Machine Operator

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a world-leading global organisation, our Global FMCG Client, the powerhouse behind Marmite, Hellman''s Mayonnaise and Coleman''s Mustard, is currently seeking a Machine Operator based at Burton upon Trent.

Pay:

From £15.84 - £16.50 per hour

Shifts

12 hours shifts working Monday - Friday, rotating weekly between AM,PM and night shift.

Critical Skills and Responsibilities:

• Maintain machinery to the prescribed standards and levels of cleanliness.
• Understand properties of materials being handled. Able to perform correct adjustment and setting.
• Proactively work with Professional Maintenance and Quality Control staff to achieve zero breakdowns and zero defects.
• Carry out product and process changeovers/washouts to maintain quality standards whilst minimising the impact to the production plan.
• Monitor quality against set standards and report any product and packaging faults. Detects process abnormalities quickly and take emergency action to prevent them.
• Reduce costs due to waste and minimise impact to health, safety, and the environment through working to eliminate waste and through the correct management of waste and hazardous materials.

• Conducts effective hand-over activities and records accurately events that have occurred during shift (cases packed/ rejects/maintenance conducted etc).

Experience/Skills

• Basic mechanical awareness
• Attention to detail and accuracy
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Good IT skills so to manage data, control systems, material movement records, losses and quality
• Previous experience with SAP highly desirable
• History of working as a machine operator, preferably within an FMCG environment
• Experience in using a Pedestrian pallet truck (PPT, LLOP) and Reach Forklift Truck is desirable but not essential as in-house training certification can be provided