Manufacturing Operatives and Packing Technicians

Job description

Company information

Danone is a major FMCG company in the UK, with market leading brands across four divisions: Waters (Evian, Volvic), Dairies (Actimel, Activia, Shape), Early Life Nutrition (Aptamil, Cow & Gate) and Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition (Neocate, Fortisip).

Early Life Nutrition and Advanced Medical Nutrition, which constitute the Specialized Nutrition category, offer nutritional solutions with the shared goal of improving the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals. This ambition stretches from the first day of pregnancy into old age, with similar activities in terms of innovation and scientific research. Specialized Nutrition focuses on allergies, from prevention to treatment, with Early Life Nutrition and Advanced Medical Nutrition working hand-in-hand to foster synergies and strengthen Danone's leading position in this sector. The Nutricia brand is a key asset for both businesses, thanks to a medical legacy of more than 120 years and a recognition of health leaders around the world.

Nutricia is Europe’s largest specialist nutrition company and the market leader in the UK. We specialise in the delivery of medical nutrition for the very young, the old and the sick, supplying high quality feeds to patients and consumers. Our purpose is to pioneer nutritional discoveries that help people live longer, healthier lives.

When it comes to finding a great place to work there are plenty of things to look for: inspirational colleagues, freedom in your job to make a real difference, and a shared ethos you can truly believe in. Throw in top perks, a responsive and dynamic environment and unrivalled opportunities to develop personally and professionally and you’ve found something pretty special. You’ve found Danone.

Here at Danone we put people at the centre of everything we do – whether we’re developing ground-breaking new products, taking care of individual patients, or supporting the community. And if you join us you can expect exactly that sort of attention too.

What about Nutricia?

Nutricia is enjoying double digit growth in production volumes as the medical nutrition products have a strong market share. The business is operating within a mature market but there is still scope for expansion both within local and global markets, and the emphasis in the coming years with be on maintaining volume growth, whilst ensuring we drive our cost targets in the right direction.

What do you need to be successful in this job?

The Manufacturing Operative role carries out a number of tasks within the manufacturing area including: Dispensing, Collation and Blending of the powdered raw materials.

The Packing Technician is expected to deliver the Packing plan for their line, delivering and maintaining the highest levels of service and standards against the SQCDME Key Performance Indicator’s through DaMaWay (an internal process and structure) tools and techniques.

Previous experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with a sound understanding of GMP, HACCP and 5S is essential. The right person will be someone who wants to make a real impact in their job role and who enjoys taking the initiative, coming up with new ideas and driving forward improvements. You’ll be the type of person who is self-motivated and who frequently looks to go above and beyond what is required. Of course you will also be a flexible team worker with good communication skills and be able to remain vigilant and think on your feet to spot and solve problems whilst on the job.

You’ll have a structured on-boarding and learning programme when you commence. Once you have completed this and demonstrated that you are fully competent you can expect to be earning a basic salary of £22,000 - £24,500 + shift allowance. We anticipate this to be within 6 months of your start date. You will also receive a fantastic benefits package.

The 3 week rotating shift pattern you will be required to work is: Nights : Sunday to Thursday 10 – 6 (8hrs) 40 hr week, AM : Monday to Friday 6-2 (8hrs) 40 hr week and PM : Monday – Friday 2-10 (8hrs) 40 hr week. The roles are for a 6 month fixed term contract.

Key areas of accountability and responsibility:

Safety:

·  Operation of production equipment in adherence to Company safety policy, rules and procedures, working within WISE (Working In a Safe Environment) framework, ensuring Safe Behaviour at all times
·  Identify and report health or safety hazards & dangerous situations and put appropriate control measures in place, raising safety contacts where unsafe acts or practices are identified.
·  Carry out risk assessment as appropriate
·  Coordinate audits for good housekeeping/5S and complete follow-up actions / proactive approach to ‘Clean as you go’

Quality:

·  Operation of production equipment, in compliance with GMP and HACCP guidelines and procedures.
·  Ensure full adherence to quality procedures such as Critical Control Points, processes and standards in line with Quality Management System (QMS) & Danone Quality Food Standards
·  To perform and record in-process checks to verify that all products produced meet product standards, maintain a clean workstation by employing a clean and you go mentality and maintain the highest standard of right first time.
·  Responsible for maximizing production quality and output in their area
·  Perform product visual quality checks
·  Fully accountable for completion of documentation standards (inputs / scanning into MES system)

Cost:

·  Ensure the manufacture of product to specification at right time & cost ensuring Right First Time approach.
·  Responsible for ensuring the maximized output is achieved in area, through performing AM checks, employing SMED principles, 5S and prioritising workload
·  Responsible for driving direct and indirect KPI’s
·  Anticipate problems in order to avoid impact to customer service.

Delivery:

·  Proactive and flexible approach to routine Continuous Improvement though delivery of Kaizans and employing the “100 year fix” approach
·  Pro-actively problem solve
·  Responsible for the output in their area

Motivation:

·  Empowered to drive continuous improvement activities within area, challenging processes and procedures to drive improvement to ‘World Class’.
·  Communicate and be an effective team player
·  Responsible for the operation of production equipment, in compliance with health and safety, GMP and best-practice guidelines and procedures
·  Completing line product changeovers

Environmental:

·  Drive hygiene standards and to comply with the business procedures for waste disposal
·  Functional competencies and previous experience:

Experience

Essential:

·  Industrial experience, particularly within a FMCG, food or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
·  Proven experience of working in a fast paced manufacturing environment whilst also maintaining high quality product/quality standards
·  High level of mechanical and technical knowledge with the capability to operate and maintain manufacturing and packing equipment
·  Proven highly technical, logical approach to work in a manufacturing setting
·  Experience of working in FDA and ISO regulated environments
·  Good knowledge of GMP, HACCP and 5S
·  Experience in continuous improvement projects
·  Familiar with working in highly regulated, change controlled environments
·  Experience in working in a high care environment and gowning procedures

Preferred:

·  Experience of working in dry powder environments
·  Ideally familiar with CIP processes
·  Technical qualifications preferable but not essential
·  Experience in MES systems

Person Specification:

·  Good team-working and communication skills
·  Able to work independently
·  Excellent attention to detail
·  Ability to solve complex, technical problems
·  Problem solving skills and a logical mindset
·  Excellent written English and Maths
·  Basic IT skills (interaction with MES system, LIMs)
·  Ability to follow documented procedures
·  Ability to make decisions based on data and information received
·  Ability to question and improve current working practices while following change control procedures
·  Ability to think ahead to maintain operational efficiency
·  Ability to prioritise between tasks

Interested in this role and have the experience we are looking for? You can apply for the role by searching for the vacancy on the https://jobs.danone.com/site Just upload your CV and answer a few questions before Friday 27th March.