Machine Operator - Kirkham

We are home to famous iconic brands, Maryland, Fox's, Jammie Dodger & Rocky, to name a few. We are proud manufacturing partners to some of the biggest UK retailers and household names. We bake our incredible biscuits at eight bakeries across the UK. Together, we employ circa 4000 amazing colleagues across all our locations. Our colleagues make our business special.

With strong community values, we believe FBC UK is a more prosperous and fun place to work when people feel free to be themselves. We believe in the power of being authentic, entrepreneurial and supporting each other whilst meeting our business goals What does your typical day look like? Working on the production line, the purpose of the role is to provide an efficient and safe packaging of finished product into tubs or outers whilst checking quality attributes.

This role requires full compliance with Company Food Safety, Health & Safety, Quality and Hygiene requirements.

Shifts:

4 on, 4 off. 12-hour shifts. Day Shift (7AM-7PM) Night Shift (7PM-7AM) What You'll Be Doing Your key responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Preparing for production:
Confirming the daily production plan with your Front Line Manager and ensuring the machine and materials are ready for each production run. Operating wrapping machinery:
Setting up, operating and monitoring wrapping machines to ensure biscuits are packed efficiently and consistently in line with production targets. Changing packaging film:
Replacing packaging film when required and ensuring the correct packaging materials are used for each product, following the appropriate procedures. Checking packet quality:
Inspecting finished packs to ensure they are clean, neat, properly sealed and visually appealing, with no damage or defects, ready for retail shelves. Maintaining seal quality:
Checking long seals and end seals to ensure they meet the required size, appearance and colour standards in accordance with Product Quality Attributes (PQA). Checking product codes:
Ensuring date codes and other required codes are clear, legible and correctly positioned on the packaging in line with product specifications. Feeding production equipment:
Operating and feeding relevant equipment such as creamers, enrobers and wrapping machines, as required, to maintain the correct product flow and production output. Completing pre-start checks:
Carrying out all required health and safety, food safety and quality checks before operating machinery. Identifying and reporting faults:
Monitoring equipment performance, identifying faults, supporting basic fault diagnosis and reporting any issues that could affect machine operation, product quality or production efficiency. Maintaining product integrity:
Ensuring products are correctly identified, handled and segregated to prevent mix-ups, contamination or damage. Maintaining hygiene and housekeeping:
Ensuring blue tubs are properly lidded, keeping packaging materials and tubs off the floor, and maintaining a clean and tidy working environment in line with “Clean As You Go” standards. Following safety and quality procedures:
Operating machinery safely and following all relevant standard operating procedures (SOPs), safe systems of work (SSOW) and technical and food safety requirements. Supporting machine changeovers:
Carrying out machine changeovers when required to prepare equipment for different products or packaging formats. Working collaboratively:
Maintaining regular communication with your Front Line Manager and colleagues to ensure production runs smoothly and any issues are addressed promptly. Driving continuous improvement:
Supporting initiatives to improve product quality, reduce waste, minimise downtime and enhance production efficiency.…