Production Operative

ROLE TITLE: Production Operative

HOURS: Full Time Permanent – 37.5 hours per week

WORKING PATTERN: You will be required to participate in a 1 week in 3 shift pattern, this will consist of working a combination of:

• 2 weeks between 6.00am and 2.00pm – Monday to Friday (with a 30-minute unpaid break).

• 1 week between 1.45pm and 11.45pm – Monday to Thursday (with a 30-minute unpaid break

LOCATION: Dunstable, Bedfordshire.

REPORTING TO: Production Manager

Main Purpose of Role

Through a well-managed team, the post holder will be responsible for assisting the Production Supervisor and Senior Production Operative in either:

managing and controlling resources associated with the Packing Area

or

managing the planning, co-ordination and control of all resources associated with the Process

Area

to enable their department to pack coffee products in accordance with the planned schedule whilst ensuring a safe operation, meeting quality standards and controlling wastage.  Ensuring the Production operation adds value for customers, employees and the Company.

Key Responsibilities 

• To ensure all operator food safety and health and safety checks are completed on time and in full. Any issues to be raised with Senior Operative/Supervisor immediately.
• To ensure adherence to all Health and Safety policies adopted by Cafea UK
• To ensure adherence to all Food Safety policies adopted by Cafea UK
• To maintain excellent GMP standards at all times in the Production Area, delivering quality standards required of customers and external audits, for example BRC.
• To ensure 100% compliance with the product specification to deliver product within agreed quality parameters
• To manage and control the data collection systems and monitoring processes, ensuring that all documentation and communication is processed and delivered to the cross functional departments, as required on a timely and regular basis.
• To ensure the Production area runs at optimal output in accordance to production plans, whilst spotting opportunities for continuous improvement.
• To ensure set KPI’s are met with the resources at your disposal and report reasons when not met.
• To help manage and control costs, yields and giveaway within the Production Department.
• Ensure food safety culture is maintained at all times and ensure any concerns are raised with your Supervisor or Production Manager.
• To work with the H & S Team to continually improve standards by challenging poor practices.
• Perform daily equipment checks in line with the operational standards.
• Loading and Unloading vehicles in a safe and effective manner
• Checking all outbound or inbound loads meet the Business quality requirements as agreed with the technical team.
• To ensure effective, accurate and timely stock management to include space allocation stock transfer and dealing with non-conforming stock.
• To maintain excellent GMP standards at all times in the Warehouse and Outside Yard, delivering continual improvement through regular challenge of the standards.
• Assist in ensuring accurate and periodic cycle counts and stock takes are completed
• Ensure quality measures (GMP Scores) are achieved and continually improved upon
• Sundry counts. 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience 

Essential 

• Strong communication skills
• Self-Motivated
• Enthusiasm and the ability to learn quickly
• Good organisational skills
• Team player 

Desirable 

• Experience of Food Industry
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Key Working Relationships 

• Production Manager
• Supervisor
• Production / Engineering
• Technical / QA 

Who are Cafea UK 

Part of the Hamburg based Cafea Group GmbH established in 1955. The largest private label instant coffee manufacturer in the UK & EU. Multinational family-owned company with UK division in Bedfordshire. Produce +60,000 tonnes of coffee per year. 8 factories and expertise in all areas of coffee production. Customers in every channel; retail, foodservice, wholesale, vending and B2B. www.cafeauk.com www.cafea.com 

Cafea UK Values 

Vision –    To be the most passionate coffee company, helping to build a better tomorrow.

Mission – Using our expertise, innovation and insight to delight our customers, consumers and colleagues.

Values –   We do the right thing. We act with Passion, Integrity, Innovation and Care.