Quick Chip Forklift Driver

McCain Foods; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the frozen food industry as a Quick Chip Forklift Driver. You will be responsible for ensuring material availability in the packing department, supporting operators, and maintaining safety standards. This full-time position offers competitive pay and benefits, with opportunities for growth in a diverse workplace.

Benefits

Excellent pension scheme

Optional health cash plan

Cycle to work scheme

Volunteering Day Off

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Current forklift truck licence.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure a constant supply of materials in the department.
• Collect and dispose of waste materials correctly.
• Assist operators during breaks.

Skills

Attention to detail

Self-motivation

Education

Forklift truck licence

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Position Title: Quick Chip Forklift Driver

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Whittlesey

Requisition ID: 36179

There’s nothing beige about McCain…

Except our potatoes — and we’re extremely passionate about them. When you join McCain, you’ll be joining the biggest player in the frozen potato game, bringing people together around the nation for over 60 years by sharing simple, delicious planet friendly food.

We’ve partnered with thousands of the country’s supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools to change the way people see the humble spud. It’s all about elevation and creating something better. So, come and make your career at McCain Foods.

About The Role

Whilst working as part of an integrated team within the packing department, the Quick Chip Forklift Driver is responsible for ensuring the area has the relevant materials available at all times.

Key tasks of the role include, but are not limited to:

• Keeping a constant supply of materials in the department
• Collecting and disposing of all waste materials
• Returning any unused materials to the original department
• Ensuring all waste materials are disposed of in the correct manner
• Helping to support the Senior and assist the operators over breaks or when required including:
• Packing cartons of finished product into cases according to product specification
• Operating the flow wrap
• Machine minding
• Running the tipper
• Completing metal detector checks
• Inspecting filled cartons for foreign bodies and raising any non-compliance to the area Front Line Manager.
  

What We’re Looking For…

The ideal candidate will be someone who has experience of working in a food manufacturing environment, who is self-motivated with excellent attention to detail. You will also have a current forklift truck licence with experience of driving the forklift in a fast-paced environment.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Although we do encourage you to taste the goods you’ll be pleased to know we don’t pay you in chips. For working hard, you’ll also get a great hourly rate and some pretty good benefits including:

• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
• Optional health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Chips In’ Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact tothe long-term development of McCain communitiesacross the globe
  
  

And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an impressive 5 year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.

WHAT HOURS WILL I WORK?

The shift pattern is 2 days 7am-7pm, 1 day off, 2 nights 7pm-7am followed by 3 days off.

WHERE YOU’LL WORK?

You'll be based at our Whittlesey plant in Peterborough. If you’ve spotted our three wind turbines, then you’ll know where we are! With about 350 employees on site, we’re one of our largest plants across the GB business. Our Whittlesey plant is where we make our famous French Fries as well as our chilled products, such as our Shake Shake Fries.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

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Job Family: Manufacturing

Division: GB Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Department: Specialities - A Shift

Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Whittlesey

Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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