Production Operative

At Oscar Mayer Wrexham, we specialise in making and developing ready meals for the top UK supermarkets. We are committed to supplying outstanding quality, value and service to all our customers. Due to continued growth in our business, we are looking to build our existing teams to meet the demands of our customers. Our Production department is a vital part of our process here at Oscar Mayer, ensuring that the ingredients for our Ready Meals are assembled to the correct standards to meet our customer's criteria. Within our Production department, there are various sections, of which you could be working in. This ranges from material control, line feeding and assembly processes. Main Duties include (but are not limited to):

• Assembly of ready meals on a production line process using a variety of industrial machines and processes.
• Handling products such as meat, fish and dairy.
• Certain roles include using computer systems to manage food production
• You must be able to follow step-by-step processes and record your activities both on paper and on our systems
• Weigh out ingredients and assemble them in accordance with specifications
• Stores ingredients in dedicated containers, making sure that they maintain freshness and quality
• Informs supervisors when the machinery does not work properly
• Clear understanding of food hygiene regulations
• Cleans and sanitises the working surfaces, tools, utensils and working area
• Carefully supervises the food temperature and maintains records
• Once trained, ensure satisfactory knowledge of the products produced by the factory
  
  Acceptable knowledge of safety and health principles
• Capability to comprehend and follow quality control techniques
• Ability to utilise diverse machines and possession of practical aptitude
• Sound communication aptitude in delivering beneficial teamwork
• Must be precise, careful, and patient with the ability to work under pressure
Requirements:
• You must at least be 18 years old to work at Oscar Mayer (due to our shift patterns)
• Experience in food manufacturing, food handling/preparation or catering (Desirable)
• Ability and experience using a computer (Essential)
• Good understanding of verbal and written English language (Essential)
• Experience with KPIs and working to targets
• Ability to work in a team and follow instructions and processes
• Good communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure