Production Operative - day shift (Full time)

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About Us

Trewithen Dairy is proud to be 100% Cornish and has a world class facility with modern bright offices in the Cornish countryside 30 miles from Plymouth and Truro. We have ambitious growth plans, and our people are our key ingredient.

Our hero products are bottled fresh milk and Cornish clotted cream, as well as butter churned with Cornish cream and yoghurt made with Cornish milk. We operate a chilled delivery fleet servicing independent retailers and food service customers throughout the South West and beyond.

About the role

We are looking for enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals to join our production team in Lostwithiel. You will be instrumental in the process of creating our quality products.

The shift follows a rolling 4 on 4 off pattern and we are currently looking for people to join our day shift team (6:00am – 6:00pm).

Summary of tasks for this role:

• Ensuring our bottled milk is expertly packed and handed over to our despatch team.
• Embracing & maintaining Health & Safety culture.
• Quality Assurance procedures and practices.
• Producing product in a timely and efficient manner.
• Operating and working on machinery (operating/cleaning/sanitizing).
• Any other duties as reasonably required.

About you

The ideal candidate will be happy working in a fast-paced production environment and have a ‘can-do’ approach.

Training will be provided as appropriate, although if you have worked in a fast paced industry such as food manufacturing before, that would be an advantage. There will be opportunities for training and further development.

Personal requirements:

• Enjoy working in a team.
• Ability to work in a physical role.
• Ability to work towards deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work unsupervised
• Diligent and methodical.
• Good attention to detail.
• An eye for improvement & willingness to change – we embrace your feedback and are always looking to make improvements.

Why work with us?

In return for everything you can bring, we can offer you an exciting, challenging role in a fast-growing and dynamic business, with plenty of career development opportunities and some fantastic benefits.

We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome. We believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity.

You’ll receive the following:

• Competitive holiday allowance
• Pension
• Free milk and discounted products
• Onsite free parking
• Company social events (dependant on covid restrictions)
• Learning and development opportunities; we’re committed to ensuring all of our employees have the chance to grow.
• Career development and training opportunities.

How to apply

If you think you have what we’re looking for, then we’d love to hear from you.

We recommend you get your application in straight away – and don’t miss the opportunity to join our team!

Please send a CV and covering letter to us.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £10.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift

COVID-19 considerations:
Many social distancing measures have been applied throughout the Production and communal staff areas. This is being continually monitored by a Company COVID team. We are a COVID secure workplace and ensure that employees are tested every week.

Work remotely:

• No