Blending/warehouse Operative - Pontefract, United Kingdom - Finlays Beverages

Finlays Beverages

Verified Company

Pontefract, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job Advert

We have an exciting opportunity for a Blending Operative to join our weekend team

The rate of pay for this role is

£13.70 per hour.

Fixed Term for 12 months
The shift pattern is 2

days per week
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Saturday and Sunday

(24 hours per week) 6AM till 6PM

About Finlays
Finlays is the leading independent B2B supplier of tea, coffee and botanical solutions to beverage brand owners worldwide.

With deep roots across the globe and unparalleled experience and expertise, no-one is better placed to unleash the potential of natural beverages for brand owners, by bringing the best from bush to cup.

We have over 22,000 employees across nine countries and sell into more than 80 countries worldwide.

Benefits
15 days holiday plus 5 bank holidays

Up to 12% employer pension contributions

8 x life insurance

Free onsite car parking

Staff shop

Health and wellbeing platform (Employee assistance programme, discounts for big retailers and cashback)

The purpose of the Blending Operative role

To work as part of a team, facilitating the movement of materials across site and contributing to the manufacturing and distribution of quality finished goods in a safe and efficient manner.

Under the direction of the Shift Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring the flow of materials within an assigned process, striving to achieve targets and meet Key Performance Indicators

Key Responsibilities

Health and Safety

To contribute and work as part of a safetyfirst culture; adhering to all safe working practices, policies and procedures
Adhere to all regulations and standards surrounding company issue PPE
To offer a meaningful and positive attitude towards the departments aims and targets on Health and Safety standards; including hazard reporting and contributing to safety inspection tours

Technical/Quality

To ensure compliance to food safety and quality standards, supporting and displaying the right firsttime approach
To promote and support an audit ready ethos and have a presentable working area at all times
Ensure any quality or food safety issues within any part of the Blending process are reported via the correct escalation procedure and to take immediate corrective action where required
To ensure that all relevant inspection checks are completed in a timely manner
To partake in GMP audits within the process area

People

To work in close partnership with fellow / wider departmental staff; specifically focusing upon developing working relationships which will assist with the sharing of knowledge and transfer of skills
To promote a working environment and culture that contributes to the work force meeting the demands of the business
To liaise and work alongside other key members of the department to assist and work towards achieving common goals

Warehousing

To be a skilled operator on a wide variety of Blending machinery
To work towards and strive to achieve daily production targets on all aspects of performance
Under the direction of Area Leads ensure that inbound and outbound targets are achieved
To be responsible for the accurate collection of data; ensuring that information is logged with detail
To demonstrate a proactive approach to process improvements and work as part of a multidimensional team focused upon delivering the aims of the department
To be flexible in the approach to working across a wide variety of Blending processes in order to meet the needs of the department

Continuous Improvement

To display a positive approach and engage within continuous improvement activities within the department
To contribute to tier accountability meetings by communicating reports on health and safety, productivity and cost within the warehouse.
To provide and share continuous improvement knowledge and departmental skills
To have a proactive approach to problem solving to help implementing cultural changes.
Working knowledge of a Food Production environment.
Basic problemsolving skills.
Demonstrate characteristics of the Finlays values
Trusted, Sustainable and Innovative.
Basic understanding of quality awareness and checking.
Ability to understand basic instructions and work to SOP's.