We are recruiting an experienced Production Operative to join the Bridgwater site. 

For this role you will need experience on Production machines either in a FMCG or manufacturing background

£33,261.00 (Basic £30,912 + shift allowance £#removed#)
£15.22ph (Basic £14.15ph + shift allowance £1.07p)
£22.83ph Overtime rates after 42 hours worked
4 on 4 off Shift pattern -2 Days, 2 Nights 4 off - 12 hours shifts
Day Shifts: 06:00 to 18:00 / 06:30 to 18:30 /07:00 to 19:00
Night Shifts: 18:00 to 06:00 / 18:30 to 06:30 /19:00 to 07:00
22 days holiday (264 hours over the year)
Benefits: Enhanced 4% Pension, Free Drinks & Ice pops, onsite parking, Wellbeing & counselling services & Staff Shop.
A global independent soft drinks manufacturer with 78 manufacturing sites worldwide including 6 sites in the UK. Bridgwater is our largest plant.

As a Production Operative, you will join the production team where you will be working on a production line and overseeing our beverage filling machine.  Reporting to the Shift Manager you will work as a team to fulfil the day-to-day production targets.

Our Production Operative use their experience on machines to ensure our production operates efficiently and deliver outputs. You will identify any machine concerns and liaise with the engineer team on more complex situations. You will oversee production changeovers, cleaning the machine to start a new beverage production, adjusting machine settings and controls for optimal performance.

Production Operative:  Key responsibilities:

Operating equipment/machinery and undertaking fault finding, changeovers including CIP where relevant, asset care, and basic machine maintenance activities
Management of Raw Materials in accordance with FIFO and Storage Procedures.
Reporting any non-conformance's to Company Policies/Procedures/Standards and supporting corrective action activities.
Working as a key member of a production team, demonstrating Company Values and flexibility to support other teams/departments where required.
Ability to meet team performance targets and required Company Standards.
Participating in traceability exercises, product trials, and site audits/visits
Supporting the delivery of key performance indicators for the Factory linked to Safety, Quality, People, Delivery, and Cost Standards
 Production Operative:  skills & attributes:

Experience of working Machines within an FMCG environment
Ability to problem solve, team player & a keen eye for detail
Great communicator with a “can do” attitude 
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE TODAY and a member of the team will be in touch

Suitable for: Multi skilled operator, experienced machine operative, Manufacturing technician, Machine operative, production operative, skilled operator, operator.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy