Senior Production Operative (Blast)

Danish Crown A/S; Rochdale; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing company in Rochdale is seeking a reliable Blast Chill Operative to ensure the safe and efficient cooling of meat products. This hands-on role involves operating machinery, executing chilling procedures, and maintaining compliance with safety standards. Ideal candidates will have an FLT/PED stack licence and previous warehouse experience. Enjoy benefits including 28 days holiday and health programs.

Benefits

28 days holiday plus bank holidays

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Heavily discounted meat for staff

Free health care cash plans

Free Employee Assistance Programme

Free parking

Free tea and coffee

Responsibilities

• Execute chilling procedures based on daily blast schedule.
• Select and process materials based on FIFO for stock rotation.
• Operate PED stackers and walk-behind trucks safely.
• Conduct regular quality checks throughout the blast process.
• Complete input and output registrations using the Arolink system.

Skills

FLT/PED Stack licence

Experience in a warehouse environment

Manual handling capability

Job description

Overview

We are a food company owned by Danish farmers, supplying high-quality food to customers and consumers all over the world. From butchers to business developers, we are more than 26,000 colleagues.

Why join Danish Crown?

An amazing 28 days’ holiday plus bank holidays – that’s 36 days holiday a year. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption and share parental leave. Enhanced company sick pay. Matched company pension scheme. Heavily discounted meat for all staff through the staff shop. Well-being programmes, with free optional health care cash plans to cover your everyday healthcare costs and which offer a wide range of digital and virtual wellbeing tools to support both your health and the people you care about. Free Employee Assistance Programme for all colleagues and their families. Free parking. Free tea and coffee on all sites. Development opportunities for those that would like to progress in a global business.

Area of responsibility

We are looking for a reliable and detail-oriented Blast Chill Operative to join our meat processing team. You will play a crucial role in the safe, efficient, and compliant cooling of meat products through the blast chill process. This is a hands-on role working in a chilled environment on our PM shift working from 14:00 to 23:30, Monday to Friday, 43.75 hours per week.

Specific tasks

• Execute chilling procedures based on the daily blast schedule. Prioritise workloads to meet production targets and safety standards.
• Select and process materials based on FIFO to ensure proper stock rotation and compliance.
• Operate PED stackers and walk-behind trucks safely and efficiently. Use blast chillers, selecting the correct chilling programs for different products.
• Conduct and document regular quality checks throughout the blast process. Monitor product temperatures, cycle completion, and report any deviations.
• Complete all input and output registrations accurately using the Arolink system. Ensure all data entries are timely, correct, and comply with traceability standards.

Job Requirements

• FLT/PED Stack licence
• Previous experience in a warehouse environment
• Physically able to carry out manual handling duties