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Machine Operative

Job details
Posting date: 12 August 2025
Salary: £12.74 to £19.11 per hour
Additional salary information: Immediate start
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 11 September 2025
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 6JH
Company: Challenge-trg Recruitment
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: ref-5404_1755008116

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Summary

We have a fantastic opportunity for you to join our ctrg team as an Experienced Machine Operative in Sherburn in Elmet, LS25 6JH.

Pay rate as a Machine Operative:

  • Day shift: £12.74 p/h
  • Overtime after 40 hours £19.11

Typical hours as a Machine Operative:

  • Day shift: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 6am until 6pm
  • Night Shift: Sunday, Monday Tuesday 6pm until 6am
  • Day and night shift: Monday, Tuesday 6am to 6pm, Wednesday, Thursday 6pm to 6am
  • Working days/nights rotation

The Machine Operative role includes:

  • To comply with safe work systems
  • To complete daily, monthly, weekly cleaning as per cleaning schedules to the correct standard
  • To complete relevant CCP (critical control point) checks and in the correct time frame
  • To monitor asset performance and raise any actions required
  • To ensure following the correct works orders and completing all regular checks
  • To ensure that the quality and integrity is followed throughout the production process
  • To adhere to the packing plan
  • To comply 100% with all QAS standards

Skills, Knowledge, Experience & Qualification:

Essential

  • Good verbal and written communication skills
  • Experience of training others/coaching and the ability to confirm understanding when managing staff
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Ability to work within a team
  • Ability to work to targets
  • Flexibility to work within other areas of the business as required

Desirable

  • Level 2 Food Hygiene qualification (or equivalent)
  • Level 2 Health and Safety qualification (or equivalent)
  • Experience of training others/coaching
  • Full UK driving license
  • Food industry experience

Benefits of a Machine Operative:

  • Free on-site parking
  • Free coffee machines
  • Paid breaks

We're a Flexible Pay Employer that offers Wagestream. The money management app lets you choose when to get paid, put money aside each month, get discounts on your shopping, check your benefits entitlement, and much more.

ctrg has partnered up with the Company Shop, which will enable our staff and colleagues the opportunity to access their membership scheme free of charge. You can gain access to discounted food at up to 70% off the recommended retail price.

Location: Sherburn in Elmet, LS25 6JH.

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) in all our employment practices to all employees, temporary workers, and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender reassignment, married or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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CTRG Limited is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy.

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