Job Summary
To be part of an effective team offering full support to the Team Leader and Zone Manager to ensure that production targets are met on time and in accordance with agreed company standards and policies by the efficient running and setting up of all equipment and machinery
Key role responsibilities
- In your new role as a production operative, you will be working as part of a team to ensure that production targets are met on time and in accordance with company standards.
- You will work with speed and efficiency on our production line to ensure that our products are of a high standard.
- In your day-to-day you will be quality checking, meeting production targets, ensuring machines are running effectively and ensuring product safety.
- Ensure product safety, particularly with regards to essential CCP checks as part of HACCP system.
- You will have health and safety at the forefront of all actions, making the site a leader in exemplary health and safety behaviour and performance.
- To be a pro-active member of the team, maintaining company standards.
- Operate within and support the company culture. Encourage and motivate colleagues to work as a team to a consistently high standard.
- Carry out all other reasonable duties to meet the needs of the business as requested by the Team Leader, Zone Manager and the Operations Manager. Report all maintenance issues to your manager
- Always keep your work area clean Tidy and uncluttered.
Vacancies in mixing, slice & wrap and despatch.
Mixing responsibilities
- Products to be produced are to the agreed specification whilst ensuring throughputs and waste are kept within agreed targets.
- To work with speed and efficiency to ensure that products are of a high standard and all orders are met in full.
- Responsible for the correct care and running of all machinery and equipment. Optimizing overall machine effectiveness by reducing downtime whilst maintaining product quality.
- Ensure product quality through definition of product and process specifications.
- Ensure all process and quality checks are completed and ensure any out of tolerance results are reported immediately to your Team Leader or Zone Manager.
Slice & Wrap responsibilities
- Products to be sliced and wrapped ensuring waste is kept within an acceptable level.
- Ensure only products up to agreed customer Specification are sliced & wrapped.
- Responsibility to ensure the correct coding and packaging is used at all times.
- Ensure product quality through definition of product and process specifications.
- Operate the Slicer/Bagger changing bags, slicing frames and codes as required.
- Ensure the bread is sliced correctly with the correct slice thickness.
- Ensure the correct bags are used, and the correct code and label is on the product.
- Ensure that the slicing blades are checked and changes regularly and the management of blades follows works instructions.
Despatch responsibilities
- Ensure that all products are despatched and correct in accordance with agreed sales department deadlines.
- Ensure all customer orders are correctly collated before loading them onto the corresponding vehicles ready for despatch.
- Collate orders ready for despatching on required vehicles.
- Check all products are at the required standard with correct label details for each specific customer.
- Ensure transporting equipment is correct for each customer i.e. double or single dollies or pallets and that they are in good working order.
- Load vehicles when completed orders have been checked.
- Ensure all orders are despatched correctly with no shortages. If a shortage occurs liaise with the supervisor who will organise with production regards the shortage and where necessary, arrange transport to get the shortage to the customer.
- Monitor hygiene and housekeeping and ensure hygiene schedules are completed.
- Maintain control of product movement within the loading areas, keeping stock to a sensible working minimum, ensuring correct rotation of stocks, and maintaining the unaccounted and waste levels to a minimum.
Job commitments
- 4 on, 4 off rotating shift pattern between days and nights (6am – 6pm and 6pm -6am shift start/finish times)
About You
If you have experience in a manufacturing environment that’s great, but this is not required for the role as full training is given. What’s most important to us is that you have a positive and resilient attitude toward work as well as being able to work well as part of a team.
About Jacksons
Jacksons is part of William Jackson Food Group, a sixth generation family business founded by William Jackson when he opened his first shop in Hull in September 1851. Today we have a portfolio of four food businesses in distinct, yet complimentary market areas, employing around 2,000 people.
We have occupied the current site in Hull since 1907 and we now have 3 bread plants in our main bakery. We recently developed a second bakery, also at our site in Hull, which specialises in premium quality roll production.
We specialise in the supply of bread and other carriers to the sandwich manufacturers, foodservice and export channels, and in 2012 we launched our consumer facing brand “Jackson’s of Yorkshire”.
In 2018 we opened a brand-new site in Corby, Northamptonshire – one of the largest investments our Group has ever made – and this will allow us to realise our ambition of being the best at what we do.
2023 is an exciting time to join us – make this year a toast to you and apply now!
Business Values
You will live and breathe our 5 business values in everything that you do. You will inspire our colleagues to demonstrate our values in their every day working lives, and you will challenge any behaviors that you feel contravene our values.
- Passion - Since 1851, we’ve been passionate about ensuring that every loaf we make is baked to perfection. We’re passionate about our bread and about Jacksons, and we take responsibility and try our hardest every day.
- Ambition - We never lose sight of our history but understand we need to be bold and ambitious to be successful in the future. We’re not afraid of trying new things, and we quickly learn from our mistakes.
- Care - We look after each other. We’re friendly and welcoming - everyone feels a part of the team. Together with our shareholders, we care about our business and our future, we are frugal and spend wisely. Our local communities matter too, and we play our part in making them a better place to live.
- Grounded - We create the best bread, deliver great service and celebrate our team’s success. We are exceptionally proud of what we do but never arrogant. Down to earth is how you’ll find us.
- Expert - We strive to be the best at what we do, from baking great bread, to delivering great service. We use our expertise every day, and play our part in improving our business. We know our stuff but we’re always learning and we make sure we learn together!
Why Jacksons?
In return for your commitment as a Production Operative with us you will receive:
- Competitive hourly rate paid every 4 weeks.
- 6.6 weeks holiday, increasing to 7 weeks with 5 years’ continuous service. [4-shift pattern workers = 5.6 weeks holiday, increasing to 6 weeks with 5 years’ continuous service]
- Stakeholder pension with generous employer contributions.
- Free bread allowance.
- WJFG Wellbeing and Rewards Platform.
- Online benefits portal providing exclusive discounts with over 900 retailers.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Support grants available for colleagues’ children attending University.
Please note we reserve the right to close this recruitment campaign before the advertised closing date. As such, we advise you to submit your application at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment.
Thanks for reading our job advert. We do our very best to bring to life what it's like working as part of our team. Diverse teams really are the best teams. We want everyone to feel they can be themselves at work and develop their talents to the full. All colleagues are expected to take personal responsibility for keeping our workplace free from discrimination, harassment, and bullying - a place where everyone is treated fairly and respectfully. We also know that sometimes some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think they can tick every box. If you are really excited about working with us and think you can do much of what we are looking for but aren't sure if you are 100% there yet... go on... why not give it a whirl? Good luck!
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Linzi Cole
