Blue shift days skilled operator

Job Details: Blue shift days skilled operator

Employment Type: Permanent

Country: United Kingdom

Location: Wisbech

Business Area: Operations

Workplace Type: Onsite

About Princes: The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

Operates, cleans, works to hygiene standards, and carries out basic maintenance of manufacturing, or packing equipment (e.g., Steriliser, seamer, filler, or packer) for the manufacture, processing or packing of food in cans/pouches.

To work to agreed performance standards, OEE, Process safety, food hygiene, quality, good manufacturing practices and with due regard for the health and safety of themselves and others around them.

The person will form part of a team, having a responsibility for the delivery of planned production through production/packing line.

The key challenges faced will be to ensure Process safety, the materials supply, changeovers, line faults and breakdowns, do not impact on overall line performance (OEE).

Focus will be always required to achieve measurable targets and KPI's (OEE, UL, RFT).

To achieve Skilled Grade, the person will be expected to be able to carry out 2 or more functional areas of job operations for a specific department and demonstrate the behaviours and skills outlined in the competency matrix.

Accountabilities/Competencies to be demonstrated in line with site competency matrix (see associated document).

In summary some of the principal accountabilities are as set out below, for full detail review competency matrix.

• Positive and proactive response is required to Health & Safety, Food Hygiene standards, GMP standards, training, and supervision.
• Uses and adheres to Company processes / systems.
• Demonstrates competent numeracy & literacy skills to interpret data and work instructions.
• Demonstrates effective team working & communication skills.
• Ability to perform repetitive tasks to specified standards.
• Ability to adapt according to business pressures/needs i.e., plan changes.
• Ability to learn routine procedures and perform to specified standards and processes.
• Takes responsibility for providing satisfactory standard of work against expected levels.
• Flexibility to be moved/trained across the site and to utilise skills in other departments.
• Ensure operation of equipment and work practices as trained when required.
• Effective cleaning of lines and equipment to required standards.
• Receptive to/participate in being trained for other lines/processes.
• Supporting and training new team members on lines/processes you are competent in performing.

These are some of the key tasks, not a comprehensive list of all tasks undertaken by the jobholder. Flexibility is required by the business & this will be agreed with the individual's line manager.

Role Requirements

Experience within a food-processing environment and understanding of hygiene standards would be desirable but not essential.

Competent numeracy/literacy skills.