General Operator

TN United Kingdom; Skelmersdale; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a General Operator for their Skelmersdale site. This role involves operating and setting machinery, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards, and maintaining high-quality production. The company is renowned for its commitment to employee development, offering comprehensive training and career progression opportunities. With a competitive salary and attractive benefits, this position is ideal for those looking to grow within a dynamic and innovative environment. Join a team dedicated to producing some of the world's most beloved snack brands and contribute to a culture of diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Quarterly Bonus Incentive

Critical Illness Cover

Discounted Gym Membership

Market-Leading Health Support

Generous Pension

23 Days Holiday

Staff Discount Shop

Cycle to Work Scheme

Subsidized Canteen

Long Service Rewards

Qualifications

• Confident communicator and proactive problem solver.
• Organized and adaptable team player with basic computer skills.

Responsibilities

• Operating and setting machinery while ensuring health and safety compliance.
• Diagnosing machinery issues and maintaining safety and hygiene standards.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Problem Solving

Numerical Skills

Adaptability

Education

Manufacturing Experience

Technical Machinery Knowledge

Job description

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PepsiCo is looking for a General Operator to join our Walkers site in Skelmersdale!

Why PepsiCo?

PepsiCo UK is home to some of the world's most loved food and drink products. Making every day favourites like Walkers, Quaker, Doritos, Pipers and Monster Munch, to name a few!

We have a fantastic reputation for developing and launching products that our consumers love. PepsiCo products are enjoyed by consumers around the world more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories. The company generated $91 billion in net revenue in 2023. In the UK, we pride ourselves on being a great place to work and in 2023 have been awarded the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality for the 18th year and Top Employer for the 12th year.

We offer a competitive salary, quarterly bonus incentive, critical illness cover, discounted gym membership, market-leading health and wellbeing support, generous pension, and more. In 2024, we have enhanced our parental leave, paying in full for 26 weeks of maternity leave and 10 weeks of paternity leave for eligible employees. We’re also promoting our pep+ initiative by offering electric cars through salary sacrifice in partnership with Octopus Energy.

Position summary:

Salary: £32,000 per annum (including shift allowance)

Benefits: 23 days holiday (option to buy/sell), pension scheme, PPE, staff discount shop, cycle to work, subsidized canteen, long service rewards

Working hours: 12-hour continental shifts on a 3/2 pattern, including nights, days, weekends, and bank holidays.

Location: Pennine Place, Skelmersdale, WN8 9QF

About the job:

Our General Operators work across Packaging, Process, Multipack, and Services. Responsibilities include inspection, manual handling, automation tasks, housekeeping, operating machinery, quality checks, supporting raw material supply, waste segregation, and laboratory and warehouse roles.

What we offer:

We invest in our people’s development with comprehensive training, support during probation, and career progression opportunities through programs like HomeGrown, leading to roles such as Technical Route General Operator, Manufacturing Technician, or Coordinator.

About PepsiCo:

Join our supply chain team at Skelmersdale, one of the UK’s largest snack manufacturing sites producing brands like Monster Munch, Walkers Baked, and Snack a Jacks. We aim to be the largest and best crisp factory globally, driven by innovation, leadership, and teamwork. We value diversity and are an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment free from discrimination.

Responsibilities

• Operating and setting machinery, ensuring health and safety compliance, and maintaining standards.

• Diagnosing and rectifying machinery issues, interpreting data, and communicating performance.

• Covering for colleagues as needed, maintaining safety, hygiene, and housekeeping standards, and escalating issues appropriately.

Qualifications

Minimum: Confident communicator, results-focused, team player, basic numerical and computer skills, organized, adaptable, proactive problem solver.

Preferred: Manufacturing experience, technical machinery knowledge.