Production Operative

Arla Foods Limited; England; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dairy company is seeking a proactive Production Operative at their Westbury Dairy. This role includes operating high-speed equipment and ensuring safety and quality on the production line. Candidates should demonstrate strong teamwork and a flexible attitude. A starting salary of £36.9k per annum, along with benefits such as 26 days holiday and a pension scheme, is offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

26 days holiday

Employer pension contribution matched up to 6%

Discounted on-site staff shop

Free on-site parking

Cheese Hamper for every member of staff at Christmas

Qualifications

• Ability to work on initiative and as part of a team.
• Demonstrate good levels of numeracy and literacy.
• Sound technical understanding.

Responsibilities

• Operate high speed processing and packing equipment.
• Ensure safety, quality, and efficiency on the production line.
• Work on a Continental Shift pattern including nights and weekends.

Skills

Team working

Numeracy

Literacy

Technical understanding

Job description

Arla Foods

Production Operative (Grade 2)

Arla Foods, Westbury Dairy, BA13 4WD

36.9k per annum starting salary

Arla Foods are looking to recruit a proactive and thorough Production Operative to join our team at our Westbury Dairy. Our Westbury site is the largest butter and powder facility in the UK as well as being the home of Anchor butter! You will be working in a fully-automated facility where your safety is the number one priority. Arla has a culture of rewarding talent by promoting internally.

Responsibilities

Reporting to the Production Team Leader, you will be operating high speed processing and packing equipment. You will be responsible for safety, quality and efficiency on your production line. You will receive full training to carry out the tasks.

This role will be working our Continental Shift pattern. You will work 12 hours shifts, rotating between days and nights including some weekends (2 weekends per month).

We are looking for someone who is able to work on your own initiative, have strong team working skills and a flexible attitude to work. We need people who can demonstrate good levels of numeracy and literacy and have a sound technical understanding

What do we offer

• We offer a competitive salary (starting from 36.9k pa) 26 days holiday, benefits package including pension and the opportunity to work with a market leading company that encourages internal promotion
• You will be working in a professional environment at a fully-automated facility
• You will have the opportunity to learn new skills and move up on our internal operator grading system
• We also have a subsidised canteen with breakfast and hot food

Benefits

• Discounted on-site staff shop with a wide range of Arla products including Lurpak, Cravendale & our Arla Protein range
• Employer Pension contribution matched up to 6%
• Free on-site parking
• On-site canteen
• Discounted staff shop
• Cheese Hamper for every member of staff at Christmas!

If this role is something of interest then please apply via the link below. If you have any other questions then please reach out to Tony Clapham, Talent Acquisition Partner

Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs on behalf of candidates for this role, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and if Arla does progress with any such candidate, this will not amount to acceptance of the agency's terms. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels.