Blending/warehouse Operative - South Elmsall, United Kingdom - Finlays Beverages

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

The primary purpose of this role is to work as part of a team, taking in all raw teas and blending in line with product specifications/recipes and ensure that production is continually supplied with required levels of tea.


4.5 DAYS PER WORKING WEEK (MONDAY TO FRIDAY)

Shift Pattern:

Night Shift


Monday to Thursday:
10PM till 6AM and Friday: 5PM till 10PM


Benefits:

25 days holiday plus bank holidays - additional days awarded for long service

8 x life assurance

Generous pension scheme - Minimum of 1% employee contribution % 8% Employer contribution - (Maximum up to 12% employer contribution)

Onsite car parking

Staff shop

Subsidised Gym membership with Aspire

Overtime rates 1.5 & 2.0


Rate of Pay:

£11.24 per hour to start. This can rise to £12.33 per hour once fully trained.


Key Responsibilities:


  • Responsible for unloading all incoming containers of tea, weighing in and logging on the ERP system and stored in the correct manner.
  • Responsible for ensuring that all batches of tea are blended to the Tea Buyers Specifications.
  • Ensure all blended teas are transported to production and allocated to the correct packing lines.
  • To ensure that daily Blending targets are achieved in line with departmental KPI's.
  • Responsible for the completion of all necessary paperwork in line with SOP's to ensure all completed accurately and in a timely manner.
  • Assist in clearing any tea waste created during the operation process and identifying any product which can be reused in the manufacturing process.
  • Ensuring that safe working practices and good housing keeping standards are adhered to.
  • To work in a flexible manner, with the ability of working across different functions across the Organisation
  • Work in close partnership with fellow Blending Operatives to promote shared knowledge, transfer of skills and experience.
  • Develop relationships, working practices and effective communication channels with colleagues within other departments, working together in the joint ownership of any issues and problemsolving activities.
  • Promote and work within the Finlays values in all tasks that are completed to ensure that the organisation can strive to achieve its Core Purpose.
  • Take an active role in identifying personal training needs and show an enthusiasm to learn and develop within the role of Blending Operative.
  • Ensure that you follow and adhere to Company Policies and Procedures (e.g. Hygiene Policy and the Attendance Policy.
  • To have a working knowledge of a Food Manufacturing/Warehousing Environment
  • Forklift Truck Licence (Reach/Flexi/Counterbalance)
  • Basic understanding of quality awareness and food hygiene standards
  • Ability to understand basic instructions and work to SOP's/SWP's

About Finlay Beverages:


Finlay Beverages have blended tea, roasted and ground coffee; and have packed both products for the UK retailers from their raw formats for many years.

We have 250 years of history, knowledge and expertise and the business has a future that is built on a proud past.

Finlay's reputation has been established on long standing and trusting relationships with our customers and our communities.


Location:
South Elmsall, West Yorkshire

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