Manufacturing Technician

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a MBU Technician role up until August 2025 & to create a talent pool of candidates for the role of  Manufacturing Technician in our Liverpool site. This role carries out a number of tasks within the manufacturing area including: Dispensing, Collation and Blending of the powdered raw materials and is critical for our operations.

 

Key Responsibilities include:

 

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 where unsafe acts or practices are identified.
·  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
·  Ability to rotate between different areas within Manufacturing eg Dispensing, Collation, Blending, Packing Lines.

Environmental:

·  Drive hygiene standards and to comply with the business procedures for waste disposal

We have a fantastic opportunity to create a talent pool of candidates for the role of  Manufacturing Technician in our Liverpool site. This role carries out a number of tasks within the manufacturing area including: Dispensing, Collation and Blending of the powdered raw materials and is critical for our operations. If you are successful at interview stage you will be placed into our talent pool for up to 6months.

 

Essential for the role:

·  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 for the role:

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

 

Good team-working, communication skill and able to work independently are vital for the role. Along with excellent attention to detail and the 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 and ability to follow documented procedures are all key.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This role will operate over a 24/7 shift pattern (average of 42 hours per week, 7am – 7pm/7pm-7am) 4/5 week rotational shift pattern .  In return you will receive a competitive salary + bonus + shift allowance. You will also be eligible for our award-winning flexible rewards and benefits package and excellent pension provision. You’ll also get the support and guidance to personally develop and shape your career whilst contributing to the performance of the business.

 

 

Danone is embarking on an exciting global transformation to its strategy and organisational set up and we want you to be part of that journey! The importance of eating and drinking healthy nutritional products is stronger than ever and the chance to adapt and evolve through digital transformation is upon us. We want to embrace these opportunities to build a more agile, integrated and synchronised organisation powered by our people.

We are a leading food and drink company with a fast-growing health-focused portfolio. With over 100 years of expertise, we care about every product we make, and we care equally about how we make them. We operate at 5 production sites as well as offices in the UK & Ireland- led by our people who power everything we do and are key to our success. We are a team of 2000+ Danoners, part of a 100,000 strong global family.

 

At heart is conviction that peoples’ health, and the health of the planet, are intrinsically connected. We talk about One Planet. One Health; that is our frame of action. To deliver this vision, we put our focus on delivering health through food and drinks to as many people as possible.

 

Every minute on any given day, 3,600 people are eating or drinking on our products. Ranging from household favourites to international icons, our consumer and medical nutrition brands hold market leading positions in most of the categories in which we operate.

 

Our brands include; Volvic, Evian, Harrogate, Activia, Alpro, Actimel, Nutricia, Aptamil and Cow & Gate.

 

We offer a competitive package including a double matched pension, annual bonus, private healthcare, life assurance and product vouchers. You will also be entitled to opt into a range of flexible benefits which you can pick to suit your lifestyle. These include discounted gym membership, childcare vouchers, dental cover, optical insurance, travel insurance, holiday buy & sell and much more!

 

Our mission and values guide how we behave, our flexible ways of working, how we connect with our communities and how we grow & develop our people. This is reflected in our employee offer; for example, our health & wellbeing programme, sponsored volunteering opportunities and in how individuals are enabled to drive their own development. Ensuring an inclusive working culture that is accessible to all is important to us; we therefore support flexible ways of working wherever possible. Please let us know in your application how you would like to explore flexible working for this position.

 

Look at the website  www.danone.com  to learn more about our 4 promises that help every Danoner carry out our vision in their own unique way

 

What next?

 

If you think this role might be of interest, click the link to apply. The closing date for applications 3rd January 2025 you will therefore hear about your application after this date.

You can find further details about us, and other potential roles at  www.danone.com .