Production Support Operative - ISBM

Amcor Limited; Beccles; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days Holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)

Christmas Shutdown

Life Assurance Scheme

Group Income Protection Scheme

Company Sick Pay Scheme

Annual Leave Buy & Sell Scheme

Free beverages with monthly treats

Cycle to Work scheme

Long Service Awards

Free Car Parking

Learning and Development Opportunities

Refer a Friend

Gym discounts

Christmas Hampers

Job summary

Amcor is seeking an Operations/Production operative to support packaging production. You will help maintain continuity of materials and boxes, monitor machine performance, and support a 12-hour shift pattern across continental schedules.

You will report to the Production Manager and participate in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, contributing to safety standards and quality checks to ensure smooth operations.

Qualifications

• Ability to work on own initiative and take accountability for actions.
• Effective communication in professional written and verbal form.
• Team player able to collaborate to achieve objectives.
• Commitment to delivering good service and customer satisfaction.
• Able to follow instructions to complete tasks as required.
• Desirable: experience in fast-moving production environments.

Responsibilities

• Carry out Post Production Quality Checks and seal/label boxes per instructions.
• Inform Supervisor/Technician when a bottle is not to specification.
• Ensure production machines run safely and correctly at all times.
• Prepare pallet labels and box labels with accurate information.
• Move finished pallets to warehousing and organise storage.
• Maintain clean, safe work area and handle waste appropriately.

Skills

Initiative

Communication

Teamwork

Customer service

Instruction following

Safety awareness

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 quality of production machines and to ensure continuity of material and boxes is maintained to ensure smooth and efficient running of the department.

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

Shifts will consist of Continental 12 hour shifts (36/48/36)

Key Job Accountabilities

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

• Carry out Post Production Quality Check in accordance with Work Instruction 10 using PPQC stamp provided, seal boxes and place on appropriate pallet.
• Always inform your Supervisor / Tech when a bottle is not to specification.
• Ensure the machines are running correctly and safely at all times (shutdown and make safe if necessary).
• Pallet labels should be filled out clearly and correctly with all relevant information, and placed on each pallet numerically.
• Box labels should be placed numerically on each box.
• All full or finished pallets to be put out for warehousing.
• Check that there are always 2 material bins on each machine and where this is not possible, a probe is used in the single bin. Also ensure that the material bins are correctly positioned behind the machines.
• Ensure that enough cartons are made each shift to cope with production demands in accordance with the 5’s tolerances for boxes made.
• Ensure there are pallets available in the designated areas & top up as required.
• 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 & remove / empty waste bins as required.

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 ones own initiative to achieve objectives and taking accountability for work/actions undertaken
• The ability to communicate effectively and in a professional manner, both verbally and in writing
• Is able to work as part of a team to achieve team objectives
• Wants to give a good service, recognising the importance of customer satisfaction on their own work
• Is able to follow instructions to ensure work is completed as required
• Ability to undertake duties in every respect as laid out in the job description (further to training if required)
• Desirable: Proven experience of working in a fast moving production environment
• Desirable: Previous experience working as a Production Operative is desirable, but not essential as full training is given

Company Benefits

• 25 days Holiday (+ 8 bank holidays)
• Christmas Shutdown
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Group Income Protection Scheme
• Company Sick Pay Scheme
• Annual Leave Buy & Sell Scheme
• Free hot and cold beverages with monthly “Sweet & Savoury” treats
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Long Service Awards
• Free Car Parking
• Learning and Development Opportunities
• Refer a Friend
• Discount on gyms
• Christmas Hampers
  + Many more!

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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