Job Title:  Production Operative

Position Summary

Full time position, 37.5hrs per week Monday - Thursday, based on site at our facility in Syston, Leicester 

The role requires the completion of all production tasks including, but not limited to, inspection, packing, boxing, labelling and the operation of production machinery. The post holder will be responsible for manufacturing the products in accordance with the standard work procedures and completing manufacturing documents.

Duties

1. Operate production machinery to manufacture the businesses range of products across a range of machinery.

which includes: Cartoning machinery, guillotines, flow wrapping machinery, strip bottle machine, rotary guillotine, label printer, dispensing equipment, and saturating machinery, including any new machinery that is required by the business.

2. To carry out all manual packing/boxing activities.   
3. To perform and document product inspection.
4. To carry out 6S and ensure that the workplace is always kept clean and tidy.
5. To safely use mechanical aids such as manual and powered pallet trucks.
6. To be understand the requirements of the organisation’s Quality Assurance systems that are specific to the role and take responsibility for all its obligations updating any out of date, incorrect or ineffectual processes by the correct means.

Duties - cont'd

1. To undertake training / personal development to enable competent performance of all relevant tasks.
2. To deputise for their supervisor when requested to do so.
3. To provide support across the production departments when requested to do so, based on business and production requirements.
4. Support all established lean objectives and participates in lean activities as necessary to support business goals.
5. To undertake training in various manufacturing processes in order to demonstrate the required level of competency and to train co-workers to the required standard.
6. It is the responsibility of every employee to comply with both Company Health and Safety Regulations and the Health and Safety at Work Act to ensure that a safe working environment is maintained at all times.
7. To represent the Company image as being one of high integrity at all times when representing the Company both internally and externally and behave in a manner both on and off duty befitting the Company image and standards.

Education Degree

Required Experience

Preferred Experience

9. To possess knowledge of the lean manufacturing.
10. Basic computer skills in MS office and manufacturing programmes.

Skills

1. Good communicator.
2. Customer focused.
3. Delivers and executes results.
4. Initiative.
5. Team worker.