Valeo Foods
Skilled Production Operator
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Skilled Production Operator
⚡ Production Operator | Kettle Chips Manufacturing
About Valeo Foods UK
At Valeo Foods UK, we unite a beloved collection of UK food brands—such as Kettle’s, Rowse, Matthew Walker, and Barratt Sweets—with the worldwide scale and vision of an investment partner. Our portfolio merges a rich heritage with fresh innovation and expert leadership across food categories.
Beyond branded products, we are also the UK’s largest supplier of private label foods, collaborating with major retailers to deliver consistent quality and industry know-how to millions of households every week.
Our business is evolving. We are refining our operations, advancing quality, and investing in our people—creating a dynamic environment where tradition meets change. Every colleague plays a crucial role in shaping the future of food across the UK.
Join us—help shape the next chapter of Britain’s most-loved brands.
🔹 Role: Skilled Production Operator
Location: Kettle Chips manufacturing team About this role: We’re on the lookout for experienced Production Operators to enhance our award-winning kettle chip production. This is a great opportunity for those with a passion for delivering high-quality food products—while upholding top-tier food safety, quality, and efficiency standards.
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Working in a fast-maced food manufacturing environment, your focus will be ensuring our kettle chips are consistently produced, tested, and delivered precisely as required by customers.
📋 Key Responsibilities
- Operate equipment – Manage and monitor machinery across potato preparation, frying, seasoning, and packaging.
- Machine setup and efficiency – Efficiently carry out product changeovers to minimise downtime.
- Quality assurance – Perform routine quality checks for appearance, flavour, weight, and packaging standards.
- Food safety compliance – Monitor critical control points, adhere to food safety standards, HACCP procedures, and GMP.
- Documentation & records – Accurately complete production logs, quality checks, and traceability reports.
- Maintenance & troubleshooting – Identify equipment faults, escalate issues to maintenance teams, and handle basic machine maintenance, cleaning, and initial troubleshooting.
- Continuous improvement – Support initiatives aimed at boosting productivity, reducing waste, and increasing equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Housekeeping – Maintain high GMP housekeeping standards across workspaces.
- Health and safety – Follow all protocols to ensure a safe, collaborative team culture.
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⚠️ Requirements & Qualifications
- Proven experience in food manufacturing or FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) production.
- Hands-on experience working with food production machinery.
- Strong grasp of food safety standards, HACCP, GMP, and quality control mastery. -Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments while maintaining meticulous attention to detail.
- Problem-solving mindset, with a proactive approach to leadership.
- Effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Willingness to work a shift schedule (12-hour shifts: 7 AM–7 PM), including weekends and overtime as required.
- Basic IT skills for production data management.
💡 Additional Details
- Shift pattern: 12-hour shifts (7 AM–7 PM), rotating on a 3 on/3 off schedule.
- Salary & progression:
- Day Team (average): £25,165.80 per year.
- Night Team (average): £27,211.08 per year.
- Upon full training and qualification to Grade 3 level, salaries will increase to:
- Day Team (Grade 3): £27,725.54 per year.
- Night Team (Grade 3): £30,533.32 per year.
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