Intake Operative

Albert Bartlett; Worstead; On-site; GBP 14,945 - 21,285; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

NEST Pension Scheme

Annual Leave – 24.8 days

Long service awards

Employee Wellness Programmes

Life Assurance

Ride to Work Scheme

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in the UK is seeking a Production Operator to operate grading and cleaning machinery safely while maintaining hygiene standards. Responsibilities include ensuring efficient operation of equipment and compliance with food safety regulations. The ideal candidate should possess mechanical handling equipment qualifications and good numeracy skills. This role offers a competitive salary of £13.15 per hour plus additional pay for night shifts along with various employee benefits including an annual leave of 24.8 days.

Qualifications

• Mechanical handling equipment qualifications are essential for this role.
• Numeracy and literacy skills are required to complete documentation accurately.
• Basic IT skills for operational machinery and documentation purposes.

Responsibilities

• Operate grading, storage and cleaning machinery efficiently and safely.
• Support achievement of product throughput to meet production plans.
• Maintain area to correct hygiene standards at all times.

Skills

Mechanical handling equipment qualifications (FLT, ride on barrows, pedestrian pallet trucks)

Numeracy and literacy skills

Basic IT Skills

Job description

Your main accountabilities will be to:

• Operate grading, storage and cleaning machinery efficiently and safely.
• Efficiently operate mechanical handling equipment to the required standards
• Support achievement of the required product throughput to meet production plans
• Carry out all duties in line with food legislation, BRC and customer food safety requirements
• Raise machinery or mechanical handling equipment inefficiencies and faults with the relevant Managers or department.
• Maintain all machinery to a level commensurate with their role.
• Assist with providing materials for product changeovers to the required standards and timescales.
• Maintain area to the correct hygiene standards at all times
• Accurate completion of all documentation required to ensure product is traceable and quality standards have been maintained.
• Take part as required in Daily reviews at performance boards and ownership of efficiency issues.
• Identification of sub-standard stock is met at all times.
• Ensure that all required stock is available for the production team at the correct quantity at the correct time.

Hours: 2 week rotating shift pattern; Week 1 7am to 7pm Monday to Thursday or Tuesday to Friday, week 2 7pm to 7am Sunday to Wednesday or Monday to Thursday.

£13.15 per hour plus 50p per hour when working nights.

Essential Qualifications:

• Mechanical handling equipment qualifications (FLT, ride on barrows, pedestrian pallet trucks)
• Numeracy and literacy skills
• Basic IT Skills

Desirable:

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment

Personal Attributes:

• Good team worker, works to a high degree of accuracy and able to communicate effectively.
• Can work on own initiative and as part of a team, practical and pragmatic.
• Smart appearance; pleasant manner; easy to work with.
• Approachable and respectful of work colleagues

Some of our benefits include:

• Competitive Salary
• NEST Pension Scheme
• Annual Leave – 24.8 days
• Long service awards
• Employee Wellness Programmes
• Life Assurance
• Ride to Work Scheme