Development Technician I in Bridgwater, Somerset

Are you passionate about driving efficiency and enhancing performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Continuous Improvement Technician to join our dynamic team in the food manufacturing industry. In this role, you will play a key part in identifying opportunities for process optimization, supporting lean initiatives, and ensuring consistent quality and safety standards. If you thrive on problem-solving and enjoy working collaboratively to deliver tangible results, we want to hear from you.

These vacancies have arisen following the secondment of two colleagues into a newly formed Transformation Team, reflecting an exciting period of change and long-term opportunity for Refresco Bridgwater.

Continuous Improvement Technician Bridgwater, Somerset

Monday - Friday, Day shift

2 year Fixed Term Contract

What's in it for you?

• 10% Annual bonus
• 28 days holiday + bank holidays
• Purchase extra holiday scheme
• 4% Employer pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Access to employee benefits platform Cheers which includes flexible benefits such as healthcare cover, healthcare cash plan, dental insurance, car scheme, activities pass, financial services, will writing services etc.

About the Role of CI Technician:

Reporting into the Continuous Improvement Manager, you will be responsible for identifying and implementing improvements throughout the factory supporting the operational excellence agenda on the site and identifying multiple opportunities to improve production efficiency and the site performance. This role is all about identifying areas of improvement within our production processes. You will need to be able to identify areas of improvement, support solutions, and communicate effectively with various teams internally to achieve a better practice/solution.

Day to day duties of a CI Technician include:

• Analysing data reports and identifying opportunities for improvements.
• Engage with stakeholders to deliver improvements facilitate with various departments.
• Ensure the best work methods are in place for quality, cost and delivery whilst above all maintaining safety are captured, trained and continuously improved.
• Actively communicate with the site CI Manager and various teams within Refresco to standardize the approach. Where possible adopt/share Best Practices.
• Coaching & developing Continuous Improvement skills among team members and peers, working with the shop floor.
• Root cause analysis.
• Generally, we find a lot of causes are from user error which will require you to support on training of staff.

About You:

• Previous experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, ideally within food or drinks production, FMCG or pharmaceuticals.
• Experience contributing to continuous improvement activities within production and/or quality.
• Lean Six Sigma knowledge (Green or Black Belt) desirable.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage and collaborate effectively with a wide range of internal stakeholders.
• Ability to influence, persuade and negotiate to drive improvement ideas through to implementation.
• Ideal if you are currently a CI Technician / Continuous Improvement Technician but we would look at other professionals within an FMCG business who has a good manufacturing understanding.

About Refresco:

Refresco is the global independent beverage solutions provider for Global, National and Emerging brands, and retailers with production in Europe, North America, and Australia. Refresco offers an extensive range of product and packaging combinations from juices to carbonated soft drinks and mineral waters in carton, PET, Aseptic PET, cans, and glass. Refresco continuously searches for new and alternative ways to improve the quality of its products and packaging combinations in line with consumer and customer demand, environmental responsibilities, and market demand.

Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We are a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we are only just getting started. We are the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers. Whether it's packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.

Refresco believes that equal opportunity for all is fundamental to our company's values and all our applicants can expect fairness and transparency in our recruitment process.