Noble Foods Home of the Happy Egg Co.

Noble Foods is a family-owned company which began in 1920 and includes successful milling, poultry, agriculture, and consumer foods businesses. Within this, Noble Foods owns several successful brands, including the UK’s biggest free-range egg brand the Happy Egg co., Big & Fresh and Purely Organic.

In a recent survey by Best Companies we were rated as one of the Top 10 companies to work for in the Food and Drink industry.

🕒 Shift Pattern: Nights 1900-0700 (4 on 4 off)

💰 Salary: £51,000 - £53,000

What are we looking for?

We are looking to recruit energetic and passionate people to support the production team by receiving product into the factory; experience is not necessary as all training will be provided!

 We believe the most successful teams are formed from a diverse talent pool and we strive to employ a wide variety of individuals in our business, selecting the best qualified person for each role regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristics.

Skills & Knowledge:
Applicants for this position must be multi skilled ideally City & Guilds BTEC Level 3 or above in Electrical / Mechanical engineering. A recognized apprenticeship within a manufacturing environment would be extremely advantageous. All applicants must be self-motivated and have excellent communication skills. A minimum of 3 years experience of working within an automated production facility is essential for this position, whilst experience of working in the food / Brewery / FMCG.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

· Respond promptly to breakdowns and give feedback to production regarding expected downtime and planned corrective action.

· Conduct planned preventative maintenance and other equipment servicing as directed by the engineering manager.

· Work closely with the fellow engineers and the production team to develop a dynamic and positive attitude to the challenges of a busy production department.

· Focus on the key performance indicators (KPIs) identified by the Engineering Manager, and work towards achieving and surpassing agreed targets.

· Give advice, training and recommendations to the production team regarding improvements to the process to maximise machine productivity and minimise down-time.

· Ensure that all necessary documentation is up to date and complete.

· Foster a constructive relationship with all departments and ensure lines of communication are open.

· Complete any necessary training required for the role. The jobholder should be open to personal development.

· Identify areas of inefficiency and waste. In agreement with the Engineering Manager, implement and review the agreed changes.

· Once trained to do so, conduct risk assessments in the department

The site is committed to being “audit-ready” at all times. Therefore, it is imperative that site hygiene, health & safety, and document control are always all in line with customer specifications.

Maintain a respectful and constructive working relationship with colleagues, subordinates, and managers.

Training and Education:

The job holder may be expected to complete training in the following areas. The requirements will be dependent on the jobholder’s previous experience, knowledge, qualifications, and the demands of the specific activities.

• Health & Safety

• Technical and process training applicable to the role.

• Manual handling

• Manual/Electric pallet truck

• HACCP

• Safe systems of work

• Food handling/hygiene

• IT Literate

Physical demands:

The production process requires manual handling and working in confined spaces. The jobholder should have a reasonable level of fitness.

What can we offer you?

• Overtime undertaken is payable at 1.25 of basic rate

• Free hot drinks on shift

• Service Awards

• Enhanced paternity and maternity

• Free life insurance

• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme

• Access to Perkbox with a variety of discounts including a monthly freebie from Greggs or Café Nero

• Discounted eggs and chicken

• A Celebration day after 1 years service enjoy an extra day off to celebrate a life event, such as your birthday

• Access to DigiCare + - Annual Health Check, Digital GP Consultations, Nutritional Consultations, Second Health Opinion and Mental Health Consultations.

• Discounted Gym Memberships

• Free Eye Test every two years

• Discounted mobile phone contracts

• Share in our success with the People Partnership - after 6 months service you will be eligible for a yearly bonus

• Additional Allowances for First Aiders and Mental Health First Aiders

• Wellness programme

• Employee Charity Matching Scheme

If you consider yourself to require reasonable adjustments to any part of our recruitment process, we invite you to share those requirements with us when completing your application. We will make every effort to ensure your needs are met to provide a fair and transparent process of assessment.