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General Operative Leicester, England

PepsiCo

Full Time Leicester, England 26594 - 28949 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Overview

PepsiCo is looking for a General Operator to join our Walkers site in Leicester!

Position summary:

Salary: £ 29.081,98 per annum (inclusive of shift allowance), after successfully completing your probation period pay will increase to £30.418,86 (inclusive shift premium) Benefits: 23 days holiday (with the option to buy/sell holiday), Competitive Pension Scheme, PPE provided by the business, Staff discount shop, Cycle to work scheme, Subsidized Canteen, Long Service Rewards Working Hours: 12 hour continental shifts, based on a 4 on / 4 off pattern across nights and days. This will include workings weekends and bank holidays Location: 11 Bursom Road, Leicester, LE4 1BS

About the job:

Our General Operators work in a range of areas including: Packaging, Process, Multipack and Services. In Process, you could be involved with inspection duties, manual handing, automation tasks carrying out housekeeping duties or carrying out laboratory tests. In Packaging & Multipack, you’ll be part of a team packing product, operating and checking machinery and carrying out important quality checks. In Services you will be supporting the line by providing raw materials, quality checks and dealing with waste segregation to support our environmental commitment.

Responsibilities

Operating and setting machinery whilst being accountable for a number of pieces of equipment, ensuring they are health and Safety compliant, at a set standard and identifying when they are not
Understanding the cause for any drops in standards with machinery, along with the impact of this and how to rectify issues
Understanding and interpreting numerical data and confidently communicating verbally and in written form machine performance
Cover for colleagues absence as and when necessary
Maintaining high safety, hygiene and housekeeping standards
Proactively escalating for assistance from wider shift team where necessary if issues occur outside of the General Operator remit
What we offer:
At PepsiCo we are committed to the development of our people. You will receive comprehensive training for the General Operator role and will be supported during your probationary period to achieve the required standard. Those with a passion to progress will have the opportunity for further development to enhance their career within the wider PepsiCo business. The HomeGrown Programme is a development programme solely targeted at our frontline employees. Successful applicants will be supported in their chosen career path with an advanced apprenticeship standard e.g. Technical route General Operator, Manufacturing Technician and Leadership route to Coordinator.

Qualifications

What are we looking for:

Minimum Qualifications: • Confident communicator with a positive self-starter attitude who is conscientious and focused on results • Ability to work as part of a team and willingness to learn how to operate equipment in an autonomous role • Basic numerical, reading, analytical and computer skills• Organised and methodical person, but not afraid of working under pressure• Flexible and proactive person with the ability to solve basic problems

Preferred (but not essential) Qualifications: • Experience within a manufacturing environment • A technical understanding and familiarity of machinery

About PepsiCo:

Join the world of PepsiCo Supply Chain, our famous Leicester manufacturing site is world’s largest crisp factory producing millions of bags every day, producing a number of well-known brands including Sensations, Walkers Max, Cheetos, Wotsits and many more Walkers favourites.

Our Walker site already a great plant but our ambition is to make it even greater. We not only want to be the largest crisp factory in the world, we want to be the best and that’s where you come in! Your leadership, innovation and problem solving skills will be utilised to the fullest, where in this fast paced and ever changing environment, we can go from idea to implementation in a matter of days. You will be inspired by the drive of your team and feel a true sense of connection and comradery with your colleagues who are proud to work in Walkers Leicester.

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