Senior Operator

Senior Operator (027824) Warrington, England

Salary: GBP14.48 per hour

You may not have heard of us, but we’re sure you’ve tried our products because we supply food to all the major supermarkets in the UK.

Our Warrington site is also known as the Italian centre of excellence. Recent expansion and investment have made this site a state-of-the-art manufacturing unit! We produce high-quality Italian ready meals for Tesco & Co-Op.

What you\’ll be doing

We are recruiting for a Senior Operator, also called a Line Technician, in the Packing department on a permanent contract. As a Senior Operator, you will take ownership of machinery, area, and equipment, ensuring the consistent application of processes within your line to meet product standards and production plans.

Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off, 06:00 am – 17:10 pm

Pay Rate: £14.48 per hour

Senior Operator responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Deliver line/area productivity and efficiency targets, resolving problems as they arise, and producing ingredients or goods according to the production plan.
• Continuously monitor raw materials, operational processes, and the overall production environment to ensure compliance with food safety standards.
• Monitor machinery effectiveness through Optimum Equipment Efficiency (OEE), highlighting trends and issues to ensure reliable asset performance.
• Promote a health, safety, and environmental culture within the department, adhering to procedures, completing near-miss reports, and maintaining a safe working environment.
• Perform first-line maintenance and basic Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
• Strip down and rebuild manufacturing equipment as needed.
• Provide training to operational staff.
• Assist engineers with breakdowns.
• Conduct basic fault finding and prevent breakdowns.

What we’re looking for

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• Mechanical literacy.
• High accuracy and attention to detail.
• Team player.
• Comfortable working in a chilled environment.
• Reliable.
• Good literacy and numeracy skills (assessed at interview).
• Previous experience in a similar role is advantageous.

If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Holidays.
• Refer a friend scheme.
• Pension up to 8% matched.
• Life insurance up to 4x salary.
• Company shares save scheme.
• Greencore Qualifications.
• Exclusive employee discount platform.

At Greencore, we put our people at the core. We celebrate diversity and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together, we make everyday taste better.

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will receive on-the-job training and development opportunities to further your career.

We’re proud of our diversity, which helps us make every day taste better for all our stakeholders.

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