Advanced Team Member

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive because we expect pace and agility, insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact.

Salary: £33,450.52

Working Hours: Monday - Friday 6am - 2pm and 2pm - 10pm, alternate weeks

Location: Wigston

Benefits: Pension scheme, Cycle to work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), long service awards, Free parking, 26 days holiday (increasing with service), Enhanced maternity & paternity benefit and reward gateway for benefits, Summer party and Christmas party, site conference in February, opportunities to volunteer at Rainbows – local Children’s hospice and Trussell Trust.

Advanced Team members are responsible for maintaining the smooth running of the line. They will deliver products and processes to the required standards and meet site targets for PPMs and downtime. Will also plan production to ensure customer supply. Working alongside the team you will meet quality, safety and operation requirements.

Key Deliverables:

• You will be the first point of contact when machinery breaks down.
• Lead the engineering expectations for PPM (services) delivery.
• Identify when specific engineering skills or resources are needed.
• Support plant effectiveness through the maintenance programme.
• Ensure Quality standards compliance against all Customer expectations.
• Deliver the production plan while building strong working relationships between manufacturing and planning.
• Ensure the customer service levels are met.

Essential:

• Manufacturing engineering experience.
• Safety first mindset.
• Base Computer skills, emails, word, excel.
• Demonstrates strong teamwork, and a drive for results.
• Effective communication, behavioural excellence, flexibility, problem-solving skills, and sound decision-making.

Desirable:

• NVQ Level 3 in Engineering Maintenance.
• Experience of leading process and continuous improvement cultures.

Our Purpose: Bring happiness with every bite. It’s a purpose that every one of our colleagues, all around the world believes in. Our values have deep personal meaning to us. They’re part of who we are and what we stand for as an employer. Living our pladis values is a key part of success.

Our Values:

• Purpose led – We’re energised and guided by our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.
• Agile – We’re ever evolving, we never stand still, always improving for our customers and our consumers.
• Positive – We’re highly motivated, optimistic, courageous, and we inspire each other to be better.
• Resilient – We’re persistent in the face of setbacks, quick to adapt, learn and move forward.
• Collaborative – We gain strength from operating as one pladis, winning and succeeding together.

pladis is an equal opportunities employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.