Production Operator - JB2291DC

CDH Recruitment Limited; Hastings; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

CDH Recruitment Limited is seeking a Production Operator in Hastings. The role involves running and maintaining packaging machinery, supporting the Departmental Manager, and ensuring safe, hygienic production processes. The position is a temporary to permanent contract for the right candidate.

Standard duties include operating machinery in kitchen and packaging areas, maintaining records, and ensuring correct labeling and product checks. Good hygiene and health & safety practices are essential.

Qualifications

• No formal qualification required.
• Good general education.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work as a team and use own initiative.
• Knowledge of hygiene practices.
• Knowledge of health & safety practice.
• Good IT skills.
• Experience of working in a similar role or environment is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Operate packaging machinery safely and hygienically.
• Assist Departmental Manager in production orders using packaging machinery.
• Operate machinery across kitchen and packaging departments following guidelines.
• Complete records of packaged products per Policy Manual.
• Troubleshoot minor mechanical issues and resolve them.
• Communicate effectively with colleagues.
• Ensure products are labeled correctly and packed as required.
• Carry out product checks to meet standards.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Health & safety awareness

IT basics

Job description

Our client is based in Hastings and due to their continual growth, we are delighted to be recruiting for production operators to join their team.

The Client has also launched a development incentive for new starters to learn 4 new skills within their production processes to become eligible for a pay rise. The position will be a temporary to permanent position for the right candidate.

Main Duties:

• To effectively run and maintain the packaging machinery, ensuring that they operate safely and hygienically.
• To support the Departmental Manager (Kitchen or Packaging) in the production of orders through the use of the packaging machinery, ensuring all procedures, controls and records are completed to meet the requirements of the Company Policy and Procedures Manual.
• To operate packaging machinery across both kitchen and packaging departments; following guidelines for use and ensuring work is carried out in a safe and hygienic manner.
• To complete appropriate records of packaged products, ensuring the standards as set out in the Company Policy and Procedures Manual are maintained.
• To effectively problem solve minor mechanical issues and correct them.
• To communicate and liaise effectively with colleagues.
• To fill and seal a variety of cold/hot food products in a range of packaging containers; to the standards as set out in the Company Policy and Procedures Manual.
• To ensure all products are labeled correctly to the standards as set out in the Company Policy and Procedures Manual.
• To pack products as required in cases, ensuring standards as set out in the Company Policy and Procedures Manual are adhered to.
• To carry out product checks to ensure the standards as set out in the Company Policy and Procedures Manual are achieved.
• To ensure machinery is thoroughly cleaned as required; in line with standards as set out in the Company Policy and Procedures Manual.
• To ensure work area is clean, sanitised, tidy and well maintained and to complete relevant records for cleaning activities, following the standards as set out in the Company Policy and Procedures Manual.
• To ensure a high level of hygiene is maintained both personally and within the work area.
• To comply with health and safety legislation.
• To comply with policies and procedures
• To report any maintenance requirements or repairs to the area supervisor, chief engineer or senior maintenance engineer
• To report any issues that may affect food safety, quality or legality or pose a risk to health and safety
• To behave in a non-discriminatory manner in accordance with the Ethical Trading Policy.
• To support other areas within production where required
• To carry out duties as the management may from time to time reasonably require.

Essential requirements

• No formal qualification required.
• Good general education.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to work as a team and use own initiative.
• Knowledge of hygiene practices.
• Knowledge of health & safety practice.
• Good IT skills.
• Experience of working in a similar role or environment is desirable.

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Production Operator - JB2291DC

Company: CDH Recruitment Limited

Salary: £13.50 to £14.75 an hour

Hours: Full-time

Location: Hastings

Working pattern: Field-based

Job type: Contract

Posting date: 27 Oct 2026

Closing date: 26 Nov 2026