Manufacturing Technician - Packing Hall (Double Day Shift)

Twinings Ovaltine; East Oakley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Monthly bonus

Sign on Bonus

Overtime at time and a half

Onsite Restaurant

Onsite Staff shop

Free onsite parking

25 days holiday + 8 bank holidays +Buy

Onsite Gym

Wellbeing Centre

Pension scheme

Cycle to work

SimplyHealth Cash plan

Job summary

Twinings Ovaltine in Andover, Hampshire, is seeking a Manufacturing Technician for the Packing Hall on a double day shift (6am–2pm then 2pm–10pm). You will help run tea manufacturing processes safely, hit production plans, and maintain quality controls.

You will work as part of a team, complete daily reports, support training, and contribute to a strong, efficient operation. The role offers extensive staff benefits and the chance to grow with a long‑standing tea company.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to work a rotating double day shift pattern.
• Strong time management and organisation skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Responsibilities

• Operate our machinery safely and continuously to improve safety and efficiency.
• Work as part of a team to deliver quality products and meet production targets.
• Apply training to resolve issues and involve the right people when needed.
• Complete daily stoppage, end-of-run, and quality reports and analyse data.
• Support colleagues with training and skill development.
• Be an active team member, flexible to business needs, and drive targets.
• Adhere to policies including health and safety and quality standards.

Skills

Double day shift

Manufacturing environment

Time management

Communication

Organisation skills

Job description

Manufacturing Technician - Packing Hall (Double Day Shift) Twinings Ovaltine Andover, Hampshire, GB

Description

Great People Work Here.

Are you searching for a career with bags of variety, in an environment that celebrates differences and empowers collaboration, which values individuals and will encourage you to make an impact? Do you want the freedom to explore, and the opportunities to find new ways and to innovate? If so, TwiningsOvo delivers.

We’re looking for people who don’t just come here to get the job done, but who have a real passion for the brand and a desire to do the best job they can. In return, we offer an inspiring package of employee benefits - to show just how much we value you. This role will offer you the scope for growth and the tools to aim high.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Technician to join our dynamic manufacturing team in the Packing Hall on a double days working pattern. One week you will work 6am to 2pm and the next 2pm to 10pm. Within the role, you will contribute to the successful growth of the business through the efficient running of the tea manufacturing process, meeting agreed production plans, safety procedures and quality controls.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate our world-class machinery safely and continuously looking for ways to make us a safer and better environment.
• Work as part of a team to drive our operational performance and deliver quality products that our brand demands.
• Apply the knowledge you have gained during your training to resolve issues in the right way and involve the right people where needed.
• Accurately complete daily reports such as daily stoppage reports, end of run and quality checks whilst regularly analysing information to understand how efficiently you are working.
• Whilst broadening your own knowledge and skills base, support your co-workers with their training and development to create a stronger team.
• Be a positive and active member of the team to drive for autonomous working, be flexible to the needs of the business and have a passion for delivering on our targets.
• Adhere to Company policies and procedures, including health and safety and ensuring quality standards are exceeded.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Be able to work a rotating double day shift pattern.
• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment.
• The ability to work with minimal supervision, effectively being able to manage your own time.
• Excellent communication skills with a focus on giving clarity to others.
• Be reliable and self-motivated, with good organisation skills.
• Competitive Monthly bonus scheme
• Sign on Bonus
• Overtime at time and a half
• Development and training program with the opportunity to earn more based on increased skill level
• Onsite Restaurant with free tea, coffee and fruit and discounted food options
• Onsite Staff shop and online staff discounts
• Free onsite parking
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays and the option to buy and sell holidays
• Onsite Gym and Wellbeing Centre
• Perkbox – employee discount scheme with discounts online, in high street stores, cinema, holidays, restaurants and many more
• Pension scheme with your contributions matched for up to 10% of your salary
• Cycle to work scheme
• SimplyHealth Cash plan

Twinings has become one of the world’s most renowned tea companies over its 300-year history because we never stop learning, never stop experimenting and never stop inventing. We take pride in our tea from bud to cup and have been working with some of our tea estates around the world since the early 18th Century.

More than 300 years later, the love of tea is still here - and so are we! We still sell tea from Thomas’s shop, and we still work hard to bring the most innovative new blends to tea lovers around the world. Now, we have over 500 varieties and our teas are cherished all over the world. Our expert master blenders taste more than 3,000 cups of tea every week. So you can be sure the next cup you taste will be every bit as good as the one yesterday or the day before.

Our approach to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At TwiningsOvo, we believe in the power of diversity to drive innovation and meaningful work. We are committed to building a workplace where people from all backgrounds, identities, and experiences feel safe, valued, have a sense of belonging and are empowered to thrive. Inclusion is more than a goal, it’s how we work together every day. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against an applicant on the basis of their ethnicity, colour, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, family or parental status, disability, neurodiversity, age, socioeconomic background or any other status protected by law and are committed to promoting diversity across our workplace.

Applicants may be entitled to reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act. A reasonable adjustment is a change in the way things are typically done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity.

Please inform our Talent Acquisition or HR Shared Services team if you need any assistance completing your application or to otherwise participate in the application process.