Senior Machine Minder

**Job Summary**
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Machine Minder to join our team at Agrial Fresh Produce in Wigan. Your main role will be to operate machinery, ensuring maximum efficiency to enable all production targets are met and achieve the required quality standards.

Working hours: Sat - Weds 16:00-00:00.

**About Us**

Agrial Fresh Produce is one of three UK food manufacturing factories who are owned by the French co-operative group, Agrial. Agrial has operations across 18 regions with 280 farming outlets and it's not just about lettuce

As well as the 3 factories we also have a farming operation - Agrial Fresh Farms. All UK sites operate under the name of Agrial Fresh Produce Limited and fall under Agrial's vegetable division. The business is more recognisable in the UK by its Florette salad brand and we are now one of the UK’s leading producers in the industry. We have a recipe for success through our EPIC values and working together as one team. Our Wigan site is a well-established business unit that processes and distributes pre-packed, ready to eat, fresh salad bags and bowls to some of the UK's well-known retailers and restaurants. We are based on Martland Park Industrial Estate, which is ideal for travel on the M61, M6 and M62.

**Main Responsibilities**
- Ensure that all site rules and regulations relating to personal hygiene, food safety and statutory health and safety are met at all times.
- To deputise for the Zone Leader
- To be responsible for the day to day running and up keep of all bagging, raytec and drying line machinery within the HC department
- Be responsible for ensuring all machine programs are set to specifications and are used correctly.
- Ensure all machines are working at optimum speed, maintaining first time quality standards whilst optimising overall machine effectiveness by downtime reduction
- To report all faults / breakdowns / issues immediately to the Zone Leader / Zone Manager
- Ensure all maintenance breakdown sheets are accurately completed, detailed causes indicated and actions for improvement logged.

**Skills and Experience Required**
- To have at least 6 months experience as a machine operator
- To have 6 months experience in Food Manufacturing
- To have Basic Food Safety
- To have Team Leading NVQ level 2 (or equivalent)
- To have worked in a refrigerated environment

**What You Will Get In Return**

A competitive salary, inclusion in our annual bonus scheme and a range of employee benefits you’d expect from a market leading business, including:

- Life Assurance - three times your basic salary paid to your nominated beneficiary.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme: providing a Remote GP service along with a 24/7 helpline for financial, legal, medical and life issues.
- A flexible & competitive annual leave entitlement that increases with service and offers an option to purchase additional holiday.
- Personalised training and development.
- Employee discount and salary finance schemes.
- Recognition awards and an annual volunteering day.

**Next Steps**

It’s an exciting time to join our business We’re looking for positive and innovative people to join our growing, professional team. If you have the skills and experience we are looking for, and want a new challenge in a company experiencing growth and success we would love for you to join us on our journey

Note to recruitment agencies: this role is being handled by the company HR team and no agency contact is required.

Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd is an Equal Opportunities employer. In addition, as part of Responsible Recruitment, Agrial Fresh Produce Ltd believes in the Employer Pay Principle. No worker should pay for a job - the costs of recruitment should be borne not by the worker but by the employer.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: 237589INDW