Liquid Process Operator - Taw Valley Creamery
- Devon
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Resolving day-to-day production issues & making process equipment available for maintenance.
- Operating, monitoring & cleaning processing equipment - Separators, cream vats & pasteurisers.
- Ensuring department is always audit ready (Cleaning, hygiene, food safety, paperwork)
- Use of processing equipment to process all our whey & cream to the highest possible quality standards
- Safe unloading of milk delivered to site.
- Dispatch sweet cream, whey making sure product is within specification.
- Monitor and review the process to ensure department KPI's are achieved and that any deviations from standard are recorded and communicated to the Production Team Leader.
- Work closely with maintenance and other members of the team to ensure lost time due to breakdowns is minimized.
- Maintain a safe working environment by raising near misses, environmental and behavioral safety observations.
- Using LEAN tools for problem solving and identifying any CI opportunities.
- Support completion of risk assessments and standard operating procedures.
- Ensure procedures, sampling and testing are performed daily.
- Fill out MDE ensuring relevant information is captured correctly.
- Complete mandatory and job specific training courses so that skills are kept up to date.
- Ability to support a team and make decisions to protect quality and food safety.
- Flexible, having to cover 2 sides of the shift covering holiday/sickness.
- Ability to self-motivate and take accountability for own tasks.
- Ability to work in an organized and methodical manor, following company procedures.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Excellent communication skills and able to form good working relationships
- Excellent numeracy and literacy
- Excellent IT skills
- Excellent attention to detail