Machine Technician

Müller UK & Ireland; Bellshill; On-site; GBP 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company in Bellshill is seeking a Machine Technician to operate Bottle Supply equipment and maintain quality standards. The role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety protocols, alongside effective teamwork in a dynamic manufacturing environment. Competitive salary and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Enhanced overtime rates

Career progression

Pension scheme with company match

Life Assurance

Generous holiday allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in a busy warehouse environment.
• Experience in manufacturing operations.
• Excellent team worker.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate Bottle Supply equipment.
• Ensure Health & Safety, Quality, Hygiene, and Housekeeping standards.
• Support Blow Mould manufacturing as required.

Skills

Warehouse experience

Manufacturing operations

Teamwork

Job description

Müller UK & Ireland is wholly owned by Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller which employs over 31,000 people throughout Europe. In the UK, Müller develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of branded and private label dairy products made with milk from 1,300 farmers in Britain.

Müller is ranked within the top 20 in The Grocer's Top 100 list of Britain's Biggest Brands and is picked from shelves millions of times each year. Müller UK & Ireland includes:

Müller Milk & Ingredients which aims to be Britain's private label dairy leader and produces branded and private label fresh milk, cream, butter and ingredients products. It boasts a network of dairies and depots servicing customers throughout the country.

Müller Yogurt & Desserts which is the UK's leading yogurt manufacturer which aims to create millions more Müller moments for its consumers. It is responsible for major brands like Müller Corner, Müllerlight, Müller Bliss, Müller Rice, FRijj and Müller Kefir Smoothie and produces chilled desserts under licence from Mondelez International. It also supplies the UK private label yogurt market from a dedicated, state of the art yogurt facility.

Job Title: Machine Technician

Location: Bellshill, Glasgow

Contract Type: Full Time / Permanent

Salary: £34,693.89 (£16.58 Consolidated Hourly Rate)

Shift Pattern: 4 On 4 Off, 2 Days and 2 Nights Between 7-7

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a Machine Technician. We are looking for someone to set up and operate Bottle Supply equipment efficiently and effectively, achieving required standards of performance, moving and handling of stock, plus loading/unloading of trailers, ensuring all appropriate Health & Safety, Quality, Hygiene and Housekeeping standards are maintained. Support Blow Mould manufacturing as required (ability to operate Manufacturing lines safely, producing quality product).

Your key tasks:

• Operation / Set up & reporting of bottle supply chain
• Effective set up and operation of de-bagging machines (manual & automatic)
• Full knowledge/controls of bottle supply conveying (inclusive of changeovers)
• Accurate completion of entire bottle supply traceability sheets
• Control of bottle and film waste
• Loader/unloader of trailers for stock movement
• Reporting and recording through full bottle supply chain
• Safe operation of bottle manufacturing lines
• Full compliance with bottle production and supply CP (including bag quality)
• Follow all shut down and start up procedures in full
• Full adherence to all H&S policies and procedures
• Carry out machine safety checks
• Maintain and drive hygiene and housekeeping standards

We are looking for someone who can:

• Meet all output requirements as determined by the shift manager
• Operate all equipment safely, achieving required quality standards
• Drive machine performance to reduce waste costs
• Be customer focused at all times (internal colleagues and external)
• Assist colleagues with bottlenecks/ basic problem solving
• Adapt to changing priorities as determined by customer requirements

Preferred:

• Experience in a busy warehouse environment
• Experience in manufacturing operations
• Excellent team worker
• Experience of working shifts

Desirable:

• Food (contact) packaging experience

What we offer as a company:

• We value our people and are proud to offer a competitive salary package and a wide range of benefits.
• Competitive salary
• Enhanced overtime rates
• Career progression
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme with Muller matching up to 8%
• Life Assurance at 2 x your annual salary
• We know it's essential to take time to spend with family and friends, we give you 241.5 hours of holiday