Packing Operative | Lincoln

Meatex Trading Ltd.; Lincolnshire (IL); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food industry is seeking a Packing Operative to ensure the safe packing of processed animal food. The role involves operating a packing line, maintaining cleanliness, and achieving efficiency in a team-oriented environment. Candidates should have a manufacturing background, preferably in food, and hold a Food Safety Level 2 certification.

Qualifications

• Manufacturing background, preferably in food, pet food, or FMCG.
• Awareness of BRC standards.
• Honest and empathetic with a good sense of perspective.

Responsibilities

• Operate a packing line including product feed, bagging, and technical checks.
• Maintain cleanliness by cleaning as you go and perform wider site cleaning.
• Capture, segregate, and transfer waste for rework.

Skills

Team player

Food Safety Awareness

Continuous Improvement Awareness

Education

Food Safety Level 2 certification

Job description

Job Description

Reporting to the Shift Manager, this role is responsible for packing processed (extruded) animal food safely to the required finished standard, as effectively as possible.

Key deliverables expected are:

• You leave work in the same condition you arrive.
• You pack and palletize safe product for our customers, right first time, in a clean and controlled environment.
• You achieve the above, at the lowest possible cost by reducing waste, running the asset at the required speed, using your training and experience to resolve asset issues, and effectively escalating downtime for resolution by shift engineers.
• You work well with your peers and under the direction of the Shift Manager and the Lead Operative Packing, to undertake the above, and any other duties commensurate with the role.

Main Duties

• Operate a packing line including product feed, bagging, technical checks, recording palletization, and transferring finished product to the warehouse via forklift.
• Create stock (finished product and WIP) on CEMEX (stock system).
• Capture, segregate, and transfer waste for rework.
• Maintain cleanliness by cleaning as you go and perform wider site cleaning as required.

Requirements, Experience, and Person Specification

• Manufacturing background, preferably in food, pet food, or FMCG.
• Food Safety Level 2 certification.
• Awareness of BRC standards.
• Some awareness of Continuous Improvement (CI) tools and techniques.
• Honest and empathetic with a good sense of perspective.
• Team player who believes in collective success.
• Open to change and willing to learn.

Salary: £12.64 per hour – 4 on 4 off, 12-hour shifts (6am-6pm & 6pm-6am).

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