Production Finisher

**Production Finisher**

**Tanfield (Home of Penn State Pretzels)**

**Company Overview**

KP Snacks is proud to be part of the Intersnack Group. With an annual turnover of more than €3 billion, the Intersnack Group has grown and flourished to become a market leader in savoury snacks, present in over 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond, employing more than 14,000 employees and 44 factories globally (33 in Europe, 3 in Australia, 3 in New Zealand, 2 in India and 3 in Vietnam).

In the UK KP Snacks consists of c2,300 colleagues across our seven factory locations and Slough HQ. We make great tasting snack brands such as Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Pombear, KP Nuts, Butterkist popcorn, Tyrrells and popchips.

**Salary: £22,984pa**

**Some of the benefits you can expect to receive**:

- Bonus scheme
- Medicash Health cash plan
- Private Healthcare (dependent on Grade)
- KP Pension Plan - matching contribution stakeholder pension plan (up to 7% of salary) which also includes life assurance and income protection
- 25 days holiday
- 5-year service additional holiday
- Annual salary review
- MyGym Discounts
- Cancer Care
- Holiday Buy (buy up to an additional 5 days holiday per year)
- Career Break
- Cycle to Work
- Company Sick Pay - once eligible
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Digital GP
- Best Doctors - 2nd medical opinion
- Access to KP4ME - online benefits, discounts, prizes, competitions and information platform with access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing information and tools

**The Role**:
The main purpose of the this role is to ensure the packing machines run efficiently at all times, whilst helping to ensure all products are produced in line with both company and customer requirements.

Production Finisher report into the line lead, however will be working under the supervision of the Machine Technician.
- Machine monitoring
- Machine set up
- Packing
- Palletising

Equipment knowledge - ability to operate all functions of packing and autocoding equipment:

- Awareness of safety features and controls
- Carries out film changes in packing
- Able to carry out cleaning tasks on designated machinery
- Able to operate machinery to ensure continuous running
- Can carry out effective high standard cleans and change over’s

Health, safety & hygiene - ensures all health, safety & hygiene procedures are followed:

- Maintains clean as you go policy at all times
- Reports any defects to Line Manager and Shift Engineers and follows company policy
- Ensures that COSHH procedures are followed
- Ensure safety of self and others and promotes a safety ownership culture within peer group
- Reports any accidents, incidents or near misses to Line Manager within the shift they occur

Managing performance - achieves set targets:

- Meets waste targets
- Meets efficiency targets
- Meets output targets

Product knowledge - ability to correctly identify information on packs and labels:

- Understands product codes
- Able to understand product specification

Recording information - understanding and completing relevant documentation:

- Ensures that packed product is correctly labelled and identified
- Completes cleaning documentation when required

Additional responsibilities and duties:

- Address issues proactively and respond’s to routine issues with mínimal discretion
- Contribute positively to the continuous improvement culture at all times
- Follows all company safety policies and procedures
- Owns quality and safety as part of a daily job
- Participate in training requirements identified by line leads and/or Trainers
- Participates in monthly 1-to-1 meetings with Line Manager
- Participation and buy-in to business requirements with regards to improvement
- Recognise potential problems and be able to stand back and provide ideas to resolve
- Responds to change productively and handles others duties as required
- Understands the customer’s needs
- Working in other areas of manufacturing as and when required

We aim to foster a diverse family-like culture where everyone can be themselves and feel a sense of belonging. The I&D program focuses on Culture, Leadership, Recruitment, and Equitable Progression. We operate an inclusive recruitment process to attract diverse talent and educate hiring managers on bias. Additionally, we run a comprehensive program addressing various diversity topics to promote an inclusive workplace. Join KP Snacks to be a part of a diverse and inclusive team that values individuality and promotes growth.

**Knowledge and skills**:

- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
- Ability to work alone or as part of a team
- Attention to detail and accuracy is imperative
- Completed training and be fully knowledgeable in the requirements of the production lines
- Driven and of positive mind
- Good communication skills across shifts and interdepartmental areas
- Good knowledge of the different types of packing machines
- Self-motivated
- Takes ownership and accoun