Manufacturing Operatives

Short Intro and About the Job

We have a fantastic opportunity to look for candidates for the roles in Manufacturing and Packing in our Liverpool site. The roles carry out a number of tasks within the manufacturing area including: Dispensing, Collation and Blending of the powdered raw materials.

Key Responsibilities include:

Safety:

• Operate production equipment following safety policies and procedures, ensuring safe behavior at all times.
• Identify and report health or safety hazards & dangerous situations and put appropriate control measures in place where unsafe acts or practices are identified.
• Coordinate audits for good housekeeping/5S and complete follow-up actions / proactive approach to ‘Clean as you go’.

Quality:

• Operate production equipment in compliance with GMP and HACCP guidelines.
• Ensure full adherence to quality procedures such as Critical Control Points, processes and standards in line with Quality Management System (QMS) & Danone Quality Food Standards.
• Perform and record in-process checks to verify that all products produced meet product standards, maintain a clean workstation by employing a clean and you go mentality, and maintain the highest standard of right first time.
• Responsible for maximizing production quality and output in their area.
• Perform product visual quality checks.
• Fully accountable for completion of documentation standards (inputs / scanning into MES system).

Cost:

• Ensure the manufacture of product to specification at right time & cost ensuring Right First Time approach.
• Responsible for ensuring the maximized output is achieved in area, through performing AM checks, employing SMED principles, 5S and prioritising workload.
• Responsible for driving direct and indirect KPI’s.
• Anticipate problems in order to avoid impact to customer service.

Delivery:

• Proactive and flexible approach to routine Continuous Improvement through delivery of Kaizans and employing the “100 year fix” approach.
• Proactively problem solve.
• Responsible for the output in their area.

Motivation:

• Empowered to drive continuous improvement activities within area, challenging processes and procedures to drive improvement to ‘World Class’.
• Communicate and be an effective team player.
• Responsible for the operation of production equipment, in compliance with health and safety, GMP and best-practice guidelines and procedures.
• Completing line product changeovers.
• Ability to rotate between different areas within Manufacturing e.g., Dispensing, Collation, Blending, Packing Lines.

Environmental:

• Drive hygiene standards and comply with the business procedures for waste disposal.

Further about the role:

This role will operate over a 24/7 shift pattern (average of 42 hours per week, 7am – 7pm/7pm-7am) 4/5 week rotational shift pattern. In return you will receive a competitive salary starting at £27,611 & 33% shift allowance. Once signed as fully competent, the salary for this role would then increase to £31,253 & 33% shift allowance. You will also be eligible for our award-winning flexible rewards and benefits package and excellent pension provision. You’ll also get the support and guidance to personally develop and shape your career whilst contributing to the performance of the business.

About You

To be successful in the interview you will have essential skills and experience for the role:

Industrial experience, particularly within a FMCG, food or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment. Proven experience of working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment whilst also maintaining high quality product/quality standards. High level of mechanical and technical knowledge with the capability to operate and maintain manufacturing and packing equipment. Proven highly technical, logical approach to work in a manufacturing setting. Experience of working in FDA and ISO regulated environments. Good knowledge of GMP, HACCP and 5S. Experience in continuous improvement projects. Familiar with working in highly regulated, change controlled environments. Experience in working in a high care environment and gowning procedures.

Preferred for the role:

Experience of working in dry powder environments. Ideally familiar with CIP processes. Technical qualifications preferable but not essential. Experience in using hoists. Experience in MES systems.

Good team-working, communication skills and able to work independently are vital for the role. Along with excellent attention to detail and the ability to solve complex, technical problems, problem-solving skills and a logical mindset.

Excellent written English and Maths, Basic IT skills (interaction with MES system, LIMs and ability to follow documented procedures are all key).

About Us, We offer and What's next

We offer a competitive package including a double matched pension, annual bonus, private healthcare, life assurance and product vouchers. You will also be entitled to opt into a range of flexible benefits which you can pick to suit your lifestyle. These include discounted gym membership, childcare vouchers, dental cover, optical insurance, travel insurance, holiday buy & sell and much more!

Our mission and values guide how we behave, our flexible ways of working, how we connect with our communities and how we grow & develop our people. This is reflected in our employee offer; for example, our health & wellbeing programme, sponsored volunteering opportunities and in how individuals are enabled to drive their own development. Ensuring an inclusive working culture that is accessible to all is important to us; we therefore support flexible ways of working wherever possible. Please let us know in your application how you would like to explore flexible working for this position.

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