Packing Operator

**Position Snapshot**
Packing Line Operator
Business Unit: Nestlé Purina
Location: Sudbury Factory
Permanent Role x1
Continental shift pattern of 2 days, 2 nights then 4 days off - average of 42 hours per week.

Salary circa £31,500 plus fantastic benefits

**Position Summary**

We have opportunities for experienced Line Operators working on a continental shift pattern of 2 days, 2 nights then 4 days off. The roles are based at our Purina factory in Sudbury.

At Nestlé PURINA Pet Care, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier, and longer lives because we're pet owners too. As a world leading company in pet care and nutrition, Nestlé PURINA has been helping pet’s live healthy, happy lives for over 85 years. We are proud to produce some of the UK’s best loved brands including BAKERS®, GO-CAT®, WINALOT®, FELIX®, and BONIO, trusted and bought by millions of pet owners.
Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity.
This is particularly critical as we continue our journey towards being a LEAN Enterprise. This is the biggest change in the way we work that Nestlé have ever seen. It’s worldwide. It is exciting. You could play a key part in it.

**A day in the life of a Line Operator **

Reporting to the Shift Manager, your main accountability will be to achieve performance targets by following SOP processes and adherence to standards while operating machines and systems. In addition to this, you will be ensuring that the process runs at its optimum, producing high quality product and coordinating actions where necessary on your line.
Other key responsibilities will include:

- Ability to work as part of a team to delivery high quality products.
- Ensure high safety and quality standards are adhered to.
- Approach work with a continuous improvement mind-set.
- Support with factory activities to achieve KPIs.

The role will also require adaptability and flexibility as you may be required to work in different areas of the department and plant.

**What will make you successful**

You will need to demonstrate you care about always delivering high quality products and have a good understanding of Good Manufacturing Principles. You will be able to demonstrate ownership, high levels of results focus and strong communication skills.
We are looking for people who enjoy solving problems and exploring how things work, whilst continually thinking of new ideas to improve safety, quality and performance to meet consumer needs.

**What you need to know**
What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé - in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, good holiday allowance per year, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth.

The closing date for this role is **Friday 11th November.
**Right to work in the UK