Job Description

(Team Leader) Production Operative - Nights Only

The KTC Group is a leading food manufacturer & distributor with headquarters in the West Midlands, serving major national retailers, large food service groups and blue-chip corporations.

Our colleagues are the heart of our business, and we are always on the lookout for enthusiastic and skilled individuals to join our hardworking, talented team here at The KTC Group.

The KTC Group has grown significantly within the last few years, and we have ambitious plans for the future. It's an exciting time to join our team, with real opportunities to build a successful career in the food industry at The KTC Group.

We're currently recruiting for a Production Operative to join our team at our site in Wednesbury on Nights. The successful candidate will be trained on the day shift for approximately 4 weeks before continuing to the night shift working hours 19.30 till 06.30 am

If you are flexible, forward-thinking and ambitious, then this could be a fantastic opportunity for you to join a successful food manufacturing company.

Allergen Awareness: Please be aware that some of the handled goods may contain or come into contact with common allergens.

Duties and responsibilities:

Ensuring food safety, legality, and quality standards are adhered to

Keen eye for detail

Follow the specification recipes to produce a variety of Edible and non-Edible oils

The ability to read, understand and implement plans accurately

Methodical in your approach

Experience working in a fast-paced environment

Ensuring food safety is at the heart of everyday tasks

Adhere to Health and Safety company policy

Palletise products safely for distribution

Packing finished products ready to send through to distribution

Ensuring the day-to-day production operations are running efficiently

Maintain a clean work area

Ensure waste is kept to a minimum

Manual handling

Escalate any issues or problems though the correct procedures

Any other duties as required to assist the managerial team of the company in the company policies, Health & Safety, BRC, legal and customer requirements. Also comply with policies and procedures and assist with agrees corrective where necessary

Skill and experience:

Ability to work as a team

Practice leadership to drive/ motivate a team

Hands on self-motivated positive thinking

Good levels of Health and Safety awareness

Understanding KPI's and Efficiency

A good standard of literacy and numeracy skills

A hand on approach to solving issues

Communicate handovers with the day shift regarding production levels and reporting's of any maintenance faults

Food safety is desirable, but training will be provided

You must be 18 or over with the right to work in the UK

Ability to work under pressure hitting production deadlines

Flexible approach to work

Be able to handle food products that may contain allergens

Excellent standard of personal hygiene.

Benefits:

Full-time

Monday to Friday

Competitive pay rate at 13.48/hr plus night uplift increment

Company pension

Company EAP program

20 days holiday plus bank holidays

Weekly pay

PPE provided

Manual Handling max weight 20kg

Casual Dress- Wear what you feel comfortable as PPE is provided

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: 12.40-13.48 per hour

Benefits:

Company pension Referral programme
Schedule:

Day shift Monday to Friday Night shift
Work Location: In person