Production Operator

ARLA; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

ARLA Foods UK is seeking a Production Operative to join a high-performance team. You will support others, optimize resources and coordinate activities to meet targets across quality, efficiency and safety.

You will assist in maintaining food hygiene, monitor equipment, resolve minor faults and contribute to continuous improvements. This role offers on-site work at our Aylesbury site with a focus on teamwork and reliability.

Qualifications

• Good communication and teamwork are essential.
• Health and Safety awareness required.
• Quality awareness to meet standards.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Proven attendance and reliable timekeeping.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards to meet quality, efficiency, waste and cost targets.
• Contribute to continuous improvement to meet targets.
• Resolve minor breakdowns and perform basic maintenance.
• Monitor equipment performance and raise issues early.
• Maintain food hygiene and health & safety standards.
• Complete daily targets.
• Follow procedures and maintain records.
• Contribute to team reporting and decisions.
• Ensure standards and participate in audits.
• Promote communication and good colleague relationships.
• Maintain punctuality and attendance standards.
• Plan production to optimise resources and output.
• Willingness to take on additional duties with initiative.
• Health and Safety awareness.
• Quality awareness.
• Problem solving.
• Strong attendance and timekeeping; eager to learn new skills.
• Commitment.

Skills

Communication skills

Health and Safety Awareness

Quality Awareness

Problem Solving

Attendance & Timekeeping

Commitment

Job description

As a Production Operative you will be part of a high-performance team both delivering and supporting other functions to meet challenging department, team and personal goals. The role will be to support a team, optimize resources and coordinate activities to ensure operational tar-gets are met which in turn contributes to ensuring departmental / site goals are achieved. Responsibilities

• Work to high standards to achieve departmental targets in Quality, Efficiency, Waste and cost reduction.
• Actively contribute and seek continuous improvements to achieve departmental targets.
• Resolve minor breakdowns and carry out basic maintenance.
• Monitor equipment performance and correct / raise issues before they become problems.
• Maintain strict food hygiene and health and safety standards.
• Ensure full completion of daily targets.
• Ensure departmental procedures are followed and records are maintained.
• Contribute to the team reporting and decision making process.
• Ensure quality, hygiene, health and safety standards are met and regular audits are conducted.
• Actively promote communication links and good working relationships with colleagues.
• Maintain high standards of work ethics in respect to lateness and absences.
• Plan production effectively to optimise resources and output.
• To carry out any other duties commensurate with the role. Proactive and Initiative.
• Good communication skills.
• Health and Safety Awareness.
• Quality Awareness.
• Problem Solving.
• Strong Performer with good attendance and Time keeping record, who is willing to learn further skills.
• Commitment.
• Arla is a global leader in the dairy industry, committed to enabling good food choices that make life better, providing people with nourishment, while taking care at every step to ensure Arla is a choice they can feel good about. If you are looking to shape the future with an ambitious global cooperative that truly cares about your growth, where everyone feels valued and empowered, and collaboration is the core of culture, Arla is a choice you can feel good about.