Beverage Filler Operator - PM Shift

About

This employer is a leading beverage manufacturing company with a focus on delivering exceptional products to customers across New Zealand. Due to continued growth, they are currently seeking a skilled Filler Operator to join their dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to join a reputable company and contribute to the production of high-quality beverages.

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As a Filler Operator, you will play a crucial role in our fast-paced production environment. Your main responsibilities will include operating and maintaining their Krones filling machines, ensuring the production cycle runs smoothly and efficiently. You will be expected to have a proactive and solution-oriented mindset, multitask effectively, and make decisions under pressure. Additionally, your ability to lead and delegate tasks to your team will be highly valued.

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‍Key Responsibilities:

• Complete pre-operational checks and set up machines as well as calibrate to ensure we are achieving optimal efficiency throughout the production run.
• Consistently complete quality inspections on finished products and make adjustments as necessary.
• Troubleshoot breakdowns or issues which arise from quality investigations and liaise with engineers to create solutions.
• Maintain accurate documentation and calculate wastage on each run.
• Maintain a clean and tidy working area following the 5S guidelines
• Oversee and delegate tasks to small team of production assistants working on the line.

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Skills and Experience:

• Previous experience with Krones machines or similar automated filling equipment is ideal.
• FMCG experience is essential with previous beverage experience highly regarded.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills will be advantageous
• Strong understanding of food safety protocols and practices
• A positive and can-do attitude is a must
• Physically capable of lifting up to 25kgs
• Previous experience leading small teams.

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The hours for this role are from 2.00pm to 10.30pm, Monday to Friday, with some overtime as required. They are offering a competitive hourly rate for this permanent position.