Production Line Operator

Unternehmensgruppe Theo Müller; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Müller is recruiting Production Line Operators for our Manchester Dairy. You will perform production duties to support the daily production plan and ensure smooth operations.

This permanent full-time role requires flexibility to support shifts, adherence to safety standards, and active contribution to improvement projects and cost-saving initiatives.

Qualifications

• Awareness of food safety and hygiene standards.
• Proven ability to work in a team to meet targets.
• Experience with continuous improvement is a plus.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations in a food production environment.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to food safety, hygiene, and company policies.
• Support continuous improvement and cost-saving initiatives.
• Deliver the daily production plan and meet performance targets.
• Maintain quality system controls to ensure product integrity.
• Contribute to 5S organisation and visual management on site.

Skills

Food safety awareness

Team collaboration

Continuous improvement

Health & safety

Job description

We are currently recruiting for Production Line Operators to join the production department based at our Manchester Dairy. This role will involve production duties to ensure the smooth running of operations and the delivery of our daily production plan.

Join Our Team as a Line Operator at our Manchester Depot

Shift Pattern: Monday – Thursday – Nights 21:30pm – 07:00am

Contract : Permanent Full time

Location: Manchester Dairy

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:

• Working to legal compliance procedures such as food safety, hygiene standards and other relevant company policies.
• Demonstrate and promote the company values and principles.
• Actively participate in training and development to ensure effective working practices.
• Be accountable for the performance measures within your control.
• Work within the team to identify, implement and sustain cost saving initiatives.
• Deliver business initiatives to reduce waste.
• Ensure safe working practices and all dairy plant and equipment is maintained and concerns escalated to the Team Leader.
• Ensure all quality system controls and procedures are followed effectively to maintain product integrity.
• Work with site teams to deliver improvement projects, activities and events aligned to the company objectives, goals, strategies and measures (O.G.S.M) as detailed in the site Annual Operating Plan (A.O.P).
• Support any new system, structure or process improvement projects.
• Help maintain good 5S workplace organisation and visual management.
• Contribute to the optimisation of Production.
• Actively contribute to the teams’ achievement of the daily performance targets for Production.
• Represent the business positively in terms of service, appearance, professionalism and courtesy.
• Meet customer specifications and requirements.
• Conform to company standards regarding hygiene, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and dress code.
• Contribute to the achievement of internal and external audit accreditation.
• Practice a ‘Clean as you go’ working method.
• Ensure that all relevant Health and Safety and Environmental Management Systems (EMS) are adhered to and support improvement initiatives.
• Capture and record relevant data.
• Flexible to support shift patterns.
• Basic Food Hygiene is desirable.
• Familiar with temperature controlled FMCG Operations.
• Experience of continuous improvement techniques.
• Experience of working to Health and safety regulations.
• Experience of working in a fast paced environment.

At Müller, we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels they belong. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and encourage people to apply even if they don’t meet every requirement listed. If you need reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know - we’re happy to support you.