Machine Operator in Thirsk

Overview

Machine Operative - Packing – Thirsk | Permanent | Site-based

The Role:

In the packing department, you will package the extruded kibble produced by the on-site extruder department into specific bags for customers. You will work as part of a shift rotation within one of four cells, each equipped with automated machines and robots that assist in the bagging, sealing, wrapping, and stacking processes. Packaged bags are sent to the warehouse department.

On Offer

• £13.90 per hour (including shift pay) – £34,694 annual salary (plus overtime)
• 48 hours per week – Monday to Thursday
• Rotational Days and Nights between 5.30am and 17.30pm
• 12 hour shifts
• Paid monthly (last Friday of each month)

The role will involve

• Carrying out quality checks at hourly intervals throughout the shift and recording information on paper-based documents to maintain high quality standards.
• Setting up and operating machines during the shift.
• Following production guidelines and ensuring products are packed correctly.
• Monitoring the effectiveness of machinery and equipment.
• Following the Clean As You Go policy to ensure hygiene and high operating standards.
• Promoting a people-safe culture, complying with policies and procedures, and reporting safety observations and plant damage through the appropriate channels.

You’ll need

• A good standard of education with strong literacy and numerical skills; able to understand, communicate and report clearly in English.
• IT literate and able to record data onto factory computers.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Live within a 30 mile radius of YO7 3HE and have your own transport.
• Ability to lift up to 25kg and work on your feet for long periods.
• Undertake training and assist with training of other colleagues when required.

Benefits

• Overtime
• Enhanced maternity/paternity
• Pension: NEST – Employee contributions 4.5% / Employer contribution 3.5% – salary sacrifice
• Other Benefits: Free parking, free electric car charging, Hertility, Spotify or Netflix subscription, discounted products and free hot drinks
• Life assurance
• Medicash Plan
• Option to choose non-contractual flexible benefits, such as purchasing discounted pet food

About us

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer employing over 1,200 colleagues across the UK and Europe. Our brands include Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butcher's, Classic, Pro-Nutrition, and Ultra Premium Direct, along with partner brands. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel, and Crick produce a wide range of dry, wet, and baked foods for dogs and cats worldwide. Our ambition is to become a global leader in pet nutrition.

Our Purpose

To create happiness. We aim to set a new standard of workplace happiness within the pet nutrition industry. Our culture is built on INSPIRED's unique behaviours and colleague experience, creating an environment that excites, empowers, and places people and pets at the heart of everything we do.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the colleagues and communities we serve. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We make hiring decisions based on talent, potential and the experience you bring. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace. If you need adjustments or support to take part in our recruitment process, please let us know by emailing.