Production Operative - Piquant WS3 2XN
The KTC Group is a leading food manufacturer & distributor with headquarters in the West Midlands / Black Country area, serving major national retailers, large food service groups and blue-chip corporations.
Our colleagues are the heart of our business, and we are always on the lookout for enthusiastic and skilled individuals to join our hardworking, talented team here at The KTC Group.
The KTC Group has grown significantly within the last few years, and we have ambitious plans for the future. It's an exciting time to join our team, with real opportunities to build a successful career in the food industry at The KTC Group.
We're currently recruiting Production Operatives to join our team at our Piquant site based in Walsall. We are a specialist manufacturer that has produced dips, dressings and sauces since 1986. We supply products to hundreds of food service, catering and wholesale customers, including some of the biggest names in hospitality.
If you are flexible, forward-thinking and ambitious, then this could be a fantastic opportunity for you to join a successful food manufacturing company.
Allergen Awareness: Please be aware that some of the handled goods may contain or come into contact with common allergens.
Duties and responsibilities:
· Ensuring food safety, legality, and quality standards are adhered to
· Keen eye for detail
· Follow the specification recipes to produce specialist sauces and dips
· The ability to read, understand and implement instructions accurately is vital
· Methodical in your approach
· Experience working in a fast-paced environment
· Ensuring food safety is at the heart of everyday tasks
· Adhere to Health and Safety company policy
· Palletise products safely for distribution
· Packing finished products ready to send through to distribution
· Ensuring the day-to-day production operations are running efficiently
· Maintain a clean work area
· Ensure waste is kept to a minimum
· Manual handling
· Escalate any issues or problems to your Team leader immediately.
· Any other duties as required to assist the managerial team of the company in the company policies, Health & Safety, BRC, legal and customer requirements. Also, comply with policies and procedures and assist with agreed corrective actions where necessary
Skill and experience:
· Ability to work as a team
· Food safety is desirable, but training will be provided
· Ability to work well with your hands
· You must be 18 or over with the right to work in the UK
· Ability to work under pressure, hitting production deadlines
· Flexible approach to work
· Be able to handle food products that may contain allergens
· Excellent standard of personal hygiene.
Benefits:
· Full-time
· Monday to Friday
· Startingpay rate £12.40 per hour
· Company pension
· Company EAP program
· 20 days holiday plus bank holidays
· Weekly pay
· PPE provided
· Manual Handling max weight 25kg
· Casual Dress- Wear what you feel comfortable as PPE is provided
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.40-£12.72 per hour
Expected hours: 40 per week
Benefits:
* Company pension
* On-site parking
* Referral programme
Work Location: In person