Machine Operator

Machine Operator

Looking for Your Dream Job? Join The Magnum Ice Cream Company!

The Magnum Ice Cream Company has a great opportunity for a Machine Operator to join a busy manufacturing and production environment, supporting machinery, quality assurance, health and safety, and continuous improvement.

NO MANUFACTURING OR MACHINE OPERATING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

If you’ve worked in a manufacturing environment and have machine operating experience, then great. If not, we are also open to finding people with no manufacturing or machine operating experience who are team players with a drive to learn in a new industry.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Factory Operative, Process Operator, Packaging Operative, Production Technician, Manufacturing Operator, Manufacturing Production Operative

SALARY: Competitive

LOCATION: Gloucester, Gloucestershire, South West England

JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent (With potential of Full Time Hours)

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Machine Operator to join The Magnum Ice Cream Company within a fast-paced manufacturing environment, supporting production processes, machine operation and product quality.

As a Machine Operator you will safely operate production machinery, complete start-up and shutdown checks, carry out cleaning, inspections and basic maintenance tasks, and help keep materials moving efficiently.

The Machine Operator will work closely with maintenance, quality control and production teams to reduce downtime, resolve issues, support changeovers and maintain high standards of safety, hygiene and performance.

This role would suit someone with mechanical awareness, strong teamwork skills and the ability to stay focused while working in a busy factory or FMCG production setting.

ABOUT US

The Magnum Ice Cream Company is a leading global ice cream business and a EUR 7.9 billion publicly listed company, with 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands including Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved by consumers in 76 countries.

Formerly part of Unilever, the company has been taking pleasure seriously for more than 100 years, serving happiness with every lick and scoop of ice cream for generations. Now operating as a standalone organisation, The Magnum Ice Cream Company is focused on growth, innovation, performance and creating extraordinary ice cream experiences.

With deep expertise in the ice cream category, the company offers an environment where people are encouraged to work with ownership, move at pace, win together and help shape the future of ice cream.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Machine Operator include:

* Machine Operation: safely operate production equipment and machinery to meet production plan requirements

* Start-Up and Shutdown Checks: carry out pre-start checks, ensure equipment is clean and safe, and shut down machinery correctly

* Cleaning and Inspection: maintain cleaning, lubrication and inspection standards across machinery and work areas

* Changeovers: carry out product and process changeovers in line with defined standards while minimising disruption

* Issue Resolution: inspect machines during operation, identify problems and resolve basic issues within your skillset

* Material Supply: ensure a continuous supply of suitable packaging and raw materials from local storage areas to the machine

* Quality Monitoring: check product, hygiene and packaging standards, reporting faults, risks or non-conformances

* Health and Safety: follow safety and environmental procedures, raising hazards, near misses or concerns through the correct process

* Waste Management: help reduce waste and correctly manage materials to minimise environmental impact

* Administration: complete accurate handovers and record shift activity, including output, rejects and production events

* Team Support: coordinate production tasks with colleagues, including set-up, cleaning, changeovers and shutdown activities

* Continuous Improvement: collect data, monitor performance and support improvements that reduce time, cost and waste losses

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

* Mechanical Awareness: Basic understanding of factory automation, machinery, mechanisms, motion or pneumatics

* Production Focus: Able to maintain concentration, discipline and accuracy while protecting output targets

* Problem Solving: Confident identifying and addressing issues within your skillset using practical judgement and initiative

* Teamworking Skills: A supportive team player with good communication skills and a willingness to share knowledge

* IT Skills: Competent using machine data, control systems and production software for quality, loss and material movement records

* Safety Awareness: Good understanding of workplace hazards and safe working practices in a production environment

* Physical Capability: Able to move between workstations, use steps, lift or carry loads within agreed limits and support manual production tasks

* Flexibility: Willing to work across other units or carry out additional tasks where trained to do so

* Communication Skills: Able to record information accurately and contribute to effective handovers

DESIRABLE

* Machine Operator Experience: previous experience operating machinery in a factory, production or manufacturing environment

* FMCG Experience: experience of manufacturing within a fast-moving consumer goods environment

* Mechanical Aptitude: strong practical aptitude with the potential to develop further technical operator skills

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details.

JOB REF: AWDO-P14717

This job is being advertised by AWD online on behalf of The Magnum Ice Cream Company

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