Technical Operator

Greencore Group Lts; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food manufacturer in Leeds is seeking a Machine Operator to work on rotating shifts. The role involves troubleshooting machinery, ensuring operational efficiency, and adhering to quality standards. Ideal candidates will have experience in machine maintenance and good organizational skills. This position offers competitive pay starting at £12.43 per hour, rising to £14.54 upon training completion, along with various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• Experience troubleshooting and maintenance on factory machinery.
• Experience working within a food manufacturer environment is preferred but not essential.
• Able to work both day and night shifts.

Responsibilities

• Work with Line Support Operators, Hygiene Operatives, and Shift Managers.
• Troubleshoot machinery and resolve mechanical issues.
• Complete quality documentation and adhere to manufacturing practices.
• Improve quality and line efficiencies.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Good understanding of spoken & written English

Job description

4on4off - Rotating Days & Nights 7am-7pm / 7pm-7am

Pay Rate - £12.43ph to start, rising to £14.54ph once trained

Why Greencore?

We're one of the UK's leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose : to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we're proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, soups, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.

Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Leeds we make just over 40% of all UK frozen Yorkshire puddings; making us one of the UK's largest suppliers of frozen Yorkshire puddings to Asda, Morrisons & Tesco to name a few!

What you'll be doing

The Machine Operator will work in partnership with Line Support Operators, Hygiene Operatives, Shift Managers and members of the Engineering team to ensure the safe and efficient running of operational assets.

• Machinery / asset troubleshooting, condition monitoring and maintenance.
• Resolve mechanical and procedural issues.
• Completion and sign off of quality documentation.
• Adherence to good manufacturing practices.
• Improve quality and line efficiencies by means of interpretation of production plans through knowledge and understanding of product, equipment, planning and manning (training will be provided).
• Consider health, safety, environmental and quality issues and their implications.
• Demonstrate a positive attitude to training and personal development.
• Checking of critical control points for product safety and quality control points and responsible for all corrective actions.

What we're looking for

• Good understanding of both spoken & written English. You will also have strong attention to detail and good organisational skills.
• Experience troubleshooting and maintenance on Factory machinery is required.
• Experience working within a Food Manufacturer environment is preferred but not essential.
• Able to work both day shift and night shift as this role will involve shifts alternating after each shift.
• We're not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform