Senior Manufacturing Technician & Production Leader

Kfm Recruitment Ltd; Guildford; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to £20 per hour

Initial 3-month fixed-term contract

Potential for extension or permanent

Job summary

Kfm Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior Production Operator / Senior Manufacturing Technician to join a growing Surrey, UK manufacturing operation. The role focuses on day-to-day manufacturing, hands-on production duties, and providing technical support to the wider team.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in manufacturing, strong experience in process operations across food/beverage/pharma-related environments, excellent documentation and health & safety awareness, and the

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years' experience within a manufacturing or production environment.
• Background in food manufacturing, brewing, fermentation, beverage, dairy, biotechnology or similar industries.
• Good understanding of manufacturing processes and process control.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate documentation skills.
• Excellent health and safety awareness.
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve operational issues.
• Experience mentoring, supporting or training other operators.
• Good communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A reliable, hands-on and proactive approach.
• Flexibility to work evenings, nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor manufacturing and process equipment.
• Support fermentation, media preparation and manufacturing processes.
• Prepare, assemble, operate and clean process equipment.
• Follow manufacturing procedures, SOPs and work instructions.
• Complete production documentation and records accurately.
• Monitor processes and identify potential issues.
• Support equipment troubleshooting and process investigations.
• Maintain high hygiene, housekeeping and contamination control standards.
• Support production schedules and achieve manufacturing targets.
• Identify and contribute to process improvements.
• Provide technical guidance and support to Production Operators.
• Support training and development of less experienced team members.
• Coordinate day-to-day production activities when required.
• Escalate quality, safety and operational issues appropriately.
• Promote a strong culture of quality, safety and teamwork.

Skills

3+ years experience

Process/manufacturing ops

Communication & organisation

Independence & teamwork

Hands-on & proactive

Evenings/nights/weekends

Job description

Kfm Recruitment Ltd is seeking an experienced Senior Production Operator / Senior Manufacturing Technician to join a growing Surrey, UK manufacturing operation. The role focuses on day-to-day manufacturing, hands-on production duties, and providing technical support to the wider team.

The ideal candidate will have 3+ years in manufacturing, strong experience in process operations across food/beverage/pharma-related environments, excellent documentation and health & safety awareness, and the