Leeds

Slitting Machine Operator

We are looking to recruit an experienced Slitting Machine Operative to work for our client based in LS9.

This is an excellent opportunity to join an established packaging manufacturer leading the way in the UK.

As the operator you will be responsible for transforming the printed product within client specifications.

Duties include.

  • Setup and operation of slitting machines
  • Adjust and maintain machine.
  • Cutting material per cutting order.
  • Preparing material for press.
  • Quality checking material.
  • Ad hoc tasks: packing and other finishing tasks.
  • Adjust and maintain machine.

You will be working 7-7 both days and nights on a 3-week rotation bases – 40 hours per week – Monday to Friday.

Starting salary £10.72

If you feel you would be interested in this opportunity and would like to know more, please apply by clicking the link or calling the branch on 0113 2762000.

Major Recruitment are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

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Engineering Planner/Engineer

Maintenance Planner/Engineer

My client, a successful and well-respected manufacturing business in Leeds, is seeking Maintenance Planner/Engineer to join their team.

Type of employment: Permanent
Industry: FMCG
Shift: Monday – Friday
Hours of work: 7am – 3pm

There is a requirement to provide a Maintenance Planner/Engineer to drive improvements to our current production efficiencies, maintenance, and improvement programs to significantly reduce our manufacturing
costs.

The Planner role is not full time so you will be required to support engineering on reactive & proactive breakdown tasks & completion of PPM’s.

Daily Tasks and Responsibilities:

To own & develop the current CMMS (Computer maintenance management system)” Holistech”
to reduce downtime on equipment.
* Maintain the asset register.
* Work with production to plan in weekly maintenance on equipment.
* Plan in annual service work & annual overhauls.
* Work with the engineering team to improve and better the current maintenance planning &
execution system.
* Manage all site equipment calibrations.
* Contractor management & Permit issue management.
* Review downtime data and key priorities to focus maintenance.
* Develop stores and spare parts stock requirements for your area of responsibility.
* Lead external audit visits through the planned maintenance & breakdown procedure.
* Hands on engineering breakdown support.
* Support the engineering budget through delivering cost effective maintenance.
* Drive Capital improvement programs through exposing opportunities, cost / benefit analysis
reports, requests for cash and implementation.

Skills and Experience:

– Experience working in a fast-paced FMCG / food manufacturing environment
– Qualified to min NVQ / C&G Level3 in engineering
– Apprenticeship – extra

Benefits Package:

– Overtime
– Sick Pay
– Life Cover
– Pension
– Free Parking
– Career Development Opportunities

BPSS acts as an agent for this vacancy.

Trainee Furnace Operative

We are looking to recruit a trainee furnace operative for our client based in Leeds.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a well-established business who want to invest and train. If you are looking for a good career path within a company who are proud to be an innovative world leader in their field.

  • Working Monday to Friday
  • Overtime paid after 39 hours.
  • 12 weeks temporary to permeant role
  • During peak time flexibility will be required.

Perfect opportunity to join a forward thinking and committed team, while learning new skills.

  • You will be supporting the furnace supervisor.
  • Learn how to start and shut down the furnace.
  • Deal with any production faults
  • Change miller screens.
  • Ensure production targets are reached & record average statistics.

Skills required:

  • Previous experience is not necessary as full training will be given.
  • Self-motivated and eager to learn.
  • Good communication and organisational skills
  • Excellent attention to detail

If you feel you would be interested in this opportunity and would like to know more, please apply!

We are looking for someone who is looking for a career as the right person will become a permanent member of staff after 12 weeks.

Major Recruitment are acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this role.

Engineering Planner/Engineer

Maintenance Planner/Engineer

My client, a successful and well-respected manufacturing business in Leeds, is seeking Maintenance Planner/Engineer to join their team.

Type of employment: Permanent
Industry: FMCG
Shift: Monday – Friday
Hours of work: 7am – 3pm

There is a requirement to provide a Maintenance Planner/Engineer to drive improvements to our current production efficiencies, maintenance, and improvement programs to significantly reduce our manufacturing
costs.

The Planner role is not full time so you will be required to support engineering on reactive & proactive breakdown tasks & completion of PPM’s.

Daily Tasks and Responsibilities:

To own & develop the current CMMS (Computer maintenance management system)” Holistech”
to reduce downtime on equipment.
* Maintain the asset register.
* Work with production to plan in weekly maintenance on equipment.
* Plan in annual service work & annual overhauls.
* Work with the engineering team to improve and better the current maintenance planning &
execution system.
* Manage all site equipment calibrations.
* Contractor management & Permit issue management.
* Review downtime data and key priorities to focus maintenance.
* Develop stores and spare parts stock requirements for your area of responsibility.
* Lead external audit visits through the planned maintenance & breakdown procedure.
* Hands on engineering breakdown support.
* Support the engineering budget through delivering cost effective maintenance.
* Drive Capital improvement programs through exposing opportunities, cost / benefit analysis
reports, requests for cash and implementation.

Skills and Experience:

– Experience working in a fast-paced FMCG / food manufacturing environment
– Qualified to min NVQ / C&G Level3 in engineering
– Apprenticeship – extra

Benefits Package:

– Overtime
– Sick Pay
– Life Cover
– Pension
– Free Parking
– Career Development Opportunities

BPSS acts as an agent for this vacancy.

Production Supervisor

Production Supervisor

Are you an experienced Supervisor? Looking for a new role within Food Manufacturing that offers support & progression? Do you pride yourself on attention to detail?

Major Recruitment have a brilliant opportunity for a Production Supervisor! You will be joining a large Food Manufacturing company based in Leeds.

As a Production Supervisor, you will provide effective frontline management to a designated area within the production facility. You will proactively manage colleagues to manufacture products to the highest possible standard of quality, efficiency and with minimal wastage.

Working hours as a Production Supervisor are Tuesday to Friday 18:00 – 06:00.

As a Production Supervisor you will:

  • Ensure that all work is carried out in a safe manner in compliance with the Company’s Health & Safety Policy and Procedures.
  • Ensure that all Company and customer quality procedures are complied with to deliver the highest possible standard of product to meet customers’ expectations.
  • Ensure that the highest standards of hygiene and housekeeping are maintained in the unit and across the whole facility.
  • Deliver financial performance by working with support functions.
  • Provide accurate and relevant data daily, weekly, and monthly to support the performance delivery and effective management.
  • Manage the skills of all colleagues in the unit and where further training is required, plan and ensure that skills are further developed.
  • Actively encourage all colleagues to provide solutions to problems and a means of improving the company both to reduce cost and enhance its position in the business environment and local area.
  • Proactively manage labour requirements, skills, and numbers to deliver the required production volumes.
  • Set the standards of behaviour, work ethic and appearance to all colleagues and visitors.
  • Actively manage all people issues and challenges using all relevant departments and support staff to correctly manage these situations. m. To provide agreed team briefs to all colleagues at agreed times.
  • Review team performance with each line during shifts to provide relevant information in Short Interval Control (SIC) meetings.
  • Ensure that the business is correctly appraised of any challenges and successes in the unit.
  • Ensure that all communication is completed with accurate data, correct facts and is carried out in professional manner.
  • Always challenge the status quo to ensure the unit of responsibility is continually striving to be the best it can be.
  • Together with other peers ensure that all units have management cover at all times and all colleagues are clear about the contact for that shift.
  • Adhere to all HR policies/procedures and to deal with people issues that may arise in a timely and accurate manner – eg. Return to Work Reviews, Performance Management & Time and Attendance etc.
  • Take an active role in continuously developing your skills and knowledge through self-development activities and/or through attending Company organised training and development opportunities.
  • Ensure that the Company is professionally represented at all times, both inside and outside the business.
  • Respond to ad hoc requests and/or take an active role in specific projects as directed by your line manager.
  • Undertake any other reasonable duties as may from time to time be required by the Company.

Skills required as a Production Supervisor:

  • Previous experience of working within Food Production environment in a similar role.
  • An understanding and application of line safety inspections
  • Health and Safety awareness
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Logical and methodical thinker
  • A strong team player who can work collaboratively with other departments with a willingness to share knowledge and build the capabilities of others
  • Great understanding of Food Safety
  • IT literate, able to work confidently with Microsoft Office (e-mail, Word, Excel, etc).

If you are interested, please click apply now and one of our recruitment specialists will be in touch.

Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward.

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Skilled Production Operative

Skilled Production Operative

Are you an experienced Skilled Production Operative? Have you worked in food production for several years and are looking for a role that can offer you career progression? Happy to work 8 hour shifts?

******* £27492 plus overtime ********

Working hours of a Skilled Production Operative:

Monday to Friday 14:00 – 22:00

Benefits:

· £12.04 per hour + 10% shift allowance

· Cycle to work scheme

· Holiday purchase scheme

· Canteen Facilities

· Christmas raffle

· All PPE provided

· Training to progress further in the business, fast-track opportunities to become Senior Operative and Team Leader

· Free parking

Duties of a Skilled Production Operative:

· Accurate weighing of all raw materials in line with product recipe specification (25 kilo-max batches). Note: can be up to 20-30 components per recipe.

· Use of electronic weighing scales

· Measuring in grams and kilos for up to 1200 kilo mixes

· Adherence to weighing procedures and use of SOP’s

· Incorporating GMP with all activities within the blending department

· Blending all raw material products in line with recipe specifications

· Adhering to timings of the blending indicated on the recipe specifications

· Cross check all recipe codes with raw material codes to ensure accuracy

· Understanding the health and safety implications of the blending process

· Handling approx. 600 raw products within the blending department

Skills needed to be a successful Skilled Production Operative:

  • Previous experience in a similar role preferred
  • Good understanding of food safety principals and application
  • Effective verbal and written communication skills
  • Willing to change tasks or departments as production requires
  • Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision, and follow instructions
  • Reliable, hard-working and can work within a team in a very busy, fast-paced environment
  • Good attendance, flexibility to hours and punctual
  • Willingness to learn and progress in your role

If you are interested, please click apply now and one of our recruitment specialists will be in touch.

Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward.

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National Account Manager

National Account Manager

Major Recruitment have a brilliant opportunity for a National Account Manager to join a large Food Manufacturing company based in Leeds.

As a National Account Manager, you will manage current customer relationships to deliver budgeted volume, revenue, and margin.

As a National Account Manager, you will:

  • Identify and unlock new opportunities in line with business strategies
  • Deliver budgeted financials across brand and own label
  • Develop compelling business plans for assigned customers
  • Build strong relationships with key accounts
  • Develop and implement annual account plans to achieve sales and contribution targets
  • Analyse sales data to identify opportunities and develop insights to drive growth
  • Forecasting monthly, quarterly, and annually
  • Monitor sales targets and create opportunities to close gaps
  • Monitor competitor activity to evolve trade plans
  • Work collaboratively with the wider team, ensuring customer satisfaction and retention in addition to account growth

Skills required as a National Account Manager:

  • Previous experience of managing accounts
  • Previous experience in an FMCG environment
  • P&L experience and understanding of JBPs
  • Previous experience as an Account Manager/Executive
  • Good understanding of data provided by Nielsen and Kantar
  • Full UK Driving Licence
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • IT literate, able to work confidently with Microsoft Office (e-mail, Word, Excel, etc).
  • Great organisation, deadline management and attention to detail skills

If you are interested, please click apply now and one of our recruitment specialists will be in touch.

Major Recruitment are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Should you be seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment, or contract you will find our staff professional and courteous and our interview process straight forward.

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Site services – Maintenance Operative

Site Service – Maintenance Operative

My client, a successful and well – respected manufacturing business in West Yorkshire, is seeking Maintenance Operative to join their business

Type of employment: Permanent
Industry: FMCG
Shift: Monday – Friday
Hours of work: 8am – 4:30pm

Daily tasks and responsibilities:

  • To ensure a Dynamic Risk Assessment is carried out before any work is commenced.
  • To work to a High Standard and comply with Health & Safety legislation.
  • Ensure that any projects are completed on time and within budget.
  • Be able to work at height
  • Reactive breakdown support in extremely busy situations.
  • Assist and liaise with external contractors and other works as necessary
  • Keeping up the maintenance of buildings and offices to comply with current legislation
  • Be able to work independently on task lists
  • Be involved with building and maintenance work, when required, to alter or create workspaces suitable for the needs of the business.
  • To take an active role in continuously developing your skills and knowledge through self-development activities and/or through attending Company organised training and development opportunities.
  • To ensure that the Company is professionally represented at all times, both inside and outside the business.
  • To respond to ad hoc requests as directed by your line manager.
  • To undertake any other reasonable duties as may from time to time be required by the Company to ensure buildings are well maintained.

Qualifications and experience:

  • The ideal Candidate would have good plumbing and joinery skills (Plumbing biased with qualifications)
  • Relevant experience in the building services or maintenance industry.
  • Be able to commute between sites

Benefits Package:

  • Overtime
  • Sick Pay
  • Life Cover
  • Pension
  • Free Parking
  • Career Development Opportunities

Class 2 Driver

Class 2 Drivers required in the Leeds area on an ongoing/Temp to Perm contract.

PAYE Agency Rates

Days – £14.00

Plus Holiday Accrual

Permanent Salary will be discussed directly with the client

Duties:

Delivering water bottles to clients across the UK.

Hours:

Monday to Friday, starting around 07:00.

Overtime will depend on the clients requirements.

Due to the Natures of the business, they are usually quieter in winter and busier in summer.

Whilst working through the agency, all Class 2 drivers will be paid weekly and will have access to Major Recruitment’s app, which has benefits such as Discounts at retails and food outlets, Access to an online GP 24/7 & Free legal and financial support.