KP Snacks
Advanced Team Member
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Advanced Team Member – Initial 12-Month FTC
Location: Ashby de la Zouch (Home of Hula Hoops, Space Raiders, Popchips and more...) Contract: Initial 12-month Fixed-Term Contract (FTC) Shift Pattern: Monday – Friday, three-shift rotation
- 06:00 – 14:00
- 14:00 – 22:00
- 22:00 – 06:00
About the Role
You’ll join a snack-loving team at KP Snacks, ready to bring ideas to the table, grow your skills, and thrive in an environment that values your diversity. As an Advanced Team Member, you’ll play a key role in ensuring smooth, safe, and efficient operations across the factory line.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Subject Matter Expertise: Become an expert on your assigned equipment, ensuring it’s maintained safely and performs optimally for high-quality, efficient production.
- Process Improvement: Use problem-solving tools, daily management systems, and the IWS ways of working to reduce waste, eliminate losses, and drive continuous improvement.
- Training & Coaching: Support colleagues by training them to operate, maintain, and understand their equipment safely and confidently.
This is a hands-on, responsible role ideal for those who take pride in their work, enjoy problem-solving, and seek to expand their skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What’s in It for You?
We believe in rewarding our colleagues and helping them thrive. Here’s what we offer:
- Annual Salary: £34,853.11
- Comprehensive Healthcare Support:
- Medicash Health Cash Plan
- Digital GP service
- Best Doctors second opinion service
- Specialist cancer care
- KP Pension Plan: Contribution matching up to 7% of your salary
- KP4ME: Our online platform offering benefits, discounts, and wellbeing tools
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Key Responsibilities
- Equipment Mastery:
- Ensure your assigned machinery remains in peak operating condition, prioritising safety, quality, and efficiency.
- Quality & Compliance:
- Conduct testing procedures, verify production consistency against quality standards, and maintain strict hygiene and housekeeping.
- Identify and resolve performance issues to minimise waste and downtime.
- Problem-Solving & Consistency:
- Apply structured tools to diagnose and rectify technical problems.
- Apply IWS principles to guide team efforts toward unbroken production flow.
- Team & Training:
- Coach colleagues to follow safe work practices, operate equipment efficiently, and recognise opportunities for improvement.
- Team Collaboration:
- Communicate clearly via the Shift Board to facilitate cross-team coordination.
- Collaborate with the team to achieve line targets and maintenance objectives.
Who We Are
KP Snacks, part of the Intersnack family, is a global snacks leader serving more than 30 countries. With over 15,000 colleagues worldwide, we transform ingredients into snacks like Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, and Boom Crisps that bring smiles to millions.
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In the UK, we’re a close-knit team of 2,400 based across seven sites and our Slough HQ. We foster a culture of open communication, where differences are celebrated, and collaboration drives progress.
Inclusion Commitment
We’re committed to building a workplace where everyone belongs. If you don’t see yourself as the "perfect fit," apply anyway—your unique perspective could be exactly what we need. We offer flexibility in application processes, including interview format preferences and support for adjustments where necessary.
Requirements
Here’s what we’d love to see in our candidates:
- Experience in: Manufacturing or food production (this is highly desirable, though extensive training will be provided).
- Basic Literacy & Numeracy Skills: The ability to follow instructions, record data, and understand processes accurately.
- Ownership & Accountability: Take initiative to identify and resolve issues without waiting to be asked.
- Proactive Mindset: Approach challenges with a problem-solving attitude to drive improvements.
- Attention to Detail: Ensure accuracy and compliance to uphold safety, quality, and efficiency.
- Flexibility & Teamwork: Work independently or collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.
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