Trainee Packing Operative - Job Description
Salary - £10.80 per hour. Over time paid at time and a half. Must be flexible in hours and days of work to meet the demands of the business
Hours - 3 on 3 off shifts rotating days and nights, 12 hour shifts 7-7, average hours per week 40.25
About Us
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Haywood and Padgett are a leading food manufacturer, located in Barnsley. We are an established company, with a stable order book. The company has a family feel, is professional, friendly, open cultured, and all employees are well respected and valued. Our company believes that it is not just a job that you undertake, but a developing career, no matter what level you join us. Many employees have been with the company for some years, and we have a relatively low turnover of staff.
The working environment is newly designed, determined to house the latest technology and as you would expect from a food manufacturing site, is scrupulously organised and clean.
Due to an ever-increasing demand for our delicious product ranges, we require an additional packing operative.
The Role
Our packing department plays a crucial role, ensuring our manufactured products are packaged according to stipulated time frames, in a tidy fashion, placed within packages and boxes, with the correct coding and labelling.
The packing operative will work predominantly, and very closely with the packing area leader, who works alongside the overall shift manager, as well as liaising with team colleagues and other essential departments.
Daily Duties
- Ensuring that all freshly baked products are effectively and efficiently packaged, with the finished products, displaying the correct, legible coding and labelling
- Placing empty cartons on the production line to be filled with baked products
- Ensuring minimum wastage
- Operating the packing control panel, which controls the conveyor belts/carousel
- With training, to become fully skilled and competent with all processes and equipment
- Supporting any general maintenance of machinery and reporting any defects
- Complying with the highest quality standards first time
- Understanding and following all company health, safety and hygiene policies and procedures, relating to your area of work, as well as, ensuring a clean environment and good housekeeping
- Attending any training and development courses, as appropriate
Qualifications and Experience
- Experience of working within a food or manufacturing environment preferred
- Similar job experience preferred but not essential
- Level 2 food hygiene certificate preferred
- Basic understanding of maths and English
Skills
- Good communication skills
- Common sense
- Good organisation
- Good team player
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to meet deadlines
Benefits
- Pension
- 28 days holiday per year
- Health shield plan
- Bike to work scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Company shop
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £10.80 per hour
Benefits:
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
Schedule:
- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Night shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Barnsley S71 3HS: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Location: In person
