Production Assistant (Chemical Blending)

Machines set the pace at this meat processing plant in Brits; you keep up and catch the faults. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

Location: Brits, North West. Applicants who already live in the area get looked at first.

• Move full bins and crates to the next station with a trolley
• Clean down machines and floors at the end of each run
• Wear hairnets, beard covers and gloves in food-safe zones
• Feed raw material or empty packaging into the machine at the start of the line
• Weigh ingredients or additives against the recipe card
• Check product for size, weight and seal faults and pull out rejects
• Record batch codes and counts on the hourly production sheet

• You follow hygiene rules without being reminded
• Available for rotating day and night shifts
• Medically fit; some food plants ask for a medical check
• Neat, reliable and on time for shift start
• Able to stand for a full shift in a noisy, warm area

• Free PPE, overalls and hairnets
• Night-shift allowance on top of basic pay
• Path to machine operator after six months

• Do not wear jewellery or long nails to the interview if it is on site. Food factories notice and it counts.
• Name the products you worked on before, like "biscuit line" or "juice bottling". Factory recruiters read that faster than a job title.