Production Technician

Recruit4staff LTD; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturing company is looking for a dedicated Production Technician to join their team in Telford. This permanent position offers a starting salary of £33,733, rising to £43,487 with competence. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with safety standards and lead line operations. Must have a strong technical mindset and be willing to undergo testing. Benefits include health assurance and holiday pay.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

Tech schemes

Holiday pay based on average hours worked

Health & Life assurance

Qualifications

• Enjoys working with, setting, and operating machinery.
• Technically competent to solve problems and ensure delivery.
• Excited by learning new techniques and technology.

Responsibilities

• Spotting potential faults and solving problems.
• Ensuring compliance with Food Safety and Health & Safety standards.
• Leading a line with machine operators.

Skills

Strong technical mindset

Problem solving

Effective communication

Experience with changeovers

Job description

Recruit4staff are proud to be representing their client, a leading food manufacturing company in their search for a Production Technician to work in their leading facility in Telford.

MUST BE HAPPY TO ATTEND PSYCHOMETRIC TESTING AT FIRST STAGE.

For the successful Production Technician, our client is offering:

• Starting salary of £33,733 which rises as experience/competence are signed off, if you can run all processes it can rise to £43,487 (For most this usually takes around 12 months but can be achieved sooner)
• 4 on 4 off, 12 hour shifts rotating days and nights, 07:25 - 19:35/19:35 - 07:25
• Permanent role
• Benefits - Health Cash Plan, tech schemes and many more.
• Holiday pay based on average hours worked, 5 weeks & 8 Bank Hols after 1st year.
• Health & Life assurance

You will be part of a team working with technology that's always advancing, in a business that's constantly growing and pushing boundaries by liaising with development teams for improvements on standards.

Responsibilities:

• Stay hands-on with the machinery— spotting potential faults, investigating issues and problem solving to prevent downtime.
• Ensure 100% compliance with Food Safety, Quality, and Health & Safety standards.
• Running the line to standard operating procedures, which include start- up and changeovers.
• Leading a line with machine operators, training and driving performance.
• Liaising with development teams for improvements on standards to drive continuous improvement, supporting refining processes to boost productivity.
• Taking ownership of the production line's performance, ensuring it runs efficiently and is complete control.

Requirements:

• An individual with a strong technical mindset, who enjoys working with, setting and operating machinery- ESSENTIAL
• Technically competent to solve problems, taking action to ensure delivery, gaining support to ensure delivery
• Experience with changeovers/ basic machine maintenance- ESSENTIAL
• Someone excited by learning new techniques & technology, with a drive for continuous improvements and lean manufacturing.
• An effective communicator who listens and gives clear instructions, someone who isn't afraid of challenge, gaining support when from experts when needed.
• Ideally experienced within the food or processing industry - although not essential
• Must be happy/available to attend a numerical and verbal reasoning test- ESSENTIAL

Key skills or similar job titles: Production Technician, Process Operator, Process Technician, Quality Inspector, Quality Assurance, QA Technician, Quality Controller, Food Manufacturing, Food Packaging

Commutable From: Telford/Shrewsbury/Wolverhampton/Bridgnorth/Cannock/Newport/Market Drayton/Whitchurch

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of Recruit4staff (Wrexham) Limited who are operating as a recruitment agency, agent, agencies, employment agency or employment business.