Production Technician

Meridian Business Support Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

22 days holiday

Pension

Healthcare options

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

Meridian Business Support Limited is assisting a global soft drinks manufacturer with a vacancy for a Production Technician based in Bridgwater (TA6). The role offers a permanent contract, a 4-on-4-off shift pattern, and a salary of £36,271.07 per annum (basic £32,973.70 plus £3,297.37 shift allowance).

Benefits include 22 days holiday, pension, healthcare options and employee benefits platform. You will join a large production team of over 500, overseeing beverage filling lines from start to

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience operating production machinery in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to lead changeovers and perform basic maintenance.
• Fault finding and liaison with engineering for complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Carry out regular safety checks and report faults or hazards.
• Operate and monitor production line equipment following SOPs.
• Complete quality checks and production records accurately.
• Identify non-conforming products and support corrective actions.
• Participate in changeovers, CIP and routine maintenance to minimise downtime.
• Support product trials, audits and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Use materials efficiently to reduce waste.
• Maintain a clean and audit-ready workspace.

Skills

Operating machinery

Changeovers

Maintenance

Fault finding

IT systems usage

Team collaboration

Job description

We are looking for a driven Production Technician to join a global independent soft drinks manufacturer with 78 manufacturing sites worldwide including 6 sites in the UK based in Bridgwater (TA6).

Salary: £36,271.07 pa (Basic £32,973.70 with a shift allowance of £3,297.37) 4 on 4 off Shift pattern – 2 Days, 2 Nights 4 days off 12 Hour shifts – Day: 06:30 to 18:30 or 07:00 to 19:00 / & Night: 18:30 to 06:30 or 19:00 - 07:00 Permanent role

Benefits: 22 days holiday, pension, healthcare options, and employee benefits platform.

As a Production Technician you will join our large Production team of over 500 colleagues, where you will be working on one of the 27 production line's overseeing the beverage filling machines. The production machines create, fill and package drinks products from smoothies to leading supermarket juice's and everything in between.

As a Production Technician you will use your hands-on experience with operating machinery to lead changeovers, conduct basic maintenance & fault finding whilst liaising with the engineering team to resolve more complex faults. Completing all required documentation to maintain full audit readiness whilst working collaboratively as part of a production team to achieve key factory performance.

Ideally, you will be an experienced production or process operative with a strong understanding of working in a fast-paced manufacturing or FMCG environment . You'll have hands-on experience operating and maintaining production line equipment , carrying out changeovers, basic fault finding, and quality checks in line with company standards. Confident using IT systems to record production data.

Production Technician:

Key responsibilities

• Carry out regular safety checks on machinery and equipment, reporting any faults, accidents, or safety concerns straight.
• Follow all health, safety, and hygiene rules at all times, taking part in safety conversations, audits, and risk assessments to help keep the factory safe for everyone.
• Operate and monitor production line equipment efficiently and safely, following standard operating procedures and maintaining high-quality standards.
• Complete quality checks and production records accurately.
• Identify & report any non-conforming products & support corrective actions.
• Take part in changeovers, cleaning (CIP), and basic maintenance, ensuring equipment is ready for the next production run and downtime is minimised.
• Support product trials, audits, and continuous improvement activities, helping to identify root causes of issues and suggesting improvements to processes.
• Use materials and resources efficiently, helping to reduce waste.
• Maintain a clean and audit-ready work area, completing effective.

Would also suit:

• Advanced Production Operative
• Senior Production Operative
• Skilled Production Operative
• Production Technician
• Manufacturing Technician
• Process Technician
• Line Technician
• Senior Line Operative
• Machine Technician
• Production Line Technician
• Multi-Skilled Production Operative
• Production Engineer (junior level)
• Technical Operator
• Manufacturing Team Operative
• Shift Production Technician
• Process Improvement Operative