Production Operative

Deeside cereals; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

Career development

E-learning suite

Company pension

Life assurance

Vending service

Staff shop

Health surveillance

Regular updates

Free parking

Job summary

Deeside Cereals, part of the Weetabix family, seeks a production-focused team member at their Deeside site. You’ll help prepare, process and pack raw materials into finished products while maintaining strict safety and quality standards.

The role emphasizes efficient operation, accurate material handling and collaboration with QA and engineering to minimise downtime and ensure consistent output. Prior experience in food manufacturing is beneficial.

Qualifications

• Proficient in English and Maths
• Experience with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• FLT licence is advantageous for handling materials

Responsibilities

• Ensure weekly production targets are met on the plant
• Maintain a steady supply of raw materials and packaging for the line
• Adjust production line machinery to maximise efficiency
• Order correct volumes of materials to meet the daily plan
• Complete production-related output and material usage paperwork
• Induct new and temporary operators onto the production team
• Carry out line changeovers, strip downs and re-assembly
• Keep the production line in good working order to meet weekly targets
• Perform safety checks before daily production starts
• Ensure finished product quality and paperwork compliance
• Use initiative to correct faults and stoppages
• Communicate with QA and Engineering when issues arise
• Fulfill tasks assigned by line manager
• Maintain food safety, quality and legality

Skills

English

Maths

GMP knowledge

FLT licence

Job description

VALUES & CULTURE:

Deeside Cereals is proudly owned by the Weetabix Food Company. Acquired in December 2023.

Our Mission - We want to nourish the nation with better breakfasts that help them to live better lives, so we’ve made it our mission to delight consumers with great tasting, nutritious breakfasts produced with passion and excellence.

These are the behaviours that can fast-track us to where we want to be. They focus in on what makes us great AND how we can win more in the future. We’re moving away from values as values implies you have to adopt a particular value set when you walk through our door, but we want you to embrace & be proud of your own values. We just want to set a clear framework for the way we work together, our ‘ways of working’ so we’re setting ourselves up to win together.

Right Thing, Right Way

We strive for 100% safety in every sense - for our people, partners, products & the plant. Our consumers & customers are at the heart of our choices, and we get up stream to fix things properly, rather than short lived solutions.

We Own It

We treat the business as if it were our own. We make honest & constructive feedback part of the day to day and own the difficult conversations. We take calculated risks, own the outcome and go again if we need to.

Win Together

We recognise & respect the power of diversity in our team. Collaborating across sites & teams with effective, lasting relationships. We work hard together but have fun along the way and celebrate whatever the score.

Great Work at Pace

We prioritise what makes the difference and do it brilliantly as we have high standards. When we pick up the pace on the big stuff we get their faster. We do what we say we’re going to do , whatever bump in the road we face.

Always Improving

We’re agile & innovative to find simpler and better ways of doing things. We embrace & experiment with changes to build a better Weetabix. We’re curious about how organisations may do things better & take action on what we learn

PURPOSE OF ROLE:

The preparation, processing and packing of raw materials into finished products

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that the plant can complete weekly production
• Maintain a constant supply of raw materials/ingredients and packaging to the production line
• Make adjustments to the plant production line machinery and equipment to ensure that maximum production levels are achieved in the most efficient way possible
• Responsibility for ordering the correct volumes of raw materials and packaging from the Warehouse to meet the daily production plan
• Completion of documentation relating to production output levels, quality of finished product and material usage figures
• Indirect responsibility for the induction of new and temporary operators allocated to the production team
• Responsibility for production line adjustments, changeovers, strip downs and re-assembly when changing over product
• Directly responsible for ensuring that the production line is maintained in a proper and satisfactory condition in order to meet the weekly production plan
• Full responsibility for completion of all relevant safety checks prior to the commencement of the daily production plan
• Responsibility for the quality and quantity of the product being produced and packed and the relevant paperwork to support this
• Responsibility for ensuring that all finished product specifications are complied with during the production period
• The job holder is expected to use initiative and judgement in identifying and correcting production faults and stoppages
• The job holder is expected to use initiative and judgement in ordering a constant supply of raw materials and packaging from the Warehouse in order to maintain continuous production runs
• The job holder is expected to use initiative and judgement in communicating with QA and Engineering when problems arise
• The job holder is required to do all tasks considered as relevant by their line manager
• Responsible for Food Safety, Quality and Legality

SKILLS REQUIRED

• A good standard of general education is required in English & Maths
• A sound working knowledge of the food industry with experience of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• A fork lift truck (FLT) licence is an advantage for the lifting and positioning of raw materials and packaging and the removal of waste finished product

Benefits of Working at Weetabix – Deeside

• A competitive salary which is reviewed annually
• Access to the Company Bonus Scheme
• A personalised Career Development Plan
• Access to the company's e-learning suite
• Access to the company pension scheme
• Life Assurance cover
• Heavily-subsidised vending service in the Canteen
• Access to the Company Staff Shop at discounted prices
• A health surveillance medical every year (if required)
• Regular business updates
• Free parking on site