EOL PACKERS - Aylesbury Dairy

Arla Foods A.m.b.a; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Arla Foods, a global dairy cooperative, is seeking a Production Operative for our Aylesbury Dairy. You will join a high‑performing team, supporting other functions to meet targets and optimise resources, ensuring quality and safety at every step.

The role focuses on maintaining hygiene, completing daily targets, and contributing to continuous improvements while working to company standards and procedures. Training and development are available within a collaborative culture.

Qualifications

• Proactive and initiative to improve processes.
• Excellent communication skills with colleagues and teams.
• Awareness of health and safety standards in a food production environment.
• Commitment to quality and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Work to high standards to achieve departmental targets in Quality, Efficiency, Waste and cost reduction.
• Actively contribute and seek continuous improvements to achieve departmental targets.
• Resolve minor breakdowns and carry out basic maintenance.
• Monitor equipment performance and correct / raise issues before they become problems.
• Maintain strict food hygiene and health and safety standards.
• Ensure full completion of daily targets.
• Ensure departmental procedures are followed and records are maintained.
• Contribute to the team reporting and decision making process.
• Ensure quality, hygiene, health and safety standards are met and regular audits are conducted.
• Actively promote communication links and good working relationships with colleagues.
• Maintain high standards of work ethics in respect to lateness and absences.
• Plan production effectively to optimise resources and output.
• To carry out any other duties commensurate with the role.

Skills

Proactive

Communication

Health & Safety

Quality Awareness

Problem Solving

Attendance & Timekeeping

Commitment

Job description

Join our Production team as an operator at our Aylesbury Dairy and you will contribute to making food that is loved by millions.

Job Purpose

As a Production Operative you will be part of a high-performance team both delivering and supporting other functions to meet challenging department, team and personal goals. The role will be to support a team, optimize resources and coordinate activities to ensure operational tar-gets are met which in turn contributes to ensuring departmental / site goals are achieved.

Responsibilities

• Work to high standards to achieve departmental targets in Quality, Efficiency, Waste and cost reduction.
• Actively contribute and seek continuous improvements to achieve departmental targets.
• Resolve minor breakdowns and carry out basic maintenance.
• Monitor equipment performance and correct / raise issues before they become problems.
• Maintain strict food hygiene and health and safety standards.
• Ensure full completion of daily targets.
• Ensure departmental procedures are followed and records are maintained.
• Contribute to the team reporting and decision making process.
• Ensure quality, hygiene, health and safety standards are met and regular audits are conducted.
• Actively promote communication links and good working relationships with colleagues.
• Maintain high standards of work ethics in respect to lateness and absences.
• Plan production effectively to optimise resources and output.
• To carry out any other duties commensurate with the role.

Competencies

• Proactive and Initiative.
• Good communication skills.
• Health and Safety Awareness.
• Quality Awareness.
• Problem Solving.
• Strong Performer with good attendance and Time keeping record, who is willing to learn further skills.
• Commitment.

Shape the Future of Dairy

Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.