Job Description

Machine Operator - Packing

Thirsk | Permanent | Site-based

We're excited to be recruiting for a Machine Operator to join our Packing department in our Manufacturing site based near Thirsk.

The Role:

In the packing department, your role involves packaging the extruded kibble produced by the on-site extruder department into specific bags for customers. You'll work as part of a shift rotation within one of four cells, each equipped with automated machines and robots that assist in the bagging, sealing, wrapping, and stacking processes. Once completed, the packaged bags are sent to the warehouse department.

On Offer:

14.81 per hour (including shift allowance) - 32,345 annual salary 42 hours per week (24/7 days and nights) Hourly pay, paid monthly last Friday of every month.

Our shift model explained:

The Dupont schedule follows a four-week cycle. Colleagues switch between day and night shifts, often within the same week, (05:30 to 17:30 / 17:30 to 05:30) and will work for three or four consecutive days at a time. Colleague workdays are interspersed with one to three consecutive days off. Additionally, colleagues receives one block of seven days off during the four-week period.

The role will involve:

Ensuring that the highest level of quality is maintained by carrying out quality checks at hourly intervals throughout your shift and recording the information on our paper-based documents. Setting up and operating machines throughout your shift. Following production guidelines and ensuring our products are packed correctly. Monitoring the effectiveness of the machinery and equipment. Following the IPN 'Clean As You Go' policy at all times to ensure that the machine is operating to the highest standards of hygiene. Promoting a people safe culture, complying with policies and procedures, reporting any safety observations and plant damage through the appropriate channels.

You'll need to:

Have a good standard of education; demonstrate good literacy and numerical skills, be able to understand, communicate and report clearly in English. Be IT Literate and record data onto the factory computers. Be able to work in a fast-paced environment. Live in a 30 mile radius of our location which is YO7 3HE and have your own transport. Be able to lift up to 25kg and be able to work on your feet for long periods. Undertake training and assist with the training of other colleagues when required.

Benefits:

Enhanced maternity/paternity/pawternity Pension: NEST Employee contributions 4.5% / Employer contribution 3.5% - salary sacrifice Spotify, RAC breakdown cover or Netflix subscription Life assurance Other Benefits: Free parking, free electric car charging, discounted products & free hot drinks. Medicash Plan Overtime You are also able to choose a non-contractual flexible benefits, such as being able to purchase heavily discounted pet food.

About us

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is an innovative, well-established, and award-winning pet food manufacturer employing over 1,200 colleagues across the UK and Europe. Our family of brands includes Harringtons, Wagg, Barking Heads & Meowing Heads, AATU, Blink, Butcher's, Classic, Pro-Nutrition, and Ultra Premium Direct, along with a number of partner brands that trust us to produce food on their behalf. Our kitchens in Thirsk, Kinmel, and Crick produce a wide range of dry, wet, and baked foods enjoyed by dogs and cats all over the world. Our ambition is simple: to become a global leader in pet nutrition.

Our Purpose: To create happiness

We're on a mission to set a new standard of workplace happiness within the pet nutrition industry - one that looks like no other and feels like no other. Our culture is built on INSPIRED's unique behaviours and colleague experience, creating an environment that excites, empowers, and puts people and pets at the heart of everything we do.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

INSPIRED Pet Nutrition is committed to building an inclusive workplace that reflects the diversity of the colleagues and communities we serve. We believe everyone should feel valued, respected and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, gender identity or expression, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We make hiring decisions based on talent, potential and the experience you bring.

We are also committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and in the workplace, ensuring equitable access and opportunity for all. If you need any adjustments or support to take part in our recruitment process, please let us know by emailing recruitment@ipn.co.uk.