Machine Operator

At Saputo, our best comes from our people. We’re a talented and caring team with a longstanding history of excellence. Since our first days delivering cheese on a bicycle, we’ve grown into a leading global dairy processor by staying true to the culture that defines us. Each of our employees is committed to uphold our tradition of care, quality, and passion through food, and together, we foster an environment where we can all make contributions that matter–from our manufacturing plants to our office locations and everywhere in-between. Shift Pattern: 4 on 4 off, rotating days & nights. 6:45 - 7. Salary: £29,564 per annum You will make contributions that matter by...

• Being responsible for a designated area, driving performance to meet, maintain and exceed quality, food safety and costs.
• Providing operational control for all elements of running production equipment to include set-up, maintenance and cleaning.
• Quickly identifying and remedy machine errors as they occur.
• Minding a variety of unwrapping and packing machines.
• Adhering to the Standard Operating Procedures, Site Policies and Safe Systems of Work.

You are best suited for the role if you have…

• Experience in manual handling roles.
• Experience of working as part of a team.
• The ability to adapt to an ever-changing manufacturing environment.

We support and care for our employees by providing them with…

• We share bonus scheme – up to £750 per year.
• Long service awards - recognised every 5 years.
• Generous employer pension contributions.
• Health Cash Plan - claim money back up to a set limit of c.£700 per annum on essential healthcare (ie. eye care, acupuncture, sports massages and more!)
• Life Assurance.
• Discounted SDUK products (Cathedral City Cheese, Fry Light & Clover - to name a few!)
• Subsidised staff restaurant onsite.
• My Staff shop - access to exclusive benefits, free advice and savings - providing great discounts from thousands of the UKs largest retailers & service providers.
• Free, onsite parking.

We support employment equity. Saputo strives to embed diversity and inclusion in its operations and invites candidates from all horizons to join our team. To enable you to bring your best we will ensure you are provided with any physical or non-physical adjustments to support your participation in the job application and interview process. Agencies - Thank you for your interest in working with Saputo Dairy UK. We have a PSL who will be supporting us if needed. We do not pay fees or acknowledge any CV’s supplied to Saputo Dairy UK unless you have been briefed on the role by a member of the Talent Acquisition Team. Our business was founded in 1933. Having sold our dairies business in 2015, we now produce and sell some of the best-loved food brands in the UK, including Cathedral City cheese, Clover spread, Country Life butter and Frylight spray oil. We have a fast-growing dairy alternatives portfolio including the Vitalite and Sheese brands and also manufacture specialised ingredients used in infant formula.

Our commitment is to produce high quality, nutritious food in a sustainable way. We do that from our head office, operating sites and innovation centre which are spread across the UK. Since 2019 we are part of Saputo Inc., one of the top 10 dairy processors in the world.