Skilled Operative, Skilled Operative

Pilgrim's Europe; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Assurance

Exclusive employee discounts

On-site canteen

Paid breaks

Employee welfare platform

Job summary

Pilgrim's Europe in King's Lynn is looking for Skilled Operatives to join our team in a chilled food production environment. You will support line efficiency, maintain GMP standards, and contribute to continuous improvement.

The role involves ensuring safety, completing quality checks, monitoring critical control points, and assisting with line changeovers and setup. A hands-on, proactive attitude and willingness to learn are essential.

Qualifications

• Good literacy and numeracy skills.
• Willingness to learn and progress.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Hands-on approach to solving issues.

Responsibilities

• Raise safety concerns immediately.
• Complete quality checks and ensure documentation is completed and forwarded to the appropriate parties in a timely manner.
• Be fully aware of the critical control points on the line and ensure they are monitored and controlled effectively.
• Assisting the key operative in ensuring that the line/ machine settings are checked, set up as appropriate and are ready to run at the start of the shift.
• Have full involvement in changeovers.
• Raise any training needs of all personnel on the line to your key Operative.

Skills

Literacy

Numeracy

Initiative

Hands-on

Teamwork

Motivation

Job description

We currently have opportunities for Skilled Operatives to join our team at King's Lynn site!

Shift pattern: Monday to Friday 06:00am to 14:00pm / 14:00pm to 22:00pm rotating weekly.

You will be working in chilled food production environment. In your role you will ensure that your area is operating correctly and efficiently, and that GMP standards, quality and service levels are met. You will assist in achieving departmental objectives through effective use of resources and to maintain an area of continuous improvement.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Be

• Ensure any safety concerns are raised immediately
• Complete all quality checks and ensure all documentation is completed and forwarded to the appropriate parties in a timely manner
• Be fully aware of the critical control points on the line and ensure they are monitored and controlled effectively.
• Assisting the key operative in ensuring that the line/ machine settings are checked, set up as appropriate and are ready to run at the start of the shift.
• Have full involvement in changeovers
• Raise any training needs of all personnel on the line to your key Operative

Key Information

• Competitive Rates of Pay!
• Overtime paid at Premium Rates!
• Paid Breaks!
• Subsidised on site canteen!
• Contract Type: Full-Time Permanent
• Life Assurance
• Access to Employee Welfare Platform & Exclusive employee discounts!

It Would Be Desirable For Candidates To Have

• Good standard of literacy and numeracy skills
• Positive thinking and self-motivation
• Ability to use own initiative
• An excellent attitude to work
• A hands-on approach to solving issues

Food Manufacturing experience is desirable and candidates who wish to progress and learn new skills will be provided with full support and training to succeed!