Key Production Operative - Technical

More About The 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 build product knowledge enabling you to drive key decisions in line set‑up, as well as the continuous review of data and performance of automation processes to drive a proactive approach to continual improvement.

Benefits

• Six weeks holiday (including bank holidays) and a guaranteed day off that’s important to you – whether that be a birthday, religious holiday or a special occasion.
• 15% discount in supermarkets and convenience stores available from the day you join us.
• Additional 10% discount card for a friend or family member.
• Career progression and development opportunities.
• Subsidised staff canteen.
• Competitive pension and life assurance.
• Health‑care/Well‑being benefits including Aviva Digital GP.
• Morrisons MyPerks with discounts at high‑street shops, cinemas, gyms and many more.
• Optional payroll charity donations.
• Family‑friendly policies including 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave, along with neonatal and fertility leave.

About You

• Previous experience working in a production environment with machinery.
• Demonstrated keen understanding and passion for business improvement and mechanical/electrical maintenance.
• Strong root‑cause analysis and understanding of key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Uses problem‑solving skills to recognise trends and make long‑term fixes or suggestions to improve efficiency and product quality.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.

Equal Opportunity

We’re committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. You can find answers to common questions on our FAQs page, including how to request reasonable adjustments. Should you need any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the process, please let us know and we’ll be happy to support you.