Key Production Operative - Technical

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 5 May 2026
LOCATION
Winsford
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Associate
CATEGORY
Manufacturing
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SKILLS

Production environment experience with machinery Business improvement and mechanical/electrical maintenance Root cause analysis and KPI understanding Problem solving and trend recognition Strong written and verbal communication Machine setup and calibration Continuous improvement mindset Data review and process monitoring

FULL DESCRIPTION

Key Production Operative - Technical

[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] Group is hiring a Key Production Operative - Technical for its Farmers Boy Manufacturing site in Winsford. The role involves working within a fast-paced production team to optimise machine performance, ensure health and safety, food safety, and hygiene standards. Responsibilities include machine set up and calibration, ongoing monitoring, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. The position is permanent, full-time, with shift patterns (A Shift: Sunday to Wednesday/Sunday to Tuesday 05:30-17:30, B Shift: Wednesday to Saturday/Thursday to Saturday 05:30-17:30). Benefits include six weeks holiday, 15% colleague discount, pension, life assurance, and more.

About this role

As Manufacturing Key Operative - Technical you’ll work as part of the production team and alongside all site support functions to optimise machine performance, ensuring health and safety, food safety and hygiene standards are maintained to deliver quality products to our customers.

Our manufacturing sites are fast paced and high volume, and you’ll conduct crucial machine set ups and calibrations to achieve optimum performance. You’ll provide ongoing monitoring of machinery and will build product knowledge enabling you to drive key decisions in line setup, as well as the continuous review of data and performance of automation processes to drive a proactive approach to continual improvement.

  • Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays) and a guaranteed day off important to you
  • 15% discount in our supermarkets and convenience stores
  • Additional 10% discount card for a Friend or Family member
  • Career progression and development opportunities
  • Subsidised staff canteen
  • Competitive pension and life assurance
  • Healthcare/Well-being benefits including Aviva Digital GP
  • Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high street shops, cinemas and gyms
  • Optional Payroll charity donations
  • Family friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave

Find out more about working in Manufacturing at [Employer hidden] Group here.

About you

  • Has previous experience of working in a production environment with machinery
  • Can demonstrate a keen understanding and passion for business improvement and mechanical/electrical maintenance
  • Strong root cause analysis and understanding of Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s)
  • Uses problem solving skills to recognise trends and make long term fixes/suggestions to improve efficiency and product quality
  • Has strong communication skills both written and verbal

What happens next?

Click apply today to join our team - it only takes a couple of minutes, we’ll contact you soon, so please check your emails and phone regularly!

About us

You’ll find a great big welcome here at [Employer hidden] Group - the part of our business that looks after manufacturing, whilst maintaining strong roots within Morrisons Supermarkets.

At [Employer hidden] Group, we have a legacy to be proud of. We’re British farming’s biggest single direct customer. We buy from highly valued suppliers. And we’re passionate about the quality of our food. Today, we have 19 manufacturing sites across the UK, where we pack and process fresh meats and fish, savoury and sweet pies, fruit and veg, flower bouquets, bread and lots more.

We really do stand out in the world of food manufacturing. But what we’re especially proud of is the way we all get stuck in and work as a team, in partnership across our supply chain. Read more about what we do at our [Employer hidden] Group website.

Reward & Benefits

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