Job description
Kepak McIntosh Donald are a globally recognised brand and the largest red meat producer in Scotland; raised on open pastures, sourced from local farmers and hand-selected by our master butchers, we produce beef and lamb products with integrity and unmatched quality assurance.
We are now recruiting for Packing Operatives.
Job Purpose:
Responsible for packing red meat for sale and consumption in accordance with client specifications/orders and Company SOP’s.
Key Responsibilities
- Ability to identify individual vacuum-packed cuts of meat and placing them in to specified containers/boxes
- Recognition of different cuts of meat that legally must be weighed and labelled correctly
- Placing trays/boxes on correct pallets to customer specification
- Recognising and placing selected cuts of meat into correct customer specified bags at variable line speeds
- Selection of beef quarters by date and category that are pushed along rails to input scale
- Straightening pre pack bags that are already on production line
- Completing assigned tasks in a timely manner to meet daily targets
- Perform all prestart, hygiene and safety checks as instructed
Working Hours: 40h/week, Monday to Friday, 6am (need to be flexible with finish time)
Starting Pay Rate: £10.50/h
Requirements
Skills/ Experience
- Previous experience working in a high-volume meat processing factory highly beneficial
- Able to work in chilled environment
- Manual handling ability and awareness
- Able to communicate well in English in written and oral form with multi-nationals on all levels
- Flexibility to meet daily production targets
- Consistent approach and strong work ethic
- Able to work under own initiative and as part of a team
- Adaptable to change and production demands
- Passion for food
Benefits
- 31 days annual leave per year (after probation)
- Subsidised canteen
- Values awards program
- Refer a friend scheme
- Employee assistance program
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discount on products