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Manufacturing Technician

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Harlow

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GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits you at a rapidly growing FMCG manufacturer in Harlow! As a Manufacturing Technician or Machine Operator, you will play a vital role in ensuring the smooth operation of production and packing machinery. This innovative firm is committed to your career development and offers extensive training to help you thrive. You will be responsible for maintaining quality standards, adhering to health and safety protocols, and communicating effectively with your team. If you are detail-oriented and eager to learn, this is the perfect chance to join a dynamic team and contribute to an essential industry!

Benefits

Career Development Opportunities
Overtime Available
Extensive Training
Health and Safety Compliance

Qualifications

  • Experience in operating production/packing machinery in Food, Pharma, or packaging.
  • Willingness to learn with strong communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

  • Set up and adjust machinery to maintain quality parameters.
  • Drive standards of quality and safety in the packing area.

Skills

Communication Skills
Attention to Detail
Problem Solving
Willingness to Learn

Tools

Production Machinery
Quality Assurance Standards

Job description

Job Description

Manufacturing Technician / Machine Operator

Scantec Recruitment are working in partnership with a fantastic FMCG Manufacturer based in Harlow, to assist them in recruiting Manufacturing Technicians / Machine Operators for their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a new business who are investing heavily and rapidly growing the business. They can offer genuine career development and progression.

For these roles, we're seeking experienced Manufacturing Technicians, or Machine operatives who can operate and work on production / packing machinery within a similar Food, Pharma or, packaging manufacturing. You’ll need to be willing to learn, have excellent communication skills and attention to detail. On-going, extensive training will be given.

Hours / Shifts:

Early & Late rotating shift pattern (40 hours PW)

Monday to Friday – 7am-3pm / 3pm-11pm

Overtime is available

Fantastic benefits and career development opportunities.

Summary of core responsibilities:

Maintenance and Health and Safety:

  • Complete pre-start machine set-up and adjust settings throughout shift to maintain quality parameters.
  • Identify faults on line and communicate with Production and Engineering teams to ensure root cause faults are identified and rectified.
  • Health & Safety is adhered to at all times
  • All Near misses/issues raised

Quality Assurance:

  • Drive standards of quality, food safety, hygiene and housekeeping within the packing area through good manufacturing practice (GMP) to ensure the both the business and customer standards are kept and audit requirements are fully met and audit ready

Communications:

  • Communicate with the line team on a daily basis on line performance (KPI’s) and ensure performance information is available to the line team and discussed.
  • As part of the Line team to carry out all required line tasks safely, efficiently and to the Quality standards defined.

Performance:

  • Strive to meet the production targets for the shift and understand what can be done to meet these targets consistently.
  • Minimise downtime due to changeovers through improved readiness for changeovers.
  • Respond quickly and effectively to production plan changes to ensure that stock levels are maintained at all times.

Please contact us now to find out more and set-up an interview!

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