PRODUCTION ASSISTANT
Do you have a keen interest in artisan food and drink and want a 'hands on' role within a prestigious. world renowned, award winning local business? If this is you then we want to hear from you today!
Our clients are recruiting for a full-time Production Assistant to join their team in turning raw materials and components into products ready for sale.
Salary 12ph. Note this is a temp to perm opportunity.
Key responsibilities for the Production Assistant include,
- Assisting with transfer of liquid to and from IBCs and tanks
- Working on the manual and semi-automatic bottling lines, including loading, filling, labelling, and packing into cases
- Ensuring a high standard of quality control at all times, particularly fill levels, labelling and capsule application
- Assembly of gift packs
- Loading, labelling and wrapping pallets
- Preparing stock for collection by customers and hauliers
- Unloading deliveries
- Driving the van to collect and deliver raw materials to local storage warehouse
- Assisting with training of agency and part time distillery workers
- Assisting with production data record keeping
- Adherence to safe working practices and health and safety legislation, including always wearing the correct PPE
- Ensuring basic knowledge of HACCP and SALSA standards and ensuring they are maintained in production areas
- Cleaning of distillery equipment, floors, and surfaces
- Keeping stock rooms and storage containers tidy and well organised
- Movement of stock and raw materials on site using forklifts and pallet jacks
The ideal Production Assistant will need,
- Ability to work efficiently and safely at pace to keep to tight production schedules
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Exceptional communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- A tidy and organised approach is essential
- Warehouse experience is essential
- Forklift license desirable
- Able to use common sense and initiative
- Team player with a good sense of humour
- Flexibility to work extra at weekends or evenings during particularly busy times
- Full UK driving licence and own vehicle essential due to location, free on-site parking
Hours - full time 37.5 a week, Monday to Friday
Note this is a temp to perm opportunity
If you are passionate about drink/food production and eager to contribute to a thriving team, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity!
