Packaging Operator
| Posting date: | 11 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £14.00 to £21.46 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, Lancashire, PR5 0XD |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Acorn Recruitment |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | a1WNz000002oeVlMAI_1749650742 |
Summary
Acorn by Synergie is happy to share a fantastic opportunity to work with their global client at their Preston site.
This is a temporary, ongoing position following a 4 on 4 off shift pattern including days and nights - however, flexibility is required as shift pattern is not always guaranteed. £14.00 per hour for all shifts increasing to £21.46 after 12 weeks plus overtime rate.
Valid Counterbalance Licence would be advantageous.
Primary purpose and function of position:
These shift-based roles report to the Packaging First Line Manager ("FLM"). You will be part of a multi-skilled team, responsible to undertake daily / weekly / monthly activities in order for the Packaging Department to meet KPI requirements for Safety, Quality, Hygiene, Service and Cost - behaviours through agreed ways of working
Key tasks: responsibilities:
- Consistent execution of routine tasks (daily / weekly / monthly) within agreed ways of working.
- Work with attention to detail to agreed timescales.
- Work as part of a flexible team.
- From start to end of Packaging Operations, including raw materials.
- From Bright Beer Tank to final packaged product.
Key tasks: accountabilities:
- Comply with all Statutory & Legal requirements.
- Comply with all Safety, Health & Environment requirements.
- Comply with any appropriate packaging or food hygiene safety regulations as defined by policy or legislation, such as HACCP.
- Comply with all Product & Process Quality requirements.
- Comply with all Housekeeping, Cleaning & 5S requirements.
- Comply with autonomous maintenance routine.
- Undertake the required quality control check to release products.
- Operate Packaging Equipment in order to ensure the department delivers finished goods of the right quality, at the right time and at the right cost to the logistics department.
- Utilising VPO undertake improvement activities to ensure the department meets all of its KPI (Key Performance Indicators) Targets, such as Short Interval Control (SIC) etc.
- Undertake training and create/update documentation for new skills & tasks within Packaging Department in line with PDP's. The primary objective being to up-skill those with fewer skills.
- Undertake any packaging related tasks, as directed by the First Line Manager.
- Attend Meetings & Briefings as necessary.
- Comply with all documentation and transactions required to operate and improve performance in the department.
- Ensure that all internal customer requirements are met.
Skills, knowledge and experience required:
- General Certificate of Secondary Education ("GCSE") Maths and English, or equivalent.
- Packaging or Engineering based qualification an advantage.
- Packaging and or Engineering experience an advantage.
- For successful candidates all operational training to be able to do the role will be provided.
- Fork Lift Truck License where appropriate (Keg Palletiser).
- IT Literacy
- Effective team player, with the ability to coordinate and communicate within teams.
- Experience in high efficiency FMCG packaging/engineering environment
- Be able to demonstrate experience in operating within a quality focused food environment
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