Production Operative

Amcor; Beccles; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor is seeking Production Operatives for its packaging operations in the United Kingdom. You will support packed machines, ensuring smooth and efficient running of lines with double day shifts (6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm).

The role reports to the Production Manager and requires commitment to quality and safety in a fast-moving environment. You’ll work as part of the Production Team to maintain production flow, adhere to procedures, and contribute to continuous improvement, with opportunities to develop

Qualifications

• Ability to work on one’s own initiative to achieve objectives
• Confident in challenging existing practices and seeking continuous improvement
• Able to respond positively to changing work demands
• Conscientious and thorough with a professional approach
• Double checks accuracy of own work

Responsibilities

• Erect boxes or trays relevant to the job being packed
• Check each product for all quality aspects
• Inform Supervisor/Technician when a product is not to specification
• Ensure machines run safely and are shut down correctly when needed
• Seal and label boxes clearly and correctly
• Leave one box per layer for PSO PPQC check
• Weigh rejects and record on paperwork
• Keep work area safe, clean, and tidy
• Adhere to health, safety, quality and environment policies

Skills

Initiative

Teamwork

Quality focus

Safety awareness

Problem solving

Job description

Department: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-time or Part-time: Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

You’re an innovative thinker, passionate about the planet and eager to play a role in creating sustainable packaging that keeps the world healthy, fed and working. You’ll be supporting the Production Operatives to ensure the smooth and efficient running of the packed machines

You will report to the Production Manager and the working hours are dependent on department.

Shifts will consist of Double days (6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm)

Key Job Accountabilities

As part of the Production Team you’ll be responsible for…

• To erect boxes or trays relevant to the job being packed.
• To check each product for all quality aspects.
• Always inform your Supervisor / Technician when a product is not to specification.
• Ensure the machines are running correctly and safely at all times (shutdown and make safe if necessary)
• To seal and place a box label clearly and correctly on each box.
• One box per layer to be left for PSO to carry out PPQC check.
• Weigh all rejects and collage on provided paperwork at the end of each shift.
• Ensure that all full material scrap trays are taken from the production machines and put through to the material units at the end of each shift.
• Ensure that your work area is kept safe, clean and tidy
• Comply with quality standards as set by the company
• Adhere to stated policies and procedures relating to: health & Safety, Quality and Environment management.

The post holder may be required to perform duties other than those given in the job description. The particular duties and responsibilities attached to the post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and would not themselves justify the re-evaluation of the post

Qualifications/Requirements

• The ability to work on one’s own initiative to achieve objectives, taking accountability for own work/actions
• Confident in challenging existing practices and looking for continuous improvement in all areas of work
• Takes decisive action to address and react to opportunities and problems in day to day work
• Is able to work as part of a team to achieve team objectives
• Able to respond positively to changing work demands
• Is conscientious and thorough in all aspects of work responsibilities, and has a professional approach to work
• Double checks accuracy of own work.
• Ability to undertake duties in every respect as laid out in the job description (further training if required)
• Prepared to develop own skills to a PSO level if required (with training provided)

About Amcor
Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.
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