Process Operator

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A food manufacturing company in Wisbech seeks a Fryer Operator to manage frying operations and maintain quality standards. The role includes performing quality checks, completing necessary documentation, ensuring safety compliance, and providing training to colleagues. Ideal candidates will have 2-3 years of relevant experience and GCSEs in Maths and English.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ food manufacturing experience required.
• Completion of Lamb Weston chemical training and H+S.
• Experience with SAP/SCADA is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate fryer area and perform quality checks.
• Complete hourly process paperwork and adjust frying parameters as needed.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.

Skills

Food manufacturing experience

Quality checks

SAP/SCADA experience

Education

Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent)

Job description

time left to apply End Date: August 10, 2025 (16 days left to apply)

job requisition id Req-256688

Job Title: Fryer Operator (12hr shifts rotating days and nights. 2,2,3 pattern)

Department: Processing

Reports to: Process Supervisor

Overall Role Purpose

The purpose of the role is to ensure that the frying quality meets customer specifications. To protect the brand, maintain trust, and deliver our legal obligations by ensuring customers' food is sourced and manufactured to the food integrity requirements of each customer.

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities

• Operate the fryer area, including all aspects of frying and freezing operations
• Perform quality checks to ensure oil quality, frying temperature, and dwell time meet customer specifications
• Complete hourly process paperwork as required
• Adjust frying temperature and/or time if deviations from customer specifications occur
• Ensure the freezer operates at the correct speed and temperature
• Conduct basic asset care of the fryer machine and maintain cleanliness of the work area
• Raise M2 items where appropriate
• Attend and contribute to MCS meetings
• Lead fryer cleaning and boil-out during sanitation
• Escalate any issues affecting performance to supervisor or manager in a timely manner
• Complete thorough handovers at shift changeovers
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, environmental, and GMP practices
• Be responsible for personal and team safety (BBS)
• Carry out sanitation duties, including shutdown procedures
• Remain at workstation until relieved at shift handover
• Provide on-the-job guidance and training to colleagues as required
• Report and escalate production problems or issues promptly
• Support shift engineers with process advice during breakdowns and repairs
• Perform any other reasonable tasks as assigned by supervisors or managers

KPI’S influenced by the role

Operational downtime, BBS, Accurate paperwork, Quality complaints, Oil waste reporting, Area GMP score, MCS audit score

Qualifications

Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent), Lamb Weston chemical training, H+S, GMP, MPC Training, Emergency Response team training, RPPT, PPT (to be completed)

Experience

2-3 years’ food manufacturing experience, SAP/SCADA experience

Company Values

Integrity

• We do the right thing every time, even when no one is looking

Inclusion

• We embrace differences and make it safe to be ourselves because we all count

Empowerment

• We think like leaders and act like owners

Teamwork

• See the bigger picture and strengthen through collaboration

Drive for results

• Challenge ourselves and each other to find better ways to do things