Machine Operative - Food Manufacturing

Agrial Fresh Produce ltd; Lichfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company in Lichfield seeks a Machine Operator to manage machinery within their Beetroot Production factory. The role involves setting up equipment, maintaining food safety, and improving processes. Ideal candidates should have experience with industrial cookers and a mechanical mindset. Benefits include competitive pay, life assurance, and a comprehensive training program. Join a supportive environment focused on innovation and teamwork.

Benefits

Life Assurance: 3x your basic salary

Employee Assistance Programme

23 days annual leave increasing with service

Personalised induction and regular training

Employee discount platform

Free staff transport service

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG or Food Environment is ideal.
• Open to change and drives for improvement.
• Ability to work within a team and value others' opinions.

Responsibilities

• Identify and rectify mechanical faults to machinery.
• Participate in process improvements through CI framework.
• Assist in installing new plant and equipment as required.
• Implement and ensure adherence to SOPS.
• Manage inspections of equipment integrity daily.

Skills

Previous experience with industrial cookers/retorts

Mechanical mindset

Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification

Experience with production machines

Team player

Good communicator

Job description

We have an opportunity for Machine Operators to join us in our new Beetroot Production factory on our Retort Cookers at Florette in Lichfield, WS13 8NF.

As a Machine Operative - Food Manufacturing, you will be a technical specialist on plant and process within the cooking process of the production stage, using retorts. In this ambient environment, you will set up and run machinery, plant and equipment ensuring all food safety and hygiene procedures are maintained. The successful Machine Operator will perform rudimental asset care and remedial work on equipment as well as to train operatives and ensure quality at all stages, whilst participating in systemic and process improvement within a CI framework.

Working hours: 4 days on, 4 days off. 7am to 7pm

Pay: £13.73 per hour

Main Responsibilities

• Identify and rectify mechanical faults to machinery, and equipment where able and invoke escalation process
• Participate process improvements through CI framework
• Assist to install new plant and equipment when required.
• Implement and ensure adherence to SOPS
• Complete rudimentary PPM’s as instructed.
• Management of inspections of equipment integrity on a daily basis.

Skills and Experience Required

• Previous experience with industrial cookers/retorts, ideally in an FMCG or Food Environment
• A Mechanical mindset
• Level 2 Food Hygiene Qualification is desirable
• Previous related experience with production machines, ideally in an FMCG or Food Environment
• Open to change and constantly drives for improvement
• A team player that supports the sharing of information and values the opinions of others
• Tenacious approach and a good communicator

What You Will Get In Return

• An hourly salary of £13.73, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including:
• Life Assurance: 3x your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
• Employee Assistance Programme: Providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues.
• Annual leave entitlement: 23 days annual leave per annum inclusive of UK Bank Holidays which increases with service, as well as an option to purchase an additional working week of holiday.
• Training and Development: Personalised induction as well as regular training and development courses and schemes.
• Benefits Platforms: Employee discount platform for multiple retailers as well as salary finance schemes for bicycles, gyms, and financial assistance.
• Other: Recognition awards, Regular Employee Engagement days, attendance incentives, an annual volunteering day, and a free staff transport service to and from site covering Lichfield, Burton on Trent, Cannock, Rugeley, and Burntwood.

About Us

Florette is one of three UK food manufacturing factories within Agrial Fresh Produce, which is an autonomous part of the larger 22,000 employee strong French co-operative group, Agrial.
The business operates mainly under it's recognisable Florette salad brand and we are one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. Under the well-known Florette brand, our site processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat, fresh salad bags and bowls to some of the UK's most well-known supermarkets and retailers, as well as your favourite restaurants and fast food vendors. In total, we sell around 600,000kg of products every week - an unbe-leaf-able amount!
Agrial has operations across 18 regions, with 280 farming outlets and 5 different divisions, which comprise Beverage, Dairy, Meat, Fresh Produce & Agricultural operations; it’s not just about lettuce! As well as the 2 factories we also have a farming operation – Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team.

Next Steps

It’s an exciting time to join our business as we look for new starters to join us in innovating in everything we do! We’re looking for positive and driven people to join our professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a fresh challenge we would love for you to join us on our journey!

Please apply directly or alternatively contact Will Kaye, Recruitment Officer for a totally confidential discussion.

Agrial Fresh Produce reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

VISA Sponsorship

Agrial Fresh Produce is not a licensed UK VISA sponsor, and therefore cannot employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Our recruitment process will ask you to provide evidence of your Right to Work in the UK.

Equal Opportunities & Diversity

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job – the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.

Mental Health and Wellbeing

We are committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all of our staff. That’s why we’ve taken the Mental Health at Work Commitment and are currently delivering a programme of activities to ensure that everyone can have open and honest conversations about their wellbeing in the workplace and feel supported. We encourage applications from persons with experience of poor mental health and are committed to supporting our employees to fulfil their potential and perform at their best in work.