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Acorn by Synergie is excited to be recruiting an experienced Night Operative with a current forklift license to join a local manufacturing site in North Devon.

Scope of the role:

To undertake all production operations from Raw Materials In through to Finished Products Loading, ensuring performance is maximised in the areas of cost, quality, service, Health & safety, people and site compliance.

Main responsibilities include:

• Operation of a raw material weighbridge and intake requirements.
• To ensure raw material figures are correct and shunted when required. Maintain good bay practices to eliminate cross contamination.
• Raw material monitoring including RM substitutions and run outs - Most cost effective and suitable for the formulation.
• Produce high quality products at all times whilst optimising, amongst others, power usage, moisture control, raw material usage, finished product quality.
• QA activities to ensure quality products at all times - Samples taken accurately and entered onto the system. Any issues raised with the team leader.
• Ensure adequate finished product is loaded efficiently and correctly to fulfil customer orders on time and in full. Escalate any issues to the Site Team Leader.
• Accurate data entry on systems and on site operational and compliance documentation.
• Excellent Cleaning and Housekeeping standards - for example bay cleaning, RM shed walls, ledges and floor.
• To assist Health & Safety in the site safety – Hazards, damages and incidents are reported and recorded.
• Shunting of 8 wheelers and Arctics around site to load finished product.
• Use of JCB’s and FLT’s – including nightly cleaning of JCB.

Essential knowledge/Skills required:

• Previous production experience
• Current forklift licence
• Must have own transport due to rural location

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays.
• Additional leave purchase scheme.
• Company Pension

If you are looking for a new opportunity, please send a copy of your CV to Barnstaple@acornpeople.com or call 01271 343222 and ask for Lee.