Production Operative - Pontefract, United Kingdom - Finlays Beverages

Finlays Beverages

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Pontefract, United Kingdom

2 days ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

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

The rate of pay for this role is
£12.59 per hour.

The shift pattern is
4 days per week -
Monday to Thursday (40 hours per week) on the double days shift.

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
20 days holiday plus 7 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)

Cycle to Work Scheme

The purpose of the Production Operative role

To work as part of a team, manufacturing raw materials to produce qualify finished foods in a safe and efficient manner in line with business demands.

Under the direction of the Shift Manager and Supervisor you will be responsible for operating a range of packaging machinery as part of a production cell; striving to achieve production targets and being flexible within your approach to work.

Key Responsibilities

Health and Safety

To contribute and work as part of a safetyfirst culture; adhering to all sake 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 of the manufacturing process are reported to via the correct escalation procedure and to take immediate corrective action where possible
To ensure that all periodic line inspection checks are completed
To partake in GMP audits within the process area

People

To work in close partnership with fellow departmental staff; specifically focusing upon developing working relationships which will assist with the sharing of knowledge and transfer of skills that is geared towards giving the department an identified and consistent method of working
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

Manufacturing

To be a highly skilled operator on a wide variety of packing machinery
To work towards and strive to achieve daily production targets on all aspects of performance
To be responsible for the accurate collection and inputting of data; ensuring that information is logged with the highest level of 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 production 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 for the responsible production cell daily
To update tier accountability boards contributing to all levels of factory operation
To provide and share continuous improvement knowledge and technical skills so that business objective linked opportunities can be maximised
Working knowledge of a manufacturing 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.