Business:          SARIA’s UK operations have a market-leading presence in a wide range of sectors associated with the food chain. The Group’s companies manufacture quality products for use in human and animal foodstuffs, agriculture, aquaculture, and industrial applications. The company also produces biofuels and renewable energy and provides services for farming and the food industry. The company has a UK annual turnover approaching £320 million and employs around 700 people at 15 sites across the country.

The Position

Applications are invited for an Operative based at our SPF (UK) Ltd, Doncaster site. This is a full time, permanent position working 42 hours per week (12 hour day and night shifts).

As an Operative, your duties and responsibilities will vary on the Company’s requirements but will include the following:

• Operating the Digest cooker, working to a production schedule and standard operating procedures.
• Working as an Operative in a continuous production environment, which is a fast paced.
• Manual handling is required, which involves the manual handling of 25kg bags of raw material on a daily basis.
• Unloading and loading of tankers and trailers.
• Checking the quality of incoming raw material/ingredients/packaging.
• Checking the quality of outgoing material and finished products and reporting any discrepancies to the SPF UK Ltd Operations Manager/Team Leader.
• Supervising all steps of the process including quality checks.
• Completing HACCP paperwork/documentation.
• Undertaking basic computer tasks.
• Adhering to and maintaining the Hygiene standard set by SPF.
• Adhering to all Health and Safety regulations and SARIA Site Policy.
• Undertaking general housekeeping duties and any other ad hoc duties as required by Management.

The Person

• Previous experience of working within a manufacturing industry / position.
• You must be a pro-active and motivated individual.
• Have a positive attitude and flexible approach to work.
• Be able to work on your own or as part of a team.
• Good knowledge of H&S within the workplace.
• Be an effective communicator both written and verbally.
• Ideally hold a valid forklift truck licence, however training can be provided.