Job Title: Production Technician
Location: Nantgarw, Cardiff
Salary: £20,000
Job Type: 08:30 – 16:30 Full Time/ Permanent
Closing date: 9:00 am Thursday, 14th April 2022
Biocatalysts is a customised enzyme discovery, development and manufacturing company based in the UK, with a subsidiary in Illinois, USA. We work with our customers, many of which are the top blue chip food companies, to provide unique enzyme solutions that will help them solve process problems, valorise waste, facilitate a biochemical reaction or deliver competitive advantage through using a unique product.
Due to our on-going commitment to expanding our product portfolio which is central to accelerating our growth, we have created a new opportunity for a Production Technician to become part of our highly motivated Operations Team.
About the role:
This role is primarily to carry out the manufacture of enzymes in a food grade environment and warehouse activities for the fulfillment of customer orders. You will have strong attention to detail and accuracy along with experience in following standard operating procedures, manual handling and wearing PPE, working with and maintaining/cleaning manufacturing equipment.
About you:
Skills & Competencies:
- Flexibility – Ability to alter behaviour and opinions in the light of new information or changing situations
- High Quality Work on Time – The focus on delivering quality and continuous improvement
- Results driven – The desire to get things done well and the ability to set and meet challenging goals, create own measures of excellence and constantly seeks ways of improving performance
- Planning & Organising – The ability to decide on courses of action, ensuring that the resources required to implement the action will be available and scheduling the programme of work required to achieve a defined end-result
- Team work – the ability to work co-operatively and flexibly with other members of the team with a full understanding of the role to be played as a team member
- Communication – the ability to communicate clearly and persuasively, orally or in writing
Personal Attributes:
- Flexible approach to working outside normal hours to meet business demands
- Enthusiastic approach and willingness to learn
- Proactive and positive
- Passion for continuous improvement
- Practical and ‘hands on’
- Attention to detail
Qualifications/Education/Training:
- 2 GCSE’s Grades A-C including Maths & English OR equivalent OR
NVQ (L3) in Process or Manufacturing Operations or similar
- Fork lift training certificate (Desirable)
- Working at height
Experience:
- Operating manufacturing equipment
- Following Standard Operating Procedures
- Maintenance of production equipment
- Basic engineering/scientific/chemical process skills
- Manual handling
- Working in a food manufacturing environment
- Working in controlled areas e.g., GMP, Clean room
- Quality, Environmental, Health & Safety Management systems
Knowledge:
- Safe operation of a range of plant/machinery/set and adjust controls
- Aseptic handling of micro-organisms
- Food Safety and HACCP
Key result areas:
- Manufacture products consistently & efficiently (PRFT)
- On time despatch of products, services, and samples
- Stock accuracy
- GMP Compliance
Need to know:
- Safe handling of respiratory sensitisers
- Safe manual handling
- Fork Truck licence (Desirable)
- Environmental, Health & Safety, Food safety, HACCP & GMP
- Operation and cleaning of mechanical handling equipment
Need to be able to do: (Key activities)
- Preparation of blending facilities (wet & dry) to the correct hygiene levels
- Operation of blending facilities (wet & dry) to produce enzyme blends
- Weighing, rounding numbers and conversion between units of weight
- Packaging of powder and liquid products
- Inputting information into MRP software to manage stock
- Manufacture and packaging of product samples
- Routine maintenance and cleaning of production equipment
- Work in accordance with FSSC 22,000, GMP, Quality & EHS management systems
- Carry out the responsibilities stated in the Managing Director’s Health & Safety Policy, in particular those detailed in paragraph 8d of the management directive
Expected behaviour:
- Flexibility
- High quality work on time
- Results driven
- Planning and organising
- Team-work
- Communication
If you enjoy practical, ‘hands-on’ work with an enthusiasm for learning and continuous improvement, are friendly and have the motivation to succeed, we would love to learn more about you.
If you’re interested in the role and would like to put yourself forward, please hit APPLY
Candidates with experience of; Production Coordinator, Operations Technician, Manufacturing Operator, Process Operative, Processing Assistant, Processing Coordinator, Line Operative, Manufacturing Process Operative, Production Operative may also be considered for this role.
