Key Production Operative - Technical

Morrisons; Winsford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Morrisons seeks a Manufacturing Key Operative - Technical to join its production team. The role involves optimizing machinery, ensuring quality standards, and driving improvements in production efficiency. Ideal candidates will have prior experience in manufacturing and strong problem-solving skills. Enjoy competitive benefits including holidays, discounts, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Six weeks holiday including bank holidays

15% discount in supermarkets and stores

10% discount card for family and friends

Career progression opportunities

Subsidised staff canteen

Competitive pension and life assurance

Healthcare/well-being benefits, including Aviva Digital GP

Morrisons MyPerks with additional discounts

Optional Payroll charity donations

Family-friendly policies

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a production environment.
• Keen understanding of mechanical/electrical maintenance.
• Strong root cause analysis and KPI understanding.

Responsibilities

• Optimize machine performance while ensuring health and safety standards.
• Conduct machine setups and calibrations for performance.
• Monitor machinery and drive improvements in automation processes.

Skills

Understanding of business improvement

Mechanical/electrical maintenance

Root cause analysis

Problem-solving skills

Communication skills

Job description

As Manufacturing Key Operative - Technical you’ll work as part of the production team and alongside all site support functions to optimise machine performance, ensuring health and safety, food safety and hygiene standards are maintained to deliver quality products to our customers.

Our manufacturing sites are fast paced and high volume, and you’ll conduct crucial machine set ups and calibrations to achieve optimum performance. You’ll provide ongoing monitoring of machinery and will build product knowledge enabling you to drive key decisions in line setup, as well as the continuous review of data and performance of automation processes to drive a proactive approach to continual improvement.

In return for your hard work we will offer you:

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays) and a guaranteed day off that's important to you - whether that be a birthday, religious holiday or a special occasion

• 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores available from the day you join us

• Additional 10% discount card for a Friend or Family member

• Career progression and development opportunities

• Subsidised staff canteen

• Competitive pension and life assurance

• Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP

• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms, and lots more

• Optional Payroll charity donations

• A range of family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave along with neonatal and fertility leave

Find out more about working in Manufacturing at Myton Food Group here.

About you

You’ll be the kind of person who:

• Has previous experience of working in a production environment with machinery

• Can demonstrate a keen understanding and passion for business improvement and mechanical/electrical maintenance

• Strong root cause analysis and understanding of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)

• Uses problem solving skills to recognise trends and make long term fixes/suggestions to improve efficiency and product quality

• Has strong communication skills both written and verbal

We want to provide everyone with the opportunity to succeed in their role and career with us. It’s one of our main ambitions here at Morrisons.

What happens next?

Click apply today to join our team - it only takes a couple of minutes, we’ll contact you soon, so please check your emails and phone regularly!

At Morrisons, we want to make sure our recruitment process is fair and accessible to all. If you require any support with completing your online application, please contact us at [e-mail]. Alternatively if you need adjustments at interview stage, if you're invited for interview you'll be given a local contact who can support you with this.

About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at Myton Food Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At Myton Food Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our Myton Food Group website.