Machine Operator - Nights

Greencore Group plc; Selby; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading convenience food producer in Selby is seeking a dedicated team member to ensure the efficient running of manufacturing equipment. The role involves troubleshooting, maintaining quality standards, and supporting new staff training. Candidates must have experience with machinery in a manufacturing setting and be flexible in a fast-paced environment. The position offers competitive pay starting at £17.41 per hour, along with various benefits, including holiday and pension contributions.

Benefits

Competitive salary and job-related benefits

Holidays

Pension up to 8% matched

Life insurance up to 4x salary

Company share save scheme

Exclusive employee discount platform

Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Qualifications

• Experience working with machinery in a manufacturing environment is essential.
• Comply with all relevant business and site policies.
• Demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the efficient running of the SMI and any associated equipment.
• Troubleshoot and resolve minor issues.
• Ensure correct glass and caps are on the line.
• Mentor and assist with training of new staff.

Skills

Experience working with machinery in a manufacturing environment

Flexibility and adaptability

Strong communication skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work under pressure

Job description

Nights – Sunday, Monday, Tuesday 18:00 – 06:00 (after 6 weeks rotates to Wednesday, Thursday, Friday for a further 6 weeks)

Rate of pay – Starting at £17.41 per hour, rising to £17.88 upon completion of training

Over time is after 36 hours a week x1.25

We’re one of the UK’s leading creators of convenience food, driven by a simple purpose: to make everyday taste better.

As a vibrant and fast-moving business, we’re proud to employ over 13,300 talented colleagues across 16 manufacturing sites and 17 distribution depots throughout the UK. Together, we bring delicious food to life, from sandwiches, and sushi to cooking sauces, pickles, and ready meals. In FY25, our shared passion helped us achieve revenues of £1.95bn.

Our extensive direct-to-store (DTS) network, with 17 depots nationwide, allows us to deliver fresh and frozen food both our own and from trusted partners to thousands of stores every day, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best, whenever and wherever they shop.

Here at Selby we employ a team over 750 colleagues. A site steeped in history, we are the UK’s number one manufacturer of customer private label cooking sauces and pickles. We have been serving our customers out of our Selby site since 1914. We produce more than 160 million units per year across 600 different product lines for customers such as Morrisons, Tesco & Asda.

What you’ll be doing

This role operates within defined procedures, plans, budgets and programmes. The day to day work is assigned by a manager or supervisor. Duties in this role include:

• Ensure the efficient running of the SMI and any associated equipment; (logopak, spice capper, top tagger, video, pallet stacking)
• To troubleshoot and resolve minor issues (mechanical and procedural)
• To liaise with Area Process Leaders, Line Coordinator, Engineers and Shift Managers
• Ensure the correct glass and caps are on the line;
• Ensure the efficient running of the Capper, this includes assisting in or completing a capper changeover when required;
• Consider quality, health and safety issues and the implications at all times;
• Ensure that you work to “Right First Time” ethos;
• Trouble shoot and maintain efficiencies with mechanical and procedural understanding;
• Work along side QA;
• Completing data capture;
• Resolving minor issues, mechanical and procedural;
• Mentoring and assisting with the training of new staff.

What we’re looking for

• Experience working with machinery in a manufacturing environment is essential
• Comply with all relevant business and site policies such as Health and Safety and Food Safety standards
• Demonstrate flexibility, adaptability, and teamwork with the ability to work under pressure
• Have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment producing quality and safe products
• Good attention to details
• Have strong and effective communication skills both verbal and written
• Be open to working in a production environment with varying temperatures
• Have a positive attitude and work ethic

We’re not all the same at Greencore and our differences help us to make every day taste better for all our stakeholders. We truly put our people at the core and are proud of our diversity. At Greencore we put our people at the core. We celebrate their differences and help everyone to be themselves at work. Together we make every day taste better. If this sounds like you, join us and grow with Greencore, and be a part of driving our future success.

What you’ll get in return

• Competitive salary and job-related benefits
• Holidays
• Pension up to 8% matched
• Life insurance up to 4x salary
• Company share save scheme
• Greencore Qualifications
• Exclusive Greencore employee discount platform
• Access to a full Wellbeing Centre platform

Throughout your time at Greencore, you will be supported with on the job training and development opportunities to further your career.