meet KPIs while maintaining a safe working environment on a 40-hour week (Mon-Fri, 7am-7pm). Driving is required due to site location.

Qualifications

• Must have production operator experience, bottling line experience preferred.
• Must have minimum 1 year practical mechanical engineering or similar experience.
• Must be highly motivated with a can-do attitude.
• Should have understanding of basic operational procedures and Health and safety requirements in a production setting.
• Can work well in a team.
• Be able to show initiative and forward thinking.
• Be able to handle a fast-paced setting to ensure bottling line efficiency.
• Can carry out manually intensive tasks.
• Have great attention to detail.
• Must have excellent problem-solving skills.
• Must have the ability to multitask.

Responsibilities

• Operate designated bottling machinery and run the bottling line.
• Carry out bottle feeding, packing and palletising.
• Perform quality control per company standards.
• Maintain housekeeping and hygiene to high standard.
• Undertake line product changeovers.
• Troubleshoot to minimise line stoppages and breakdowns.
• Coordinate and replenish dry goods daily.
• Ensure timely delivery and collection of dry and finished goods.
• Follow instructions of production supervisor.
• Record downtime and bottling output data, including reworks.
• Drive performance to meet KPIs and continuous improvement.

Skills

Production operator

Bottling line

Mechanical experience

Health & safety

Team player

Initiative

Multitask

Job description

Driver Hire/dh Borders are looking to recruit a full time bottling operator on behalf of a new exciting distillery opening South of Jedburgh. As a Bottling Operator you will be responsible for operating designated bottling machinery, working together within a team environment to ensure that production targets are met. Full training will be given.

The role will consist of the following responsibilities:

• To efficiently and effectively carry out the day-to-day requirements on the bottling line which include bottle feeding, packing and palletising.
• Quality control as per the standards set by the company.
• Ensure that housekeeping and hygiene is kept to a high standard.
• Undertake line product changeovers.
• Problem solving to ensure that line stoppages and breakdowns are kept to an acceptable limit.
• Taking a planning ahead approach to ensure that dry goods are coordinated and replenished each day.
• Ensure delivery and collection of dry and finished goods is completed in an acceptable time.
• Follow the instructions and guidance of the production supervisor.
• Accurately record data from downtime to bottling output and reworks.
• Driving performance to ensure both continuous improvement and meeting set KPIs.

The ideal candidate:

• Must have production operator experience, bottling line experience preferred
• Must have minimum 1 year practical mechanical engineering or similar experience
• Must be highly motivated with a can-do attitude
• Should have an understanding of basic operational procedures and Health and safety requirements in a production setting
• Can work well in a team
• Be able to show initiative and forward thinking
• Be able to handle a fast-paced setting to ensure bottling line efficiency
• Can carry out manually intensive tasks.
• Have great attention to detail.
• Must have excellent problem-solving skills.
• Must have the ability to multitask.

The role will cover a 40 hour 5 day working week with an 8 hour shift, within 7am till 7pm Monday-Friday. Flexibility is required.

Due to the location of the site applicants must drive as there is no bus route nearby.