FMCG Machine Technician: Line Performance & Yields

Forza Foods Ltd; Sittingbourne; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

10% Asda In store Discount

Colleague Bonus Scheme

Paid Annual Leave Allowance

Enhanced pension scheme

Life Assurance - 4x annual base salary

Help@hand health & wellbeing support

Grocery Aid support

Asda mobile Discount

Asda Pet Insurance discount

Ride-to-work scheme

Free car parking

Job summary

IPL, Forza & Kober is hiring a Machine Technician to drive production line performance, minimize labour cost and improve yield. You will provide maintenance support ensuring packaging quality and safety within ASDA specifications.

You will follow SOPs, monitor machinery, perform safety checks and lead autonomous maintenance while coordinating with engineers and line leaders to minimize downtime and optimise line yield.

Qualifications

• FMCG experience within working in a Production/Operational environment.
• Excellent practical skills with a strong mechanical aptitude.
• Educated to GCSE level A,B or C (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
• Strong Analytical and IT skills (Inc. Word. Excel and PowerPoint).
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to comfortably liaise with all levels within the Company.
• The ability to work quickly and methodically within a team environment.
• Ability to use own initiative and be results driven.
• Ability to work flexibly to meet and deliver business needs.
• High attention to detail.
• Relevant Health & Safety qualification (IOSH) would be desirable.
• Experience of working with similar machinery/equipment.
• Ability to challenge both internal and external non-compliance to industry leading standards.

Responsibilities

• Work to trained Standard Operating Procedures in a clean, safe environment at all times.
• Monitor work areas to ensure the workplace is safe and all machinery is maintained to a high standard of cleanliness.
• Ensure all daily machine safety checks are completed in line with the trained Standard Operating Procedures.
• Take Lead responsibility for autonomous maintenance of equipment on line, ensuring activities on and off line are completed.
• Provide full communication to Engineering Team, Line Leaders and direct reports on any machine run safety issues.
• To constantly monitor yield to optimise value for IPL.
• Ensure product changeovers are performed with minimal downtime but in a safe and accurate manner, seek to identify improvements at every opportunity.
• Liaise with Line Leaders in a clear and concise manner. Ensure that machines are set up in time for the next job ensuring prompt changeovers whilst avoiding high downtime.
• Report to the Line Leader and Engineer any machine run rate issues that are having a detrimental effect on safety or productivity as soon as the issues are discovered.
• Ensure that all mandatory safety and food safety checks are done.
• Perform check weights and scale calibration at intervals detailed in training, recoding each weight in line with internal and externally verified standards.
• Immediately report underweights and causations to Line Leader and seek to resolve. Informing the Engineering team if issues persist.

Skills

FMCG experience

Mechanical aptitude

GCSE Maths

GCSE English

Analytical skills

IT skills

Communication skills

Team player

Initiative

Education

GCSEs (Maths & English)

Tools

MS Office

Calibration tools

Job description

IPL, Forza & Kober is hiring a Machine Technician to drive production line performance, minimize labour cost and improve yield. You will provide maintenance support ensuring packaging quality and safety within ASDA specifications.

You will follow SOPs, monitor machinery, perform safety checks and lead autonomous maintenance while coordinating with engineers and line leaders to minimize downtime and optimise line yield.