Job Description Flexible Packaging Operator – Guinness Beer Location: Runcorn, England Contract: Permanent Full Time Closing Date: 31st December 2025 Interviews will commence in January 2026 About Us With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating. Shifts This role requires you to work a 42hr week continental day / night shift pattern which requires 2 weekend covers a month. As a Flexible Operator you are contracted to work a suite of shift patterns that can be flexed between and your working hours and equivalent salary and shift allowance will be changed in line with the pattern you are working. As and when required you will be working a 12 hour 24/7 ,or a 8 hour 24/5 three shift rotational pattern. These details are aligned to the sites collective working agreement. About The Role As a Flexible Operator within our dedicated team at Runcorn you’ll play a pivotal role in the supply process and packaging team, maintaining the line and finding improvements where possible. Within this role you’ll be responsible for the quality control of the line, operating packaging machine processes whilst following standard operating procedures for machine operation and set up time reduction as well as preparing the line for shift handovers. Health and safety compliance is key, and you’ll be at the forefront of making sure this is monitored alongside other KPI’s and targets including quality, hygiene, waste and efficiency. About You We’re looking for someone who can work well within a team as well as the ability to make effective decisions and thrive in situations where they can solve problems. You’ll have the aim to make a positive difference and show your excellent communication skills. For this role it’d be great if you have experience working in a production environment, and have demonstrable knowledge of Quality Assurance, Health and Safety legislation and environmental risk principles. It'd be beneficial if you had a knowledge of working in the brewing and packaging industry however this is not essential. It would also be beneficial if you have familiarity working with SAP. Onsite training will be provided. Benefits We offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including pension, company shares, product allowance, 6 months paid family leave, shift allowance. The site is easily accessible from Runcorn, Manchester, Liverpool and Warrington and has on-site free parking. Diversity Statement Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application. Worker Type Regular Primary Location: Runcorn Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date 2025-12-01