Skilled Production Operator - Nights

Yeo Valley Organic; Highweek; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organic food company based in Highweek is seeking motivated individuals for a role involving product handling and machinery operation. You will be responsible for ensuring health and safety practices are followed, as well as carrying out quality checks. The position includes a rolling shift pattern of 4 nights on and 4 nights off. Ideal candidates will possess strong team working skills, attentiveness to detail, and effective communication abilities. This role offers numerous benefits including a non-contributory pension scheme and learning opportunities.

Benefits

20 days holiday allowance

Paid breaks

Non-contributory pension scheme

Annual bonus

Life cover

Healthcare cash back plan

Subsidised canteen

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised products and services

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Good team working skills.
• Ability to undertake manual tasks.
• Attention to detail is essential.
• Effective communication required.
• Self-motivated individuals are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Operate fast moving machinery and coordinate team activities.
• Pack products into trays and label them on line.
• Clear lines and complete washouts after production runs.
• Dismantle and set up machines for shifts.

Skills

Good team working skills

Ability to undertake manual tasks

Attention to detail

Effective communication

Self-motivated

Tools

Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE)

Job description

Overview

Working at our Newton abbot site, one of our speciality production site, you'll undertake a range of tasks which will include the handling of product and control of equipment, ensuring Health & Safety measures are followed, carrying out quality checks and setting machines up for different products.

Responsibilities

• Use machinery, equipment and tools or Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE) to complete tasks as a team member.
• Effectively operate fast moving machinery, train and co-ordinate team members activities; and ensure materials and products are used or moved correctly.
• Packing product into trays which are labelled on line
• Clearing out lines and completing washouts at the end of each production run
• Dismantling and setting up the machines for the next shift
• Maintaining good maintenance and hygiene practices
• Adhering to good Health & Safety practices
• Carrying out quality checks
• Arranging the work area, ensuring all tasks are rotated.
• Temperature checking chilled product,
• Use of Mechanical Handling Equipment (MHE).

Training

You will be trained in multiple skills such as packing, washouts, machine set-up, hygiene, H&S, quality checks, rotation, temperature checking and MHE.

Benefits

• 20 days holiday allowance increasing based on length of service
• paid breaks
• non-contributory pension scheme
• annual bonus (as part of the Employee Benefit Trust, based on company performance for the year)
• life cover
• healthcare cash back plan
• subsidised canteen
• cycle to work scheme
• subsidised Yeo Valley products and services
• learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow

Qualifications

Essential

• Good team working skills
• Ability to undertake manual tasks
• Attention to detail
• Effective communication
• Be self motivated

Desirable

• Basic food hygiene
• Knowledge of HACCP
• Relevant work experience in a production environment

Working Patterns

The role covers a 12 hour shift, (6:00pm until 6:00am), 4 nights on, 4 nights off rolling shift pattern.

Application

Please note that Yeo Valley do not accept speculative agency applications; we will only accept applications from preferred suppliers that have been submitted to us via our recruitment portal at the point of instruction.

Unfortunately, we’re not able to provide employment sponsorship to candidates at this moment in time.