Trainee Skilled Operative Prep

1 week ago


Heanor, United Kingdom Matthew Walker Full time

**About Matthew Walker Limited**

Matthew Walker are a highly respected, multi-award-winning leading food manufacturer with a fantastic heritage, and our people are our main asset.

We have some exciting opportunities for Skilled Operatives to join our existing Manufacturing Team to help prepare pudding and cake mixes on our Twilight shift, working from **4.00pm - 12.00am, Monday to Friday, (Training to commence on days - 4-6 weeks) **although some flexibility may be required, dependent upon business needs. There is also a shift allowance payable on this shift

**The Work Environment Area**

Our Manufacturing Team are pivotal to our success as they are an important link in our production process, and we need high attention to detail to ensure that we continue to produce recipes to exactly the same specifications that we are known and loved for.

Some of the specific tasks may include the following:

- Pot feeding
- Tamping
- Making weights up on line
- Putting puddings onto trays, 100g, 227g,454g,907g, 1200g and 1361g
- Stacking trays, working on pallets on bogies
- Moving bogies on and off line
- Filling hoppers with pudding/sauce and sponge (involves working at heights and lifting 15kilo buckets))
- Scraping out hoppers (involves working at heights)
- Putting inclusions into basins
- Depositing sauce from a turbo
- Putting extensions on trays

As you will see, this role is a busy one which requires a level of physical fitness and capability and many of the tasks involve standing, lifting, rotating, bending and twisting, however there is task rotation system in operation within the team to provide appropriate breaks from continuous tasks.

The pace of the role and the environment requires high a level head and some resilience, as we have daily deadlines we need to work to.

We are looking for individuals who are comfortable working within a close-knit team within a busy food production facility.

**Knowledge, Skills and Attitude**

Numeracy and Literacy - Good basic knowledge of both.

Reliability and punctuality - Good attendance and timekeeping

Flexibility - Ability to move and cover different shifts and roles.

Contract length: 9 months

Starting Rate : £10.86 p/h + Shift Allowance

**Job Types**: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 9 months

**Salary**: From £10.86 per hour

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Heanor, DE75 7RJ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person



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