Process Operator (Packing)
Location: Carmarthen
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time (rotating four shift pattern - 12 hour days and 12 hour nights. 3 shifts per week)
Reporting to: Production Manager
To pack compound feeds, ensuring all bags are as specified in the Work Instructions, secure, correctly labelled and ink jetted, ensuring quality and output targets are met. To ensure production output meets production targets. To personally undertake Packer and related machinery maintenance as required within specified level of competence. To ensure that all activities are carried out safely and in accordance with appropriate risk assessments and work instructions and that appropriate PPE is used. Ensure all activities are within Health and Safety Regulations and Environmental Procedures.
The role:
* Health & Safety: Ensure all operations on shift are carried out safely and conform to safety guidelines and risk assessments. Report risks and safety issues immediately. Ensure the use of appropriate PPE.
* Packing of Compound Feeds: Maximise throughput while achieving agreed quality targets. Ensuring correct use of bags, labels, inkjet, pallets, bottom & top sheet application and stretch wrap. Ensure the pallets are correctly labelled.
* Record Keeping: Ensure the Packing records and entries to SAP systems are accurate and timely.
* Throughput Maintenance: Maintain throughput through break times.
* Cross Contamination Prevention: Ensure rules for prevention of cross contamination are adhered to.
* Check Weighing: Carry out check weighing as per Work Instruction.
* Maintenance: Personally carry out preventative maintenance to machinery within agreed level of competence to maintain plant operation. Contact appropriate engineering resource to assist with work required outside of agreed competence. Undertake training as required.
* Cleaning: Ensure all areas within the Packing area are kept clean and routine plant cleaning is carried out daily.
* Quality System: Ensure Packing operation conforms to work instructions and agreed targets for quality and service. This includes both products and procedures.
* Environment: Compliance with BS EN ISO 14001 Environmental Management and BS EN ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems. Ensure all Environmental Management System Work Instructions are followed in line with Environmental Procedures.
* Other Items: Assist as required in other areas of the operation within level of competence and training.
The Person:
* Must be numerate, literate and articulate.
* Ability to interpret quality and production data.
* Able to work rotating four shift pattern (12 hour Days and 12 hour Nights. 3 shifts a week).
About ForFarmers
ForFarmers produces feed for cattle, pigs and poultry in both conventional and organic livestock farming. We invest a great deal in knowledge, research and innovation to produce high-quality animal feed.
Benefits of working for ForFarmers UK:
* Employee Assistance Programme (offering support on a range of topics)
* On site parking
* Private Medical Insurance
* Generous holiday allowance (35 days inc of bank holidays)
* Options to enhance your pension after 12 months service (increased employer contributions)
* Opportunities to grow personally and develop within the business
* Cycle to work scheme
* B&Q Trade card offering 10% discounts in-store and online
* And much more!
Applications
We value diversity in our workplace and welcome enquiries from everyone. To apply for this position please see our website Vacancies | Working at ForFarmers. Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the role by assessing their circumstances against the relevant criteria on the Gov.UK website. Please make us aware if you need any reasonable adjustments to participate in this process. We encourage you to submit your application as early as possible and not wait until the published closing date as this can vary.
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