Manufacturing Technician / Machine Operator

Scantec Personnel Limited; Harlow; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits at a rapidly growing FMCG manufacturer in Harlow, seeking a dedicated Manufacturing Tech / Machine Operator for the night shift. This role offers genuine career development and progression within a supportive environment. You will be responsible for maintaining quality parameters, adhering to health and safety guidelines, and driving production performance. If you're passionate about manufacturing and ready to make an impact, this position is perfect for you!

Qualifications

• Experience in operating production/packing machinery.
• Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Complete pre-start machine set-up and adjust settings.
• Drive standards of quality, food safety, and hygiene.
• Communicate daily line performance to the team.

Skills

GMP Knowledge

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Health & Safety Compliance

Production KPI Understanding

Job description

Location: Harlow

Sector: FMCG Food Manufacturing

Job Type: Permanent

Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 per year

Job Reference: JOB-89698

Published: 29-04-2025

Duration: Permanent

Expiry Date: 27-05-2025

Country: United Kingdom

Scantec Recruitment are working in partnership with a fantastic FMCG Manufacturer based in Harlow, to assist them in recruiting a Manufacturing Tech / Machine Operator for their team on the night shift.. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a new business who are investing heavily and rapidly growing the business. They can offer genuine career development and progression.

For this, we're seeking a Manufacturing / Line Technician, or Machine operative with experience in operating and working on production / packing machinery within a similar Food or FMCG or manufacturing background, such as food or packaging manufacturing, print or similar. You’ll need to be willing to learn, have excellent communication skills and attention to detail.

You'll need good knowledge of GMP and experience of working to strong H&S guidelines, with manufacturing machinery. Good knowledge of production KPI's such as OEE, output, waste etc.

Nights (40 hours PW)
Monday to Friday – 10pm-6am Overtime is available Fantastic benefits!

Summary of core responsibilities: Maintenance and Health and Safety:

• Complete pre-start machine set-up and adjust settings throughout shift to maintain quality parameters.
• Identify faults on line and communicate with Production and Engineering teams to ensure root cause faults are identified and rectified.
• Health & Safety is adhered to at all times
• All Near misses/issues raised

Quality Assurance:

• Drive standards of quality, food safety, hygiene and housekeeping within the packing area through good manufacturing practice (GMP) to ensure the both the business and customer standards are kept and audit requirements are fully met and audit ready

Communications:

• Communicate with the line team on a daily basis on line performance (KPI’s) and ensure performance information is available to the line team and discussed.
• As part of the Line team to carry out all required line tasks safely, efficiently and to the Quality standards defined.

Performance:

• Strive to meet the production targets for the shift and understand what can be done to meet these targets consistently.
• Minimise downtime due to changeovers through improved readiness for changeovers.
• Respond quickly and effectively to production plan changes to ensure that stock levels are maintained at all times.

Please contact us now to find out more and set-up an interview.