Packing Operator

Nestlé; Sudbury CP; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Sudbury Factory is seeking a Line Operator for our Packaging team. You will be part of a shift crew of around 8–10 people within a 200+ workforce, ensuring products meeting quality standards are produced and presented to consumers.

The role follows a continental shift pattern (2 days, 2 nights, 4 days off) averaging 42 hours weekly. Reporting to the Shift Manager, you will operate machines, adhere to SOPs, and drive safety, quality and Lean initiatives on your line.

Qualifications

• Experience in manufacturing environments, preferably food production.
• Commitment to safe working practices and quality standards.
• Good communication and ability to guide team members.
• Comfortable using modern technology and equipment in a factory setting.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a shift team to deliver high-quality products.
• Follow Standard Operating Procedures and safety and quality standards.
• Coordinate on-line activities to keep processes running smoothly.
• Contribute to continuous improvement on the line and in the factory.

Skills

Manufacturing experience

Safety culture

Communication

Tech savvy

Job description

Location: Sudbury

Continental shift pattern of 2 days, 2 nights then 4 days off - average of 42 hours per week.

Business Unit: Nestle Purina

Continental shift pattern of 2 days, 2 nights then 4 days off - average of 42 hours per week.

Location: Sudbury

Continental shift pattern of 2 days, 2 nights then 4 days off - average of 42 hours per week.

Position Snapshot

Business Unit: Nestlé Purina

Location: Sudbury Factory

Salary: £37,695.00

Continental shift pattern of 2 days, 2 nights then 4 days off - average of 42 hours per week.

Competitive salary of pay plus shift allowance

Position Summary

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. 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 biggest change in the way we work that Nestlé have ever seen. It is worldwide. It is exciting. You could play a key part in it.

Impact

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.

What Will Make You Successful

• 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

Advert closing date: 2 November 2026

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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.