Production Operative Team Member 2 - Days

Want to help us bring happiness to the world? Want to join an ambitious and fast growing global biscuits and confectionery business investing heavily in iconic global brands, infrastructure and people? Then this is the place for you. As proud bakers and chocolatiers and custodians of iconic global brands, we don’t compromise on the quality of ingredients in our products or on the people we hire. We are looking for entrepreneurial spirits who share our passion for bringing happiness to our consumers and who embody our Winning Traits. To succeed at pladis you need to be purpose-led, resilient and positive to succeed here because we expect pace and agility, we insist on collaboration and demand accountability. If that is your thing, then pladis offers global ambition, a clear Vision and roadmap for success, challenge, and unrivalled opportunities to learn and make an impact
Click “Apply” to get started. Our story
Family and ideas have always been our ingredients. Our founding families believed biscuits and chocolates could bring moments of happiness to the world. Their ideas have stood the test of time. Their spirit continues to inspire our future. It’s in the care and the craft we bake into biscuits and chocolates that have been loved for generations. And it’s in the fresh ideas, the new twists, flavours and textures we add to old and new favourites.
A global community
Our 16,000 colleagues, in every corner of the world, bring their own experience of happiness to pladis. Each of us is unique but coming together as one family of bakers and chocolatiers working hard, with pride and with purpose. Because after all these years, we still believe biscuits and chocolates bring people together. We are pladis. We bake happiness. Happiness with every bite.
Inspired by you
Our founders didn’t follow rules and recipes, they created them. We’re looking for fresh thinkers to help us create the next chapter for pladis.
pladis succeeds because of people like you. People who wake up in the morning excited to get to work. Who believe in themselves and their potential. Who want to grow as part of a global community of like-minded colleagues.
Because growth is our oxygen and our fuel. And it’s our deep and abiding belief that growth comes from working together, helping each other out, always passionate about our purpose to bring happiness with every bite.
pladis colleagues care deeply about being the best. About winning, staying the course and never giving up. Whichever part of the world we’re in, whatever our role. Whether we’re baking, working in HR, finance, marketing or many other areas – we win as one pladis team.
And while we’re all unique, we share something in common. It’s the code by which we live and work. We call it our ‘Winning Traits & Behaviours’: Purpose Led, Agile, Collaborative, Positive and Resilient. Five aspects of pladis life that define who we are, how we interact and get things done.
Why join our team?
McVitie’s in Harlesden is the largest biscuit manufacturer in Europe and we are proud to say that we have been making biscuits on this site for over a hundred years. Located next to Harlesden tube station in North West London, we are home to the world famous Digestive biscuit, as well as Hob Nobs, Rich Tea and Mini Cheddars. We are introducing new, state of the art machinery on some of our lines, and need more skilled Operators to help us run it!
What will this role achieve?
Our Team Member roles work on continuous production lines in Process, Packing or Mixing areas. Working as part of a team, Team Members are responsible for operating machinery, carrying out all quality checks and maintaining high production standards.
What will be your key deliverables?
The successful candidates will have an understanding of good manufacturing practice, HACCP systems and Health & Safety in the workplace. A flexible approach to work and the ability to cope with a fast paced working environment is essential.
What do you need for this role?
Ideally you would have previous experience handling food and operating equipment in a quality focused and performance driven factory environment, operating large-scale automated machinery within a process department. You would have experience of roles where you have had to stand for long hours and work within an environment that has varying temperatures. You must also have good English language, numerical skills, basic PC skills, have a knack for solving problems and be a committed team player.
Our employees consistently demonstrate the Winning Traits and Behaviours at the heart of our culture. They are embedded into everything we do and are a key part of our Interim Review and Appraisal processes. They are incorporated into our recruitment and selection process for all roles and form a key measure in how we recognise and reward talent.
Our Winning Traits & Behaviours are defined as:

• Positive - Curious, Optimistic, Self-motivated and Inspiring
• Agile - Ever evolving, never satisfied and never standing still
• Purpose Led - Energised by our promise to deliver happiness to the world with every bite
• Resilient - Quick to adapt to change, persistent in the face of setbacks, always rejuvenating and ahead of time

• Collaborative - Willing to work with others for mutual success, inclusiveness and transparency

We offer a competitive salary and also have an excellent benefits package, which includes a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme, Life Assurance, 23 days holiday a year, including bank holidays, and a great 12 hour shift pattern that gives you every other weekend off! Not to mention excellent training and development opportunities! If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks, please assume that you have not been successful. Thank you in advance for your interest in pladis
Diversity and inclusion is central to everything we do and is reflected across our business. pladis brings together brands and people from around the globe – and this diversity is our great strength.
We’re an equal opportunities employer and believe in fostering an inclusive environment where we celebrate diversity of thinking and respect everyone’s distinctive qualities and perspectives.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform key job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation
pladis, Building 3, Chiswick Park, 566 Chiswick High Rd, Chiswick, London, W4 5YA T 0208 234 5000 www.pladisglobal.com pladis is the trading name of United Biscuits (UK) Limited, registered in England number 2506007, registered address as above pladis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to hiring a diverse workforce. All openings will be filled based on qualifications without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, veteran status, disability, age, religion or any other classification protected by law. We operate a strict Preferred Supplier List. If you are a recruitment agency and wish to submit candidate to be considered for this vacancy, you must have agreed to, and signed, our terms of business.
We will not accept CVs from any other sources other than those currently on our PSL. We will not pay a fee for any candidate that has not been represented by a provider on our PSL.