Machine Operator

Job Title: Machine Operator

Location: Haydock

Shifts: 6am-2pm / 2pm-10Pm Monday-Friday and 10pm-6am Sunday-Thursday (rotating)

Pay Rate: £13.67 per hour (OT at £16.54)

12 week temp to perm contract

Full time machine operator roles available with immediate start

Pay rate

£13.67/hour for any hours worked up to 39 hours/week.

£16.54/hour for any hours worked after 39 hours/week.

Shifts

Weekly 3 rotating shifts 1st week (6am-2pm Monday-Friday), 2nd Week (2pm-10pm Monday-Friday) and 3rd week (10pm-6am Sunday-Thursday)

Machine Operator role & responsibilities

• Full training to be able to operate 1 of 5 key high-speed areas within the packing operation including:
• bulk feed and multihead weighers,
• vertical fill bagmakers,
• cartoners,
• multipack overwrap and case packing,
• palletisation and warehouse
• Electric Hand Pump training will be provided free of charge.
• Support our safety first, quality always culture by keeping work areas clean and tidy, completing safety prestart checks and engaging in near miss reporting.
• Support our drive in operations ownership of quality by ensuring good manufacturing practice, and right first time quality checking and finished product standards.
• Support us to maximise production outputs by driving machine efficiency and minimising waste, engage in short interval control, Aimiaway and escalation processes.
• Support our continuous improvement agenda by participating in cross-functional working teams driving to reduce waste and improve efficiency.

The Successful Candidate:

Keen to learn, hard-working with a can do attitude, strong team-working philosophy, good interpersonal and communication skills. This opportunity offers great job security as part of a stable team. Machine operating experience is desirable but not mandatory. Full training will be provided from day one.

Benefits:

• Permanent contracts available after four-week training period.
• Free on-site car parking.
• On site canteen facility.

Once permanent employees have access to:

• 247 Employee Assistance Program.
• £250 Refer a friend.
• Corporate health care.
• Staff Shop.
• Subsidised dining room.
• £1.20 swipe card daily canteen allowance.
• Holiday Homes.
• Christmas vouchers.
• 33 days of annual leave.
• Holiday buy back.
• Special birthday bottle and cake.
• Pension scheme.
• Occupational Health.
• Discounted gym membership.
• Easter Eggs.
• Spotlight Rewards.

Our Client:

Our client is a £100m turnover business celebrating its 40th year in 2022! Did you know that for every £5 spent on Hot Milky Drinks in the UK, £1 is made by our client?

They are a major food and drinks manufacturer based in Haydock, own major brands like Horlicks, Drink me Chai, Shmoo, Juice Break and Milfresh, and have long standing partnerships with brands such as Mars, Galaxy and Kellogg's.

As a company their values are Respect and integrity, Excellence in all that we do, Commitment to always do the right thing, and Creative and Adaptable. If these values fit well with you and your own values, apply now to join the team and journey to becoming world renowned as a market leading, multi-channel manufacturer and distributor of food and beverage brands.

Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we. We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise. This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!