Genearl Operator - Halstead

Ferrero; Halstead; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for personal development

Job summary

A leading confectionery manufacturer in Halstead, England is seeking a General Operator to support daily production operations. The role involves operating basic machinery, ensuring quality standards, and working in a team to meet production targets. Applicants should thrive in a fast-paced environment and have a strong commitment to health and safety. Flexibility is essential to adapt to changing production demands. This is a permanent position with rotating shifts.

Qualifications

• Ability to safely operate basic production machinery.
• Willingness to follow health, safety, and hygiene requirements.
• Capability to support production targets with a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate basic production machinery.
• Support set-up and monitoring of production lines.
• Perform visual quality checks.

Skills

Comfortable in a fast-paced production environment

Attention to health and safety

Detail-oriented

Teamwork

Job description

Ferrero Halstead, England, United Kingdom

Genearl Operator - Halstead

About the Role

As a General Operator at our Ferrero Halstead site, home to our Eat Natural products, you will play an important role in the day-to-day running of our production operations. You will be responsible for safely operating basic machinery, supporting production line activities, and helping ensure our products consistently meet Ferrero’s high quality standards. Working as part of a collaborative team, you will contribute to efficient production while always putting safety, quality, and care at the heart of what you do.

This is a permanent role working on a rotating shift pattern of Mornings (6am–2pm) and Afternoons (2pm–10pm). Flexibility will be key to supporting changing production and operational demands.

Main Responsibilities

• Safely operate basic production machinery, including cutting machines, in line with standard operating procedures.
• Support the set-up, operation, and ongoing monitoring of production lines, carrying out basic visual quality checks.
• Follow all health, safety, and hygiene requirements while working closely with colleagues to achieve production targets.

About You

• You are comfortable working in a fast-paced production or manufacturing environment and understand the importance of following procedures.
• You take health and safety seriously and pay close attention to quality and detail.

Our Benefits & Perks

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About Ferrero

Ferrero began its journey in the small town of Alba in Piedmont, Italy, in 1946. Today, it is one of the world’s largest sweet-packaged food companies, with many iconic brands sold in countries all over the world. Find out more about Ferrero at ferrero.com.

DE&I at Ferrero

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative, and highly rewarding.