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Senior Production Operative - Process

Industrious Recruitment
Posted a day ago, valid for 17 days
Location

Dunstable, Bedfordshire LU6 1BH, England

Salary

£14.53 - £21.8 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Industrious Recruitment is looking for Senior Production Operatives for a permanent position in Dunstable's Process department.
  • The role requires participation in a 2-week rotating shift pattern, including morning and evening shifts, with a salary ranging from £14.53 to £16.42 per hour, depending on the shift.
  • Candidates should have at least some experience in production operations and must be computer literate, with strong planning and problem-solving skills.
  • Responsibilities include ensuring food safety compliance, managing team performance, and maintaining quality standards in the Packing Area.
  • Desirable qualifications include experience with BRC audits, SAP software, and Lean manufacturing techniques.

Industrious Recruitment are seeking Senior Production Operatives, within the Process department on a permanent basis for a client in Dunstable.

WORKING PATTERN:

You will be required to participate in a 2 week in 4 shift pattern, this will consist of working a combination of:

  • 2 weeks between 6.00am and 2.00pm - Monday to Friday (with a 30-minute unpaid break).
  • 2 weeks between 1.45pm and 11.45pm - Monday to Thursday (with a 30-minute unpaid break

Main Purpose of role:

Through a well-managed team, the post holder will be responsible for assisting the Process Supervisor on managing the planning, co-ordination and control of all resources associated with the Process Area to enable their department to pack products in accordance with the planned schedule whilst ensuring a safe operation, meeting quality standards and controlling costs and wastage. Ensuring the Process operation adds value for customers, employees and the Company.

Key Responsibilities:

  • To ensure all supervisor food safety and health and safety checks are completed on time and in full. Any issues to be raised with QA immediately.
  • You have been provided radio, it must be on full charge at the start of each shift and remain with you through your shift
  • When the Supervisor is on holiday/sick, you may need to open and lock the factory, start up and shutdown the plant.
  • To ensure adherence to all Health and Safety policies adopted by the company.
  • To maintain excellent GMP standards at all times in the Packing Area, delivering quality standards required of customers and external audits.
  • To ensure 100% compliance with the product specification to deliver product within agreed quality parameters
  • To manage and control the data collection systems and monitoring processes, ensuring that all documentation and communication is processed and delivered to the cross functional departments, as required on a timely and regular basis.
  • Assist the Process Supervisor to motivate, manage, train and develop team workers. To help identify training and development needs and to ensure the business has an effective, multi-skilled and engaged workforce
  • To ensure the Process area runs at optimal output in accordance to production plans, whilst spotting opportunities for continuous improvement
  • To ensure set KPI’s are met with the resources at your disposal and report reasons when not met
  • To help manage and control costs, yields and giveaway within the Packing Department.

Hourly rates:

AM shift - £14.53 per hour Overtime £21.80 per hour

PM shift - £16.42 per hour Overtime £24.63 per hour

Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Essential

  • Computer literate
  • Planning and problem solving
  • Excellent communication skills

Desirable

  • Counterbalance and / or Bendi Fork Lift Truck Licence
  • Experience of BRC and customer audit requirements
  • Experience of SAP software
  • Experience of Lean manufacturing techniques
  • Experience in stock control systems

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.