Blending Operative

3 weeks ago


Gainsborough, United Kingdom Kerry Full time

**About the role**:
We have an exciting opportunity for a **Blending Operative** in our Kerry Team in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.

It is a full-time, permanent position with rotating shift pattern on days, afternoons and nights; Monday to Friday.

Reporting to the Team Leader, your role will be to continually develop your production area to support the delivery of the site plan. You will be responsible for working as part of a team on rotational shifts on varying production lines, to ensure your designated area delivers against its KPI’s.

This role will be great for someone with previous experience Productive Operative, Line Operative, Factory Operative and similar roles.

The Gainsborough site consists of 5 integrated plants with around 110 employees, where we produce variety of products, like flours, batters, and ingredients of meat-free food. Its history dates back to 1963, when the first Flour Milling Plant was established. It became part of a Kerry Family in 1997 and went through significant investments and improvements. The Gainsborough site is based close to Gainsborough Lea Road train station (13 minutes by walk) and has onsite parking and canteen.

**What’s in it for you?** Competitive pay, darer development opportunities, employee benefit platform (discounts and offers for retailers online and offline, travelling, utilities and more), matched pension scheme up to 10%, employee assistance programme and career development opportunities.

**Key responsibilities**:
Your responsibilities as **Blending Operative** will include:

- Taking care of a production area
- Delivering production plan through team work on shifts
- Adhering to Food Manufacturing Safety & Quality Standards
- Supporting implementation of Lean Manufacturing Techniques
- Being responsible for equipment efficiencies, waste and materials
- Co-creating with other team members a factory environment where individuals feel able to continually challenge the status quo, embrace change and make decisions to improve performance

**Qualifications and skills**:

- Experience within a manufacturing or engineering environment, ideally within FMCG
- Experience of working with large teams
- Good understanding and interpretation of data
- General education in maths and good communication skills
- Basic IT Skills covering: Excel, Word, Outlook
- Ability to work under pressure within a high performance, fast moving environment
- Self-confident and decisive
- Food production experience and food safety certificate (desirable)
- Continuous Improvement qualification (desirable)
- SAP knowledge (desirable)
- Forklift truck experience / qualification (desirable)

**About Kerry**:
Kerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.

In Kerry we benefit from the knowledge of our colleagues who bring a diverse range of cultures, backgrounds, lifestyles and experiences. One team fostering an inclusive culture that, above all, inspires food and nourishes life. One culture where everyone brings their unique perspectives and experiences to help make us better, together. We are committed to nurturing an environment of positivity and inclusiveness, where everyone can be at their best, both personally and professionally.

Our recruitment, selection and assessment process are based on the skills and competencies of the specific roles and based entirely on merit. We are committed to and value Diversity and Inclusion in all recruitment processes within Kerry and do not discriminate based on gender, race, class, economic status, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, political beliefs, veteran status, marital status or any other protected characteristic.

Our Values: Courage | Enterprising Spirit | Inclusiveness | Open-mindedness | Ownership


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