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British Sugar is a home-grown success story and one of the most efficient and competitive beet processers in the world. Around 3,500 farmers based in East Anglia and the East Midlands supply our four advanced manufacturing sites with eight million tonnes of sugar beet every year. We, in turn, make this in to over 1 million tonnes of sugar, serving customers across the UK, Ireland and increasingly growing commercially in the EU and world sugar markets.
* Contract: Fixed Term
* Location: Bury St Edmunds
* Closing Date: 4 August 2025
Grade: Tier 2.
Hourly rate: £14.44
Campaign rate: £17.30
Working Pattern: Day based, 8 hours, Morning & Afternoon.
The position is TEMPORARY, employment will end approximately March 2026 (To be confirmed).
Job Purpose
Reporting to the Process Lead, you will form part of the Beet Slicer station team. Main responsibilities will include operation of the Beet Slicer machines, changing and rebuilding knife blocks, quality assurance checks and maintaining the station to a high standard while complying with safety, production, quality and all other compliance requirements.
Core Accountabilities
* Assembling Knife blocks to the correct tolerance in order to maintain product quality within specified limits.
* Working on your own and as part of a team to maintain station performance.
* Identifying reporting and resolving operational issues before they escalate.
* Satisfying safety, production, quality and all other compliance requirements.
Skills, Knowledge & Competencies
Ideally you will have practical experience, preferably in a production environment and/or operation of plant, although comprehensive training will be given to the successful candidate. You will have good communication skills and the ability to work on your own initiative.
To meet the desired criteria, applicants will need to behave safely, have a passion to excel and be self-motivated. Other qualities the successful candidate will have are to be hardworking, committed, flexible, enthusiastic and willing to develop in a production environment.
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Management and Manufacturing
* Industries
Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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