Packing Technician

Danone is a major FMCG company in the UK, with market leading brands across three divisions: Waters (Evian, Volvic), Dairies (Actimel, Activia, Shape) and the newly created Specialised Nutrition division which joins Early Life Nutrition and Advanced Medical Nutrition (Aptamil, Cow & Gate, Neocate, Fortisip).

You’ve probably never heard of Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition but read on and you’ll be glad you did. We are part of Danone’s Specialised Nutrition Division and are Europe’s largest specialist nutrition company and the market leader in the UK. We specialise in the delivery of medical nutrition for the very young, the old and the sick, supplying high quality feeds to patients and consumers. Our purpose is to pioneer nutritional discoveries that help people live longer, healthier lives.

When it comes to finding a great place to work there are plenty of things to look for: inspirational colleagues, freedom in your job to make a real difference, and a shared ethos you can truly believe in. Throw in top perks, a responsive and dynamic environment and unrivalled opportunities to develop personally and professionally and you’ve found something pretty special. You’ve found Danone.

Here at Danone we put people at the centre of everything we do – whether we’re developing ground-breaking new products, taking care of individual patients, or supporting the community. And if you join us you can expect exactly that sort of attention too.

We have some fantastic opportunities forPacking Technician to join us in our Liverpool plant. The Packing Technician is expected to deliver the Packing plan for their line, delivering and maintaining the highest levels of service and standards against the SQCDME Key Performance Indicator’s through DaMaWay (an internal process and structure) tools and techniques.

Key responsibilities:

Safety:

• Operation of production equipment in adherence to Company safety policy, rules and procedures, working within WISE (Working In a Safe Environment) framework, ensuring Safe Behaviour at all times
• Identify and report health or safety hazards & dangerous situations and put appropriate control measures in place, raising safety contacts where unsafe acts or practices are identified.
• Carry out risk assessment as appropriate
• Coordinate audits for good housekeeping/5S and complete follow-up actions / proactive approach to ‘Clean as you go’

Quality:

• Operation of production equipment, in compliance with GMP and HACCP guidelines and procedures.
• Ensure full adherence to quality procedures such as Critical Control Points, processes and standards in line with Quality Management System (QMS) & Danone Quality Food Standards
• To perform and record in-process checks to verify that all products produced meet product standards, maintain a clean workstation by employing a clean and you go mentality and maintain the highest standard of right first time.
• Responsible for maximizing production quality and output in their area
• Perform product visual quality checks
• Fully accountable for completion of documentation standards (inputs / scanning into MES system)

Cost:

• Ensure the manufacture of product to specification at right time & cost ensuring Right First Time approach.
• Responsible for ensuring the maximized output is achieved in area, through performing AM checks, employing SMED principles, 5S and prioritising workload
• Responsible for driving direct and indirect KPI’s
• Anticipate problems in order to avoid impact to customer service.

Delivery:

• Proactive and flexible approach to routine Continuous Improvement though delivery of Kaizans and employing the “100 year fix” approach
• Pro-actively problem solve
• Responsible for the output in their area

Motivation:

• Empowered to drive continuous improvement activities within area, challenging processes and procedures to drive improvement to ‘World Class’.
• Communicate and be an effective team player
• Responsible for the operation of production equipment, in compliance with health and safety, GMP and best-practice guidelines and procedures
• Completing line product changeovers

Environmental:

• Drive hygiene standards and to comply with the business procedures for waste disposal
• Functional competencies and previous experience

Previous experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment with a sound understanding of GMP, HACCP and 5S is essential. The right person will be someone who wants to make a real impact in their job role and who enjoys taking the initiative, coming up with new ideas and driving forward improvements. You’ll be the type of person who is self-motivated and who frequently looks to go above and beyond what is required. Of course you will also be a flexible team worker with good communication skills and be able to remain vigilant and think on your feet to spot and solve problems whilst on the job.

Experience

Essential:

• Industrial experience, particularly within a FMCG, food or pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
• Proven experience of working in a fast paced manufacturing environment whilst also maintaining high quality product/quality standards
• High level of mechanical and technical knowledge with the capability to operate and maintain manufacturing and packing equipment
• Proven highly technical, logical approach to work in a manufacturing setting
• Experience of working in FDA and ISO regulated environments
• Good knowledge of GMP, HACCP and 5S
• Experience in continuous improvement projects
• Familiar with working in highly regulated, change controlled environments
• Experience in working in a high care environment and gowning procedures

Preferred:

• Experience of working in dry powder environments
• Ideally familiar with CIP processes
• Technical qualifications preferable but not essential
• Experience in MES systems

We operate on a rotating 24/7 shift pattern.You’ll have a structured on-boarding and learning programme when you commence. Once you have completed this and demonstrated that you are fully competent you can expect to be earning a competitive salary of £26123.68 + 33% shift allowance + bonus. We anticipate this to be within 6 months of your start date. You will also be eligible for our award-winning flexible rewards and benefits package and excellent pension provision. You’ll also get the support and guidance to personally develop and shape your career whilst contributing to the performance of the business.

Interested in this role and want to apply?

Send your CV and covering letter to us by Friday 8th April 2022