Lead Operator - Blaze (Filling)

Butternut Box; Worksop; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A pet food company based in Doncaster is seeking a Lead Operator for their production team. The successful candidate will coordinate shift responsibilities, conduct quality checks, and engage in daily operations. Previous experience in food manufacturing is essential. Enjoy a supportive work environment with generous holiday allowances, benefits like private medical insurance, and the excitement of working alongside dogs. A dedication to quality and safety in food production is crucial for this role.

Benefits

257.5 hours of holiday per year

£500 annual development budget

Enhanced parental leave

Discounted private medical insurance

Discounted gym membership

Employee discount on products

Free parking and charging

Qualifications

• Previous experience in food manufacturing.
• Comfort with shift-based work including nights and weekends.
• Willingness to assist in various production tasks.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate shift responsibilities and enhance productivity.
• Conduct quality checks for customer satisfaction.
• Oversee daily operations and team duties.

Skills

Experience as line leader or area leader

Ability to read and communicate in English

Numerate

Hard-working and diligent

Comfortable working with raw materials

Flexible, pragmatic, and resilient

Committed to food quality and safety

Loves dogs

Job description

Pay / Salary:

£13.78 + 20% Shift allowance = £16.54 per hour (£35,387.06 per year)

At Butternut, our mission is to deliver health and happiness to dogs and their humans all over the world. In order to do just that, we need a hard-working team. And we need quite a big kitchen too. Which is precisely why we have built one.

Located in Doncaster, Rudie's Kitchen is where our Butternut meals will be gently cooked, using human-quality ingredients. Rudie's is also where we will be packaging our meals and boxing them for our customers all over the UK. We are a close nit team, with a that family feel, looking to welcome more like minded people to our lovely team and keep work life fun and enjoyable.

👋 A bit about the role

As a lead operator you would work in our Production team, in this role your can expect to:

• Coordinate areas & shift responsibilities and work with the team leader to improve shift productivity (plan attainment)
• Conduct quality checks to ensure a great customer experience
• Be the go-to person for all other operatives on shift
• Attend daily review meetings, appointing other operatives duties and appointing staff role change overs
• Prepare for the shift ahead confirming enough materials and stock are prepared
• Conduct quality checks ensuring that we meet product specifications
• Perform machine/equipment hygiene and changeovers
• Work to relevant standards and Key Performance Indicators
• Be humble in work duties, being open to jump on the production line, get stuck in with cleaning duties and helping other areas of the business

🐶 A bit about you

• Previous experience as a line leader or area leader within the food manufacturing sector
• Ability to read and communicate confidently in English
• Numerate (able to understand and work with numbers)
• Available for a rotating shift schedule - a mixture of days / nights and some weekend working
• Hard-working & diligent with a hunger to learn
• Comfortable working with raw materials such as beef, pork, chicken, turkey, lamb
• Flexible, pragmatic, resilient & humble
• Committed to food quality & safety
• Loves dogs (naturally)
• Enjoy 257.5 hours of holiday per year (equivalent to 33 days holiday)*
• Plus an extra day for each year of service (up to 5 days).*
• 39 hours of pre-booked paws days to support good wellbeing and self care.* (equivalent to 5 days)
• Unlock a £500 annual budget for personal learning and development.
• Enhanced parental leave
• Get discounted Private Medical Insurance with Vitality Healthcare.
• Discounted Gym membership with “MyGymDiscounts” helping you stay fit and healthy
• Satisfy your taste buds with subsidised food from a variety of street food vans, and of course, pay day pizza!
• Treat your furry friend with an employee discount on Butternut Box.
• Say goodbye to parking woes with free parking and electric car charging.
• Prepare for adorable office dog overload—meet Cleo, Paxo, Cali, Ronnie, Harvey, Milo, and many more!
• Holidays and Paws days are pro-rata for those working part time or job share

❗️A few things to note:

• This role is 100% based in our kitchen in Blyth, Doncaster
• We aim to respond to all applicants personally, however, due to the high volume of applications we receive we are sometimes unable to respond to everyone
• As our business has grown so has our responsibility to our community, our planet and our business. We are not perfect, but we are committed to doing business the right way and continually improving our social and environmental performance

We look forward to receiving your application!