Operative

Business:         SARIA’s UK operations have a market-leading presence in a wide range of sectors associated with the food chain. The Group’s companies manufacture quality products for use in human and animal foodstuffs, agriculture, aquaculture, and industrial applications. The company also produces biofuels and renewable energy and provides services for farming and the food industry. The company has a UK annual turnover approaching £280 million and employs around 1,000 people at 19 sites across the country.

The Position

Applications are invited for an Operative to work at our SPF (UK) Ltd, Doncaster site. The position available is full time, permanent, working an average of 42 hours per week. Days or Shifts will be considered

As an Operative your duties and responsibilities will vary based on factory requirements but will include:

The Person

• Operating the Digest cooker, working to a production schedule and standard operating procedures.
• Working as an Operative in an continuous production environment, which is a fast paced.
• Manual handling is required, which involves the manual handling of 25kg bags of raw material on a daily basis.
• Unloading and loading of tankers and trailers.
• Checking the quality of incoming raw material/ingredients/packaging.
• Checking the quality of outgoing material and finished products and reporting any discrepancies to the SPF UK Ltd Operations Manager/Team Leader.
• Supervising all steps of the process including quality checks.
• Completing HACCP paper work/documentation.
• Undertaking basic computer tasks.
• Adhering to and maintaining the Hygiene standard set by SPF.
• Adhering to all Health and Safety regulations and SARIA Site Policy.
• Undertaking general housekeeping duties and any other ad hoc duties as required by Management.

Requirements

• Previous experience of working within a manufacturing industry/position.
• You must be a pro-active and motivated individual.
• Have a positive attitude and flexible approach to work.
• Be able to work on your own or as part of a team.
• Good knowledge of H&S within the workplace.
• Be an effective communicator both written and verbally.
• Ideally hold a valid fork lift truck licence, however training can be provided.

Salary:  Competitive Pay and Benefits