Machine technician - Days

Cranswick PLC; Eye; Remote; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension - 3% employer contributions/5%

employee contributions with option to

Feed your Wellbeing hub discounts

Job summary

Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk is seeking a full-time Machine Technician to join our production team. You will start, set up, run and fault-find on the required machine, perform regular label checks and scale/weight verifications throughout the shift.

We offer a shift pattern of four shifts per week on a 3-week rotating cycle (06:10–17:10). Salary is £14.65 per hour, including attendance bonus, with a pension scheme and wellbeing discounts.

Qualifications

• Level 2 Food Safety qualification.
• Understanding risk assessments and safe working procedures.
• Understanding and applying hazard identification and near-miss reporting.
• Basic literacy and numeracy skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Food Safety Level 2

Risk assessment understanding

Safe working procedures

Hazard identification & near miss

Literacy & numeracy

Pressure tolerance

Education

Level 2 Food Safety

Job description

About Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry:
We are recruiting for full-time Machine Technicians to join our production team and be part of our exciting growth plans. Cranswick Country Foods Fresh Poultry in Eye, Suffolk is serious about its quality chicken products. Now we're hungry for talented people to join us. It's win win; you achieve your potential, we achieve our ambitious growth plans.

Job requirements of Machine Technician:

• To ensure that all packing and products being used are correct to the required specification.
• To start, set up run and fault find on the required machine.
• Conduct label checks at the required timings (start, 30 minutes, end)
• Complete Scale check weights (WPL and OCM) at a minimum frequency of 4 times per day

Shift pattern: These roles will work 4 shifts per week on a 3 week rotating shift pattern from 06.10-17.10.

What you will need:

• Level 2 Food Safety
• Understanding of relevant risk assessments and safe working procedures.
• Understanding and application of hazard identification and near miss reporting.
• Basic level of literacy and numeracy skills, being able to understand verbal requests and documentation
• Be able to work under pressure in a fast pace environment

Pay and benefits:

• Salary: £14.65 per hour (including attendance bonus)
• Pension - 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions with the option to opt into an enhanced pension contribution scheme.
• Access to our 'Feed your Wellbeing' hub, offering a range of retail, restaurant and entertainment discounts and wellbeing support

Closing Date: 17 th of December 2026 (please note that should we receive significant interest, this closing date may be brought forward )

If you are an internal applicant, please ensure you have made your line manager aware before applying.