Seps/Milk Reception Operator, Liquid Process - Taw Valley

Arla Foods Deutschland GmbH; England; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

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Seps/Milk Reception Operator, Liquid Process - Taw Valley

Location:

Devon, GB

Create the Future

As a Production Operative you will be part of a high-performance team both delivering and supporting other functions to meet challenging team and personal goals reporting into the Operations Team Leader.

Working 4 on 4 off - days & night shift pattern.

Key responsibilities:

• Resolving day-to-day production issues & making process equipment available for maintenance.
• Ensuring department is always audit ready (Cleaning, hygiene, food safety, paperwork)
• Use of processing equipment to process all our whey & cream to the highest possible quality standards.
• Safe unloading of milk delivered to site.
• Dispatch sweet cream, whey making sure product is within specification.
• Monitor and review the process to ensure department KPI’s are achieved and that any deviations from standard are recorded and communicated to the Production Team Leader.
• Work closely with maintenance and other members of the team to ensure lost time due to breakdowns is minimized.
• Maintain a safe working environment by raising near misses, environmental and behavioral safety observations.
• Using LEAN tools for problem solving and identifying any CI opportunities.
• Support completion of risk assessments and standard operating procedures.
• Ensure procedures, sampling and testing are performed daily.
• Fill out MDE ensuring relevant information is captured correctly.
• Complete mandatory and job specific training courses so that skills are kept up to date.

Skills & experience:

Experience in a similar position preferred, although full training will be given.

In addition you will have the following skills:

• Ability to support a team and make decisions to protect quality and food safety.
• Flexible, covering holiday/sickness.
• Ability to self-motivate and take accountability for own tasks.
• Ability to work in an organized and methodical manner, following company procedures.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills and able to form good working relationships.
• Excellent numeracy and literacy.
• Excellent attention to detail.

Application

Please submit applications via the Arla website no later than 21st February 2025. The position offers an exciting and challenging workday with excellent opportunities for development.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?