Senior Production Operative – Packing

Cafea UK Limited; Dunstable; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Production Operative to oversee the packing operations of coffee products. This role involves managing a team, ensuring adherence to health and safety regulations, and maintaining quality standards. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment, implementing lean manufacturing techniques and optimizing production processes. Join a passionate team dedicated to delivering exceptional coffee products while contributing to a culture of safety and continuous improvement. If you are ready to take on new challenges and make a difference, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Strong planning and problem-solving skills required.
• Experience with BRC standards and audits is essential.

Responsibilities

• Assist Packing Supervisor in managing packing operations and resources.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards and quality checks.

Skills

Planning and problem solving

Experience of BRC and customer audit requirements

Experience of SAP software

Experience of Lean manufacturing techniques

Experience in stock control systems

Tools

SAP

Job description

Careers > National Account Executive (Graduate)

ROLE TITLE: Senior Production Operative – Packing

HOURS: Full Time Permanent – 37.5 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: You will be required to participate in a 1 week in 3 shift pattern, this will consist of working a combination of:

• 2 weeks between 6.00am and 2.00pm – Monday to Friday (with a 30-minute unpaid break).
• 1 week between 1.45pm and 11.45pm – Monday to Thursday (with a 30-minute unpaid break).

LOCATION: Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

REPORTING TO: Production Manager

Main Purpose of Role

Through a well-managed team, the post holder will be responsible for assisting the Packing Supervisor on managing the planning, co-ordination and control of all resources associated with the Packing Area to enable their department to pack coffee products in accordance with the planned schedule whilst ensuring a safe operation, meeting quality standards and controlling costs and wastage. Ensuring the Process operation adds value for customers, employees and the Company.

Key Responsibilities

• To ensure all supervisor food safety and health and safety checks are completed on time and in full. Any issues to be raised with QA immediately.
• You have been provided radio, it must be on full charge at the start of each shift and remain with you through your shift.
• When the Supervisor is on holiday/sick, you may need to open and lock the factory, start up and shutdown the plant.
• To ensure adherence to all Health and Safety policies adopted by Cafea UK.
• To maintain excellent GMP standards at all times in the Packing Area, delivering quality standards required of customers and external audits, for example BRC.
• To ensure 100% compliance with the product specification to deliver product within agreed quality parameters.
• To manage and control the data collection systems and monitoring processes, ensuring that all documentation and communication is processed and delivered to the cross functional departments, as required on a timely and regular basis.
• Assist the Packing Supervisor to motivate, manage, train and develop team workers. To help identify training and development needs and to ensure the business has an effective, multi-skilled and engaged workforce.
• To ensure the Packing area runs at optimal output in accordance to production plans, whilst spotting opportunities for continuous improvement.
• To ensure set KPI’s are met with the resources at your disposal and report reasons when not met.
• To help manage and control costs, yields and giveaway within the Packing.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

• Planning and problem solving.
• Experience of BRC and customer audit requirements.
• Experience of SAP software.
• Experience of Lean manufacturing techniques.
• Experience in stock control systems.

Key Working Relationships

• Line Manager
• Packing/Warehouse/Engineering
• Technical/QA
• HR
• Purchasing/Planning

Who are Cafea UK

Part of the Hamburg based Cafea Group GmbH established in 1955. The largest private label instant coffee manufacturer in the UK & EU. Multinational family-owned company with UK division in Bedfordshire. Produce +60,000 tonnes of coffee per year. 8 factories and expertise in all areas of coffee production. Customers in every channel; retail, foodservice, wholesale, vending and B2B. www.cafeauk.com www.cafea.com

Cafea UK Values

Vision – To be the most passionate coffee company, helping to build a better tomorrow.

Mission – Using our expertise, innovation and insight to delight our customers, consumers and colleagues.

Values – We do the right thing. We act with Passion, Integrity, Innovation and Care.

Responsible to: Production Manager

Employment Type: Full-time AM/PM

Department: Production

Start Date: ASAP

Health and Safety

The post holder will be responsible for health and safety in the area under his/her control on a day-to-day basis, and must ensure as far as is reasonably practicable, that he/she is familiar with all relevant Health and Safety legislation and recommendations and these are observed within his/her areas of responsibility. Attention is drawn particularly to the existence of the Company’s policy statement on Health and Safety at Work. Any accident in the post holder’s area must be recorded in the accident book.

This job description reflects the present requirements of the post. As duties and responsibilities change, the job description will be reviewed and be subject to amendment in consultation with the post holder.

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