Production Line Leader - Oswestry

Arla Foods Oswestry are looking for a proficient Line Leader to join the team on a permanent basis. As a Line Leader, you will play an integral part in the efficient running of the packing lines in our Production area within a Cheese packaging site. You will play an important role in ensuring the packaging lines run smoothly, ensuring products such as Castello, BOB and Arla Pro are packaged in a timely manner so they can be distributed to all major UK retailers including Waitrose, M&S, Asda and Aldi.

About the job

The successful candidate will work a 3 on, 3 off 12 hours shift pattern that will include both day and night shifts. They will contribute to the quality and technical areas in the Production team to enable it to produce the highest quality cheese products in a reliable and cost-effective way. Duties will include:

• Effectively run packing lines by using production IT systems
• Perform simple maintenance tasks on packing lines
• Maintain strict Food Hygiene and Health and Safety standards within the department
• Monitor equipment performance and correct / raise issues before they become problems
• Contribute to the team reporting and decision-making process

What you’ll need in order to be successful in the role

• Previous experience in an FMCG or related company
• Food hygiene certificate
• NVQ level 2 or equivalent is desirable to demonstrate basic level of vocational learning ability.
• Experience of SAP process order management and automated data collection systems i.e. OEE

Benefits

• 23 days Holiday
• Employer Pension contribution matched up to 6%
• On-site gym
• On-site canteen
• EV car parking
• Discounted on-site staff shop with a wide range of Arla products including Lurpak, Cravendale & our Arla Protein range
• Cheese Hamper for every member of staff at Christmas!

Things we’d love to tell you about our Oswestry site

• Our Oswestry site is a best in class cheese packaging facility that covers 8 acres of land and packages 350 different types of products.
• We send cheese out to Europe, North America, Africa & Asia.
• Supplying branded products like Castello, BOB and Arla pro, along with private label to Waitrose, M&S, Asda & Aldi.
• If we lined up, side-by-side, all the 20kg blocks of cheese our Oswestry site processes each year, we could plot the entire UK coastline.
• We #feedthenation, producing and delivering 99.8% of our customer orders on time.

If this role is something of interest then please apply following the link below or reach out to Talent Acquisition Partner, Tony Clapham.

We have a purpose for Good

At Arla, we strive to unlock the highest potential in each other while working together to create a sustainable future of dairy. We call it Stronger People Stronger Planet and it is deeply anchored in our organisation and founded on our commitment to respecting human rights, increasing access to healthy dairy nutrition, inspiring good food habits, and improving the environment for future generations. In order to succeed we need to hire people with a sustainable mindset. Could this be you?