Production Advanced Team Operative

KEY PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

• To be part of a professional, empowered team committed to providing the customer with the highest quality product in the most cost-effective manner.
• Contribute to making [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] the name behind great customer branded soft drinks to generate shareholder value.
• Use appraisals and one to one meetings with Supervisor to identify opportunities to train and develop to gain extra skills.
• Plan workload and seek opportunity to complete set personal objectives.
• Participate in Continuous Improvement Teams, contributing ideas and completing tasks to improve the plant and equipment performance, reliability and efficiency.
• Contribute to Company suggestion schemes, following through to completion any accepted suggestions.
• Adopt and maintain working practices learnt on training programmes (i.e. Basic Food Hygiene).
• Conduct on shift training sharing knowledge with new starters and existing employees.
• To provide total ingredients

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ROLE

• Ensure the processes and operations are carried out effectively and at the appropriate time, maintaining a ‘First time quality’ mind set in all operations.
• To operate equipment within the syrup rooms and store areas using health and safety rules at all times while maintaining targeted output with minimal interruption.
• Follow set production programmes, understanding the importance of running to plan and association between production schedule and product specifications.
• Carry out correct start up and shutdown procedures.
• Plan the day-to-day operation of your area to ensure ‘emergency situations do not arise through lack of raw materials. I.e. any ingredients such as sugar deliveries.
• Adhere to product specifications, use Company Quality Systems and take corrective action to safeguard product quality.
• Maintain a safe working environment by adhering to safe working practices, recognising actual and potential hazards and taking the correct effective action to minimise accidents.
• Prioritise responsibilities to ensure housekeeping and hygiene standards are at acceptable levels; sanitising of equipment to include mixing vessels and storage tanks before other duties are carried out.
• Perform all QA checks. I.e. ATP testing, Lab testing and ensure all records and paperwork are completed legibly and accurately (e.g. handover sheets, quality records, maintenance schedules and cleaning records.)
• Carry out daily autonomous maintenance tasks for the specified area, competently and correctly.
• Follow Company procedures for the correct disposal of waste ensuring a ‘clean as you go’ philosophy is adapted to maintain syrup room housekeeping standards in line with a food manufacturing environment.
• Ensure all tools, materials and equipment are returned promptly to their correct locations in a usable condition for the next person.
• Ensure cleaning records are complete and up to date. Bins emptied, cardboard is taken out, empty hazacons / drums removed to outside locations.
• Perform all condition checks on a daily basis
• Perform cycle counts and BBE checks as and when requested
• Ensure all incoming ingredients are handled and moved to correct location within 24 hr period
• All items to be placed in correct location and rotation
• All items labelled with correct batch barcode label upon SAP receipt
• Maintain all housekeeping standards within ingredients storage and handling areas including loading bay area, cold store, phase 4 racking area, chemical bunds
• To maintain high level of service to internal and external customers
• To be thoroughly professional at all time
• To support first time quality as a priority

Headline Skills, Experience & Qualifications, Essential:

• Previous mixing/syrup room/manufacturing experience desirable
• Basic Food Hygiene training
• Manual Handling training/awareness
• POET Truck/FLT licence desirable
• Knowledge of food environment and associated procedures/risks
• Sensory Training desirable
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Flexible attitude
• Experience of problem solving
• Calm under pressure
• Team worker
• A good understanding of sap with experience of using the system in a similar environment
• Pc knowledge (excel, word and outlook skills)
• Good understanding of stock control principles
• Good understanding of warehouse and process operations
• Good understanding of quality processes and NCRs
• Knowledge of quality processes relating to the role eg temperature control