Production Apprentice

PZ Cussons (UK) Ltd; Salford; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

PZ Cussons is seeking a Production Apprentice for the Agecroft Factory in Salford. The role involves operating process and production machinery to meet daily targets within an FMCG environment, while maintaining health, safety, and quality standards.

You will join a shift production team, collaborate with planning to ensure timely materials delivery, and use SAP for transactions, contributing to a culture of GMP and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Operate process and production machinery to meet daily production plans while upholding HSE and quality standards.
• Work within a shift production team and liaise with planning to schedule and deliver materials.
• Take ownership for hourly production line scores and performance.
• Use SAP system and complete transactions to the required standard.
• Complete all other relevant tasks as requested by the duty manager.

Job description

POSITION SNAPSHOT

Job title: Production Apprentice

Location: Manchester, Salford

Contract type: Permanent

WHO ARE WE

PZ Cussons is a FTSE250 listed consumer goods business, headquartered in Manchester, UK. We employ around 2,600 people across our operations in Europe, North America, Asia-Pacific and Africa. Since our founding in 1884, we have been creating products to delight, care for and nourish consumers. Across our core categories of Hygiene, Baby and Beauty, our trusted and well-loved brands include Carex, Childs Farm, Cussons Baby, Imperial Leather, Morning Fresh, Original Source, Premier, Sanctuary Spa and St. Tropez. Sustainability and the wellbeing of our employees and communities everywhere are at the heart of our business model and strategy, and captured by our purpose: For everyone, for life, for good.

THE ROLE

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Production Apprentice to join our Agecroft Factory in Salford. This is a great opportunity to work as part of a team in an FMCG environment by operating process and production machinery and equipment to meet daily production plans by achieving required hourly plan achievement whilst maintaining the highest health, safety, environmental and quality standards that are operational across the site.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS

• Reports to the duty Team Leader / Shift Manager
• Work within a shift production team
• Close liaison with planning to ensure effective scheduling and delivery of materials
• Close liaison with warehouse manager
• Close liaison with Quality/Technical Services
• Close liaison with CI Manager

SAFETY

• Support the Team Leader to drive a proactive safety culture i.e. Hazard Spots reported, actioned and completed.
• Actively strives to achieve daily production figures through timely intervention, remedy and escalation reporting of all issues
• Completes allocated actions resulting from internal and external H&S Audits to ensure all external accreditations are maintained.
• Completion of all mandatory H&S training
• Maintains and raises hygiene standards to GMP requirements.

QUALITY

• Ownership of maintaining required standards, as assessed via internal and external audits.
• Completes actions resulting from internal and external quality Audits to ensure all defined audit scores are met

DELIVERY

• Actively takes ownership for hourly scores and performance of production line
• Works collaboratively to support others
• Works with the team to meet daily and weekly production KPIs including OEE, PA, GMP audits, safety inspections etc, and review quarterly

PEOPLE

• Completes regular performance reviews
• Reads and understands all internal training and work instructions

SAP

• Understanding and use of the SAP system and all relevant transactions
• Completion of transactions to desired standard

GENERAL

• Completes all other relevant reasonable tasks as requested by duty manager

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

At PZ Cussons, we value diversity and make sure everyone feels included. We want our team to reflect society and our global customers. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and your unique perspective helps us develop brands and create new products for our consumers. If you need extra support during this process, please inform us so that we can accommodate your needs appropriately. It is important to us that all candidates feel recognised and have a good experience with PZ Cussons as part of our commitment to inclusivity.

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