Food Production Operative

Interaction Recruitment; Sittingbourne; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Interaction Recruitment PLC in Sittingbourne, Kent is seeking a Food Production Operative to join a busy fruit processing site. This is a hands-on role involving the production of fruit purées on industrial machinery with shifts 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm; you will alternate between early and late shifts every week.

You must drive and have your own car as the site is inaccessible by public transport, and you will be involved in heavy manual handling with PPE provided except safety boots.

Qualifications

• Must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle (Site is inaccessible by public transport)
• Physically fit and capable of heavy manual work
• Reliable, punctual and committed
• Looking for a long-term role, not short-term or temporary work

Responsibilities

• Producing fruit purée using industrial machinery
• Moving wheeled containers
• Loading fruit into production machines
• pH testing of finished product and recording results
• Filling and handling 10kg tubs of fruit purée
• Maintaining cleanliness and food safety standards at all times

Job description

Food Production Operative

Sittingbourne, Kent

£12.71 per hour

Shifts between 6am-10pm

MUST DRIVE DUE TO SITE LOCATION AND HAVE YOUR OWN CAR!

The Role

We are recruiting a Food Production Operative to join a busy fruit processing site in Sittingbourne. This is a hands-on, manual role involving the production of fruit purées in an industrial environment.

Shift patterns include:

• 6am-2pm
• 2pm-10pm

You will alternate between early and late shifts every week

Key Responsibilities

• Producing fruit purée using industrial machinery
• Moving wheeled containers
• Loading fruit into production machines
• pH testing of finished product and recording results
• Filling and handling 10kg tubs of fruit purée
• Maintaining cleanliness and food safety standards at all times

Manual Handling

• Regular manual handling
• Pulling and manoeuvring wheeled containers
• Standing for long periods and working in a production environment

Requirements

• Must be able to drive and have access to a vehicle (Site is inaccessible by public transport and located down country lanes)
• Physically fit and capable of heavy manual work
• Reliable, punctual, and committed
• Looking for a long-term role, not short-term or temporary work
• Willing to learn and be trained within the business

PPE

All PPE is provided except safety boots

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