Production Operator

**Vacancy Name**
- Production Operator

**Employment Type**
- Permanent

**Country**
- United Kingdom

**Location**
- Glasgow

**Business Area**
- Operations

**Workplace Type**
- Onsite

**About Princes**
- The Princes Group has over 7,000 employees with offices and production sites in the UK, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, France and Mauritius. Princes manufactures 350 different food and drink products responsibly sourced and enjoyed by consumers every day. None of this would be possible without striving to be an employer of choice, where our colleagues are proud to represent our business.

**Role Description**
- Ensure that all Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental policies and procedures are adhered to in conjunction with the Health & Safety Advisor/Quality Manager and identify any required updates to immediate supervisor.
- Maintain suitable hygiene standards at all times, by operating a “clean as you go system”.
- Competent in all Production Operative positions e.g. Depalletiser FLT, Palletiser FLT, Filler Operative, Packer Operative in addition to existing responsibilities as detailed below.
- Operate all machinery in accordance with best practice standard operating procedures.
- Actively involved in all Safety, Health & Environment activities across the site.
- Ensure Quality and integrity of product produced ensuring any product produced which does not conform to the product specification is raised to the Production Supervisor and/or Quality as appropriate.
- Ensure low reject levels are achieved.
- Ensure achievement of Right First Time KPI/objectives.
- Identify opportunities to eliminate and/or reduce customer complaints.
- Provide break cover as appropriate.
- Provide holiday cover where appropriate.
- Promote and execute QCDSP, CI and 5’s processes.
- Awareness of HACCP, in particular CCP areas.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested to meet the needs of the business.

**Hygiene Tasks for Hygiene Cover**
- Hygiene Stores Room to be kept clean and tidy at all times.
- Responsible for cleaning main kit areas as instructed by Supervisor or Management whilst working to cleaning matrix as provided by Operations Manager/ Quality Manager.
- Maintain cleanliness of the entire site as instructed by Management.
- Be capable of running CIP’s as instructed, when fully trained.

**De-Palletiser FLT**
- Undertake all required FLT duties and FLT checks.
- Ensure the continuous operation of the De-Palletiser by supplying a continuous feedstock.
- Support Goods In/Out as required by the business.
- All operators to be capable of covering all operating positions

**Filler Operator**
- Responsible for syrup blending and carbonation to the required standards.
- Undertake all appropriate traceability checks.
- Undertake all analytical checks on product start up, from the blend set to final product.

**Packer Operator**:

- Undertake and record all prescribed quality checks, in particular packaging colour and bar code checks where appropriate.
- Maintain all traceability records from materials used.

**Palletiser FLT Operator**:

- Undertake and record all prescribed quality checks.
- Maintain all traceability records from materials used.
- Transfer finished goods into appropriate storage area.
- Maintain product fill levels by regular checks ensuring fill levels are recorded.
- Check for physical damage to the product.

**Role Requirements**

**Knowledge, Skills & Experience**
- Experience of working in FMCG environment
- Understanding of factory safety and hygiene procedures
- Understanding of continuous improvement work practices
- Possess the ability to work productively, efficiently & effectively with initiative
- To work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail and quality.

**Desirable**
Fork Lift Truck (FLT) license.