British Sugar
Seasonal Slicer Operator
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British Sugar is a home-grown success story and one of the most efficient and competitive beet processors 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 into 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
Grade: Tier 2
Hourly rate: £14.89, with a shift allowance, to be discussed with the recruiting manager.
Working Pattern: Day based, 8 hours, Morning & Afternoon.
The position is TEMPORARY, employment will end approximately February 2027 (To be confirmed).
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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.
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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.
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