Manufacturing Advanced Team Member

Allied Bakeries are owned by Associated British Foods. ABF is a diversified international food, ingredients and retail group with sales of £20.1bn and 138,000 employees in 56 countries. It has significant businesses in Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and Australia. Our sister companies in ABF UK Grocery produce products under many market‑leading household brands, including Jordans, Ryvita, Pataks, Blue Dragon & Silver Spoon.

We are proud of our brands: we make top 10 UK grocery brand Kingsmill as well as Allinson’s, Bürgen and Sunblest. You’ll know us best through our white, wholemeal and seeded market‑leading loaves, as well as Kingsmill 50/50, the nation’s favourite Healthier White, and our delicious pancakes, crumpets, hot cross buns and other bakery products. The success of our business depends on us having the right people on the team.

We are incredibly passionate about our business, but it isn’t for the faint‑hearted – it’s pacey and demanding so our people need to have a positive attitude and to want to work inclusively. We take massive pride in what we do, not least in how colleagues based in our bakeries and depots have one of the best safety performance records in the industry.

Our Grocery Service Centre, based near Liverpool, is a hub for transactional activity across multiple ABF companies within the ABF Grocery division. Supporting some of our well‑known brands such as Kingsmill, Pataks, Blue Dragon, Jordans, Ryvita and Silver Spoon, amongst others. We deliver Shared Service activities across a wide range of disciplines including Customer Services, Consumer Care, Finance, Payroll, HR and IS.

If you’re looking to join a business that is passionate, encourages you to be the best you can be, and values its people, we’d love to hear from you.

As a multi‑skilled operative working across production operations, you will be responsible for producing quality products in line with the Company’s standards and procedures, from raw ingredients through to packaging in the manufacturing process, whilst maintaining a safe, clean and fully operational environment.

• Responsible for the efficient operation of your area, producing high quality products, whilst maintaining levels of acceptable waste generated by the plant, and disposing in accordance with site’s environmental management systems and procedures.
• Continually review the production operation process, seeking cost saving ideas whilst maintaining the full utilisation of materials and equipment.
• Prepare plant and equipment for operation in a safe manner and, if needed, perform minor maintenance adjustments having the ability to carry out minor repairs, reporting major faults on EAM.
• Demonstrate your responsibilities in adhering to Allied Bakeries Site Standards and actively contribute to these standards, respecting internal and external audits.
• Monitor and identify areas of possible product contamination or potential risk to food safety and raise and action accordingly (HACCP) informing the Plant/Shift Manager if you are unable to remove at the earliest opportunity.
• Follow all instructions, guidance and training given at all times, sharing best practice through cross‑functional working and adopting what is learnt into the daily routine/role.
• Contribute as part of a team in assisting to meet the departments Key Performance Indicators and to act outside of the daily schedule and focus on areas for improvement through the plant, quality of product or cost.
• To be flexible as mobility of labour and interchangeable skills are required for this role.

• Demonstrate a good level of Health and Food Safety awareness.
• Numerical, reading and information recording skills.
• Able to operate plant, equipment or processes within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience of working in a leadership role i.e. as a Team Leader, and displaying organisational skills.
• An ability to achieve Basic Food Hygiene, pest awareness and HACCP qualifications.
• Willing to work shifts including nights and weekends.

• Understanding of baking process.
• Basic Food Hygiene Certificate (CIEH Level
  2) IOSH or equivalent.
• A current Basic Food Hygiene Certificate.
• An understanding and application of key elements of food Hygiene/Good Manufacturing Practice (Allied Bakeries Site Standards).