Details:
- Salary: £13 - Hour
- Job Type: Temporary
- Job Status: Full-Time
- Salary Per: Hour
- Location: PR2 Preston Lancashire
- Date: 1 day ago
Description:
Multi Trades Recruitment is looking for an experienced Machine Operator / Production Operative to join a well-established food and beverage manufacturing company in the Fulwood, Preston (PR2) area.
We are specifically looking for someone with previous hands-on machine operating experience, ideally within food, dairy, drinks, bottling or packaging production.
This is a temp-to-perm opportunity with long-term career prospects for the right candidate.
* Pay Rate: £13.00 per hour PAYE , Working : 9:30am–6:00pm ,Monday–Thursday: 8:00am–4:30pm
Duties Include
* Operating and monitoring machinery on a milk production and packing line.
* Working with filling, capping, sealing and packaging equipment.
* Carrying out regular product, packaging and cap quality checks.
* Monitoring machinery to ensure production runs efficiently.
* Identifying and reporting machinery faults or production issues.
* Completing basic production and quality control records.
* Maintaining excellent hygiene and food safety standards.
* Assisting with physically demanding production duties when required.
* Supporting general production operations and keeping the workplace clean and organised.
Essential Requirements
* Previous experience operating production machinery within a manufacturing environment.
* Food, beverage, dairy, bottling or packaging experience strongly preferred.
* Good spoken and written English to understand safety instructions, communicate effectively and complete production records.
* Physically fit, comfortable standing for long periods and carrying out manual handling duties.
* Hardworking, reliable and punctual with a strong work ethic.
* Good attention to detail, particularly when carrying out quality checks.
* Mechanically minded and confident working around machinery.
* Able to work the full Sunday–Thursday shift pattern.
* Available for an immediate start.
Desirable Experience
* Milk, dairy or beverage production.
* Filling, bottling, capping or packaging machinery.
* CIP (Cleaning in Place) systems.
* Food safety, hygiene and quality control procedures.
* Previous experience identifying basic machine faults.
Benefits
* Long-term temp-to-perm opportunity.
* Potential salary increases through skills allowances.
* Annual employee profit-sharing scheme upon permanent employment, subject to eligibility.
* Opportunity to develop additional machine operating skills