Plant Operator New

Nutreco Company; Ashbourne CP; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading production firm in Ashbourne is seeking candidates for a role focused on maintaining safety procedures and driving plant performance. The ideal candidate will have experience in a production environment and be FLT trained. Responsibilities include accurate documentation, effective communication with team members, and ensuring smooth plant operations. This role offers an opportunity to contribute to continuous improvement efforts within a dynamic team.

Qualifications

• FLT trained and experienced in production environments.
• Strong health & safety awareness.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Ensure adherence to H&S procedures.
• Accurate information recording.
• Maintain plant performance against schedule.
• Report quality concerns and liaise with team effectively.

Skills

FLT trained

Production environment experience

Health & safety awareness

Quality focus

Teamwork

Prioritization under pressure

Effective communication

IT skills

Job description

Job Description

Key Responsibilities include:

• Ensure that all H&S procedures are adhered to
• Accurate and detailed recording of information
• Following production schedule
• Maintaining and driving plant performance against daily schedule
• Reporting deviations / inaccuracies / quality concerns
• Ensuring hygiene in respective areas
• Liaising and communicating with team members effectively, including engineers, for example on breakdowns and technical issues
• Identifying issues on line to Production Managers
• Ensuring changeovers run smoothly with a handover to the next shift
• Ensuring plant stoppages are kept to a minimum
• Completion of documentation in an accurate and detailed manner

The personal requirements for these roles are:

• FLT trained
• Previous experience of working in a production environment

• Good health & safety awareness
• Ability to demonstrate strong quality focus
• Flexible approach
• Ability to work well in a team
• Ability to prioritise and to work under pressure, sense of urgency
• Focussed and driven to meet targets
• Continuous improvement and ‘can-do’ mind-set
• Effective communication skills – able to share information
• IT skills – ability to navigate and understand multiple VDU screens