Packing Operator

Nestle; Dacre; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Sudbury plant is seeking a Line Operator to support our packaging team in delivering high quality products to consumers. You will work on a continental shift pattern and be part of a close-knit line team of 8-10 on your shift, contributing to overall factory targets and LEAN improvements.

The role emphasizes safe working practices, teamwork, and the use of modern technology in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Nestlé values DEI and is committed to an inclusive workplace.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to deliver high quality products.
• Ensure high safety and quality standards are adhered to.
• Approach work with a continuous improvement mind-set.
• Support factory activities to achieve key targets.
• Proven track record in manufacturing ideally food but not essential.
• Ability to demonstrate safe working practices.
• Good communication skills to support the rest of the team and provide verbal direction.
• Comfortable in using modern technology in a workplace.

Job description

Reporting to the Shift Manager, your main accountability will be to achieve performance targets by following Standard Operating Processes and adherence to standards while operating machines and systems. In addition to this, you will be ensuring that the process runs at its optimum, producing high quality product and coordinating actions where necessary on your line. Other key responsibilities will include:

• Ability to work as part of a team to delivery high quality products.
• Ensure high safety and quality standards are adhered to.
• Approach work with a continuous improvement mind-set.
• Support with factory activities to achieve Key Targets .

  Proven track record in manufacturing ideally food but not essential

• Ability to demonstrate Safe working practices
• Good communication skills to be able to support the rest of the team and provide verbal direction
• Comfortable in using modern technology in a workplace

  Our Sudbury plant has a number of exciting opportunities to join our Packaging operation, the whole factory team is over 200 colleagues, our packaging team is over 30 people but your direct team would be roughly 8-10 people that you would interact with during your shift. The ambition and exciting part of this role is your accountability for ensuring quality products being presented to our consumers in the best possible way.

  We strongly encourage applications from individuals of all gender identities, ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities, parents, carers and members of the LGBT+ community. Please let us know if we can provide accommodations to ensure your full participation in the application process.

To find out more about Nestle's commitment to DEI: Nestlé's Commitment to a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace (https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/jobs/diversity-equity-inclusion)

To find out more about your recruitment journey with Nestle: Recruitment Journey | Nestlé UK & Ireland (https://www.nestle.co.uk/en-gb/jobs/recruitment-journey)

Right to work in the UK In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this role and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate therefore must be able to demonstrate their own right to work during the recruitment process without Nestlé sponsorship.

The Line Operators work on a continental shift pattern of 2 days, 2 nights then 4 days off. Example Shift Pattern At Nestlé PURINA Pet Care, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier, and longer lives because we're pet owners too. As a world leading company in pet care and nutrition, Nestlé PURINA has been helping pet's live healthy, happy lives for over 85 years. We are proud to produce some of the UK's best loved brands including BAKERS®, GO-CAT®, WINALOT®, FELIX®, and BONIO, trusted and bought by millions of pet owners. Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity. This is particularly critical as we continue our journey towards being a LEAN Enterprise. This is the biggest change in the way we work that Nestlé have ever seen. It's worldwide. It is exciting. You could play a key part in it.