Process Operator

The purpose of the role is to ensure that the frying quality meets customer specifications. To protect the brand, maintain trust and deliver our legal obligation by ensuring customers food is sourced and manufactured to the food integrity requirements of each customer., Operate the fryer area including all aspects of frying and freezing operation
Perform quality checks to ensure that the oil quality, frying temperature and dwell time produces products that meet customer specifications
Complete hourly process paperwork as required
Adjust frying temperature and/or time if frying quality deviates from customer specifications
Ensure that the freezer is operating at the correct speed and temperature
Conduct basic asset care of the fryer machine and maintains the cleanliness of own working area
Raise M2 items where appropriate
Oversee oil deliveries
MPC optimisation
Attend and contribute to MCS meetings
Lead fryer cleaning and boil out during sanitation
Escalate any issues affecting performance of area in a timely way to supervisor or manager
Complete a thorough handover at the end of each shift to counterpart on following shift
Ensure own work and own team's work is compliant with relevant health and safety, environmental and GMP practices
BBS (Behavioural Based Safety) - responsible for your own safety and for those around you
Carry out sanitation duties as required, including shutdown
Remain at your workstation until relieved at shift handover
Carry out "on the job" guidance, training, support for colleagues as required
Report and escalate production problems, issues with a supervisor, manager in a timely manner
Support shift engineers with process advice on breakdown and repair
Any other reasonable task as requested by your supervisor/manager

KPI'S influenced by the role

Operational downtime

BBS

Ensure all paperwork is completed correctly

Quality complaints

Reporting oil waste / issues

Area GMP score

Managing fire risk

Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent)., 2-3 years' food manufacturing experience.

SAP/SCADA experience.