Packing Technician - Fixed Term

Job description

We  have a fantastic opportunity for Packing Technician Roles in our Packing Business Unit on a fixed term contract (initially until the end of August 2025) to join us in our Liverpool plant.

 

What would I be doing day to day?

 

• Operation of production equipment, in compliance with health and safety, GMP and best-practice              guidelines and procedures
• 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’
• 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)
• 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 
• Responsible for driving direct and indirect KPI’s 
• Anticipate problems in order to avoid impact to customer service 

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

 

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 using hoists
• Experience in MES systems

 

We operate on a rotating 24/7 shift pattern. Typically the shift pattern is as follows, Full 24/7 shift pattern working 12 hours across days or nights. – (5 on, 5 off , 4 on, 5 off, 5 on, 4 off)

 

You’ll have a structured on-boarding and learning programme when you commence. Competitive salary - The role is to start at £28,202 & 33% 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 Wednesday 6th 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