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Machine Operator

Job details
Posting date: 08 October 2025
Salary: £15.07 to £41.24 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 07 November 2025
Location: Caldicot, Monmouthshire, NP26 3RA
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Acorn Recruitment
Job type: Temporary
Job reference: a1W8d000001YrMtEAK_1759915557

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Summary

Manufacturing Machine Operator - Global Brewing Company

Caldicot | £15.07-£20.62 per hour | Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off, 2 days 2 nights & 4 off | Temporary Long-Term | Introduction

Acorn by Synergie is looking for Manufacturing Machine Operators to join a global brewing company. This is a temporary long-term position offering a structured shift pattern and competitive pay with opportunities for overtime.

Key Duties:

  • Operate packaging equipment to ensure finished goods meet quality, timing, and cost requirements.

  • Undertake daily, weekly, and monthly routine tasks with attention to detail.

  • Comply with all statutory, health, safety, and environmental requirements.

  • Follow packaging and food hygiene regulations, including HACCP.

  • Maintain housekeeping, cleaning, and 5S standards.

  • Perform basic asset care requirements for all machinery.

  • Support improvement activities to achieve departmental KPIs, including PI tracking and Short Interval Control (SIC).

  • Attend training to develop new skills and perform packaging-related tasks as directed.

  • Participate in meetings and briefings as required.

  • Ensure internal customer requirements are consistently met.

Requirements:

  • English and Mathematics Standard Grades or equivalent.

  • Packaging or engineering qualification preferred.

  • Packaging or engineering experience advantageous.

  • Ability to work in a team and follow agreed ways of working.

  • Willingness to learn and undertake upskilling as required.

Shift Pattern & Pay:

  • Shift Pattern: 4 on, 4 off, 2 days, 2 nights, 4 off (7am-7pm & 7pm-7am).

  • Hourly Pay:

    • £15.07 per hour (first 12 weeks)

    • £18.56 per hour (week 13 onwards)

    • £20.62 per hour (week 39 onwards)

  • Overtime:

    • £30.93 per hour for hours over 48 between 7am Monday and 7pm Friday

    • £41.24 per hour for hours over 48 between 7pm Friday and 7am Sunday

Interested?

Apply now with your up-to-date CV to join a leading global brewing company, or contact [Recruiter Name / Branch] at Acorn by Synergie for further information.

Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

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