Arla Foods Ltd
Production Operative (Grade 2) - Westbury Dairies

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Arla Foods, Westbury Dairy, BA13 4WD
£38.4k per annum
Arla Foods are looking to recruit a proactive and thorough Production Operative to join our team at our Westbury Dairy. Our Westbury site is the largest butter and powder facility in the UK as well as being the home of Anchor butter! You will be working in a fully-automated facility where your safety is the number one priority. Arla has a culture of rewarding talent by promoting internally.
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Production Team Leader, you will be operating high speed processing and packing equipment. You will be responsible for safety, quality and efficiency on your production line. You will receive full training to carry out the tasks.
This role will be working our Continental Shift pattern. You will work 12 hours shifts, rotating between days and nights including some weekends (2 weekends per month).
We are looking for someone who is able to work on your own initiative, have strong team working skills and a flexible attitude to work. We need people who can demonstrate good levels of numeracy and literacy and have a sound technical understanding.
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We offer a competitive salary (£38.4k per annum), 26 days holiday, benefits package including pension and the opportunity to work with a market leading company that encourages internal promotion.
- You will be working in a professional environment at a fully-automated facility
- You will have the opportunity to learn new skills and move up on our internal operator grading system
Benefits
- Discounted on-site staff shop with a wide range of Arla products including Lurpak, Cravendale & our Arla Protein range
- Employer Pension contribution matched up to 6%
- Free on-site parking
- On-site canteen
- Discounted staff shop
If this role is something of interest then please apply via the link below. If you have any other questions then please reach out to Tony Clapham, Talent Acquisition Partner.


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Please note we are not partnered with any recruitment agencies for this role. We kindly ask that recruitment agencies do not submit CVs on behalf of candidates for this role, as these CVs will not be considered under the agency ownership and if Arla does progress with any such candidate, this will not amount to acceptance of the agency's terms. We encourage interested individuals to apply directly through our official channels.
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