Position Title: Operational Technician
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Whittlesey
Requisition ID: 33151
There’s nothing beige about McCain…
Except our potatoes — and we’re extremely passionate about them. When you join McCain, you’ll be joining the biggest player in the frozen potato game, bringing people together around the nation for over 60 years by sharing simple, delicious planet friendly food.
We’ve partnered with thousands of the country’s supermarkets, pubs, restaurants, hospitals, and schools to change the way people see the humble spud. It’s all about elevation and creating something better. So, come and make your career at McCain Foods.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
We know how to turn a spud into something fantastic. And our Operational Technicians play a huge part in ensuring our shift teams continuously drive performance through the ability to fault find and improve our systems. It’s a job that involves lots of influencing. You work alongside the shift teams, coaching and engaging them to improve technical understanding and embed ownership at operator level. If you’re looking to springboard your career in manufacturing, then this is the perfect role for you.
WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR…
You’ll be a technical expert within a production role and it’s a given that you will have experience of factory systems, ideally within an FMCG environment.
Reporting into the Shift Area Manager you’ll also have…
* Knowledge of continuous improvement and an eye for improving systems and processes
* Ability to recognise technical concepts, a problem solving mind-set and able to soak up new information quickly
* Experience of training and coaching colleagues to standards
* An excellent knowledge of Health & Safety requirements
* Experience of influencing others through confident communication
* Strong prioritisation skills, and be able to organise your own time
* The confidence to be accountable, taking ownership and driving your own initiative
* The ability to bounce back, be self-motivated even under tough circumstances
* Strong working relationships, and able to work with lots of different people and teams
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
Although we do encourage you to taste the goods you’ll be pleased to know we don’t pay you in chips. For working hard, you’ll also get a great hourly rate and some pretty good benefits including:
* An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
* Optional health cash plan
* Cycle to work scheme
* ‘Chips In’ Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the long-term development of McCain communities across the globe
And of course, being part of a Global business there are great opportunities to shine/thrive should you wish to relocate in the future. We have an impressive 5 year growth plan that presents development & progression opportunities for those who seek it out.
WHAT HOURS WILL I WORK?
The shift pattern is 2 days 7am-7pm, 1 day off, 2 nights 7pm-7am followed by 3 days off.
WHERE YOU’LL WORK?
You'll be based at our Whittlesey plant in Peterborough. If you’ve spotted our three wind turbines, then you’ll know where we are! With about 350 employees on site, we’re one of our largest plants across the GB business. Our Whittlesey plant is where we make our famous French Fries as well as our chilled products, such as our Shake Shake Fries.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: GB Manufacturing & Supply Chain
Department: Specialities - C Shift
Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Whittlesey
Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd