Multi Skilled Production Operator Milton Keynes, England
Job description
Refresco Milton Keynes – Production & Warehouse Vacancies – Brand New INCREASED PAY RATES.
We’re delighted to be recruiting for a number of new opportunities at our Milton Keynes factory (Northfield Drive) within both our Production and Warehouse areas due to volume expansion.
And for even more exciting news - we have recently increased our pay rates!
Fancy joining us? Please visit https://careers.refresco.com/ to find out more information – you won’t regret it
Refresco is the largest independent bottler of soft drinks and fruit juices in the world.
We manufacture for brands such as Innocent, Ocean Spray, Weetabix, Del Monte and Um Bongo. We produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers including Tesco, ASDA, Morrison’s, Sainsburys, ALDI and Lidl. At our Milton Keynes canning site we have two high speed lines producing drinks brands that you’ll know and love as well as our own branded products. We have a fantastic opportunity for an Advanced Production Operative to join our vibrant team in our Milton Keynes factory.
About the role
As an Advance Production Operative you will already have some manufacturing experience and we want to help you grow and develop your expertise. You will work with experts from a world class drink’s manufacturer. We want this to be the start of a long Refresco career for you.
At Milton Keynes, we operate on a 24/7 basis. As a Production Operative you will work on a shift basis, working 24/7 – which is a 4 on 4 off pattern – 2 days, 2 nights.
Our pay and benefits at Refresco are competitive:
The role of Production Advance Operative (P3) comes with a package including an hourly rate of £13.62 plus shift allowance (annual salary of £32,000.00).
Great company benefits including:
- A 2021 factory production bonus dependent on achievement of targets.
- The chance to earn a refer a friend bonus.
- Access to a sports and social fund.
- Free, on-site parking.
- Company pension scheme.
- Competitive holiday allowance.
- Life assurance.
Opportunities for growth and development in a secure and established global firm, including Apprenticeship training programmes.
What are your daily tasks as an Advanced Production Operative?
- Ensure the effective running of production and packaging lines.
- Complete fault finding activities, manage product / packaging changeovers and basic machine maintenance activities.
- Ensure that Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are followed.
- Complete quality checks and record results, reporting any non-conformances.
- Work as part of a team to ensure the site is audit-ready at all times.
- Contribute to meeting team and company-wide production targets, which make a real difference to our business and our customers.
About you
At Refresco we believe our ‘values’ help us achieve our personal and company goals. As an Advanced Production Operative at Refresco you will need to:
- Have previous experience of working within a Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) manufacturing environment.
- Be accurate in your daily tasks and duties, paying great attention to detail.
- Be open to learn new things as you can be involved in basic engineering and quality tasks.
- Be positive and energetic, and enjoy working in a team.
- Be confident enough to put forward new ideas and suggestions.
- Be comfortable working to targets.
About Refresco
Our drinks on every table. That's the Refresco vision. We’re a global business and currently produce 12 billion litres of soft drinks from 64 manufacturing plants in 12 countries and we’re only just getting started.
We’re the proud owners of six drinks manufacturing sites within the UK. Our UK business provides a great place to work for over 1,800 employees, who produce private label soft drinks and fruit juices for all the leading retailers.
Whether it’s packed in cartons, bottles or cans, we ensure that our products are made to the highest quality standards. Our products get where they need to be when they need to get there to meet the needs of our high-profile customers.
At our Milton Keynes canning site we , we have two high speed lines producing drinks brands that you’ll know and love as well as our own branded products.
We welcome applications from all, and are committed to promoting fair participation and equality of opportunity for all job applicants .
