Food Production Operator

Staffpower Group are currently looking for multiple Production Operatives to work for our client based in Hetton who are a food and beverage manufacturer.

Shift & Salary:

This position is working a 3 shift pattern which rotates on a daily basis. You must be able to work all 3 shifts for this role.

• Days 7am – 3pm at £11.44 per hour
• Backs 3pm – 11pm Monday to Thursday & 1pm – 9pm on a Friday £12.94 per hour
• Nights 11pm – 7am (Commencing on a Sunday) £14.78 per hour
• Overtime rate will be paid at time and a half and double time
• Must be flexible to work overtime for the needs of the business

Key Responsibilities:

• Set up, run and operate specified line and equipment within the process and packing area without supervision
• Cleaning around your own work station
• Fault find and report any breakdowns on the lines
• Quality inspection of own work and others
• Accurately complete all necessary documentation
• Adhere to all SOPs
• Have a flexible approach to work and carry out alternative duties such as helping in other areas, as and when required.
• Adhere to health and safety regulations, working within ‘safe systems of work’.
• Ensure full compliance with Company Quality, Food Safety and Health & Safety requirements.
• Assist with the training of other employees as necessary.

Activities:

• Scale, hygiene and metal detector verification checks
• Label verification check against recipe
• Temperature verification checks of heated products
• Labelling of product packaging and loading of pallets
• Completion of due diligence and packing (recipe) sheets
• Transfer of finished product sample and recipe sheet to QC laboratory
• Clean as you go / completion of cleaning schedules

This role will be requiring immediate starts so if this is of interest to you, send us your CV and we will be in touch within a few working days.