Production Operative (Food Production)

BV Dairy; Shaftesbury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-run dairy factory in Shaftesbury is seeking a Production Operative for the night shift to produce high-quality dairy products. Candidates should have experience in a manufacturing environment and be a good team player with a positive attitude. The role offers career development, training opportunities, and various benefits including health programs and company discounts. Interested applicants are encouraged to reach out for more information.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Free on-site parking

Health & wellbeing program

Company pension

Company events

Store discounts

Qualifications

• Ideally experience in working in a production or manufacturing environment.
• Ability to understand food safety practices and health and safety.
• Food industry experience would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Produce a high volume of good quality products such as yogurts, kefirs, and mascarpone cheese.
• Follow production plans to ensure orders are completed on time in full.
• Adhere to all technical requirements, operating procedures, and health & safety policies.
• Assist in training other personnel.
• Contribute to improvements in production processes.

Skills

Team player

Positive attitude

Production experience

Understanding of food safety practices

Job description

Production Operative – (Food Production) Night Shift – Fresh

Are you looking for a permanent role in a financially stable production company and a friendly team? Do you have a manufacturing background?

If yes, this role might be a great opportunity for you!

BV Dairyis a food factory and family run business established in Shaftesbury Dorset. Recently we have joined First Milk group – a British farmer-owned dairy co-operative.

Every day we source 100,000 litres of milk from the local farms. You can find our products in most supermarkets across the whole of the UK.

We welcome applications from everyone

To strengthen our production team we are looking forProduction Operatives

who will work on the following shifts:

• Night shift – Hours of work 22:00pm – 06:00am, Sunday – Thursday.

These exciting tasks are awaiting you:

• To produce a high volume of good quality products such as yogurts, kefirs, mascarpone cheese, etc.
• To follow all production plans to ensure orders are completed on time in full
• To adhere to all technical requirements, operating procedure and health & safety policies
• To assist in training other personnel to ensure that they work efficiently and safely as applicable
• To contribute to improvements in production processes to increase efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve quality
• To work with the Production Management team by supporting the business in a flexible manner

Your experience so far:

• Ideally experience in working in a production or manufacturing environment
• Ability to understand food safety practices and health and safety, for which you will be given in-house training
• Food industry experience would be a plus
• We expect you to be a good team player, have positive attitude and ‘can do’ approach

What do we offer:

• Great career development and training opportunities within the company
• Free on-site parking
• Benefitssuch as additional leave, health & wellbeing program, company pension, company events, store discounts, and many more

If you are interested and would like to join BV Dairy please get in touch. We are here to answer any questions and support you in finding your next career move.

We look forward to hearing from you!