Production and Packing Operative
Location: Rochester
Hours: Various shifts available across days and nights
Salary: £25,000 – £28,000 DOE
Position Overview
As the Production and Packing Operative, you will be working on a fast‑moving production line packing products, performing quality checks on the product and setting, monitoring and cleaning of filling and packing machinery.
Roles and Responsibilities
- Ensure adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) standards at all times
- Set, tool, and operate filling, labelling and packing machinery
- Monitor product quality and make necessary adjustments to improve machinery efficiency
- Checking of batch numbers and material quality before use against the assigned paperwork
- Working on an assembly line at a required speed to ensure that set targets and KPI’s are met
- Reporting of defects and machinery defects to the production manager
- Picking and packaging finished goods
- Complete paperwork to GMP standards and perform daily machine checks
- Maintain a clean work environment and report any issues to line managers
- Lift ingredients and machine parts up to 25 kg
- Adhere to site Health and Safety and Food Safety regulations
Candidate Profile
- Ability to work at speed with high attention to detail
- Basic tool setting/machine operating skills
- Ability to lift ingredients and machine parts up to 25 kg
- Understanding of GMP standards
- Effective communication and problem‑solving skills
- Desire to learn and progress within the company
Benefits
- Company events and activities
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free on‑site parking
- Referral programme
- 1.5x overtime rate
- 20 days holiday + bank holidays (+ an extra day for each year of service, at 1 week)
- Service rewards
- Private healthcareAnnual salary reviews