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Form of workLocation: Hull, United Kingdom
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: Competitive
Our story goes back more than 150 years, to the chilly southern coast of Scandinavia. From our early success in Sweden and Denmark, we’ve grown into the world’s leading specialist producer of plant-based oils, employing more than 4,000 people all across the globe.
We work with our customers to make the products you love even better. The oils we produce go into making your chocolate extra-creamy or putting the crunch into your croissant. And it’s not just food — we work across industries to make products that are higher quality, healthier and better for the planet.
Everything we do is about Making Better Happen™.
AAK Hull
AAK Hull is located in the heart of an area enjoying significant redevelopment and investment.
The Port of Hull is being established as a world-class centre for renewable energy and manufacturing, and at AAK we feel proud to be part of this important industrial renaissance for Yorkshire and the UK.
At our recently upgraded site at King George Dock we operate the UK’s largest refinery for edible oils and fats. We supply businesses in the sectors of food manufacturing, baking, Foodservice and retail, and we work closely with customers to co-develop bespoke products.
About the role
AAK are seeking to appoint a Process Technician to join the Foodservice Team to work a 4 on, 4 off shift pattern.
The successful candidate will take ownership for their production line and corresponding process equipment to ensure delivery of the product to the right quality, at the right time, in the right quantity for the right cost, in a safe and effective manner (PQCDSM).
Responsibilities
- Ensure the safe and effective running of the line, ensuring operations are carried out according to the relevant SOP’s and safety procedures.
- Set up, maintenance and operation of the production line to correct standards - ensuring food safety, H&S and GMP standards are maintained.
- Completion of actions derived from the identification of line losses, including identifying and implementing improvements to the operation.
- Effective completion of maintenance duties and changeovers, including carrying out AM activities to agreed schedules
- Ensure production paperwork is accurately maintained.
- Participate in HACCP studies, ensuring CCP’s are controlled correctly and all products leaving the department are within specification.
About you
- Experience of working within the food industry with good working knowledge of food safety, quality and H&S standards.
- Experience working within a similar role.
- Knowledge of modern manufacturing techniques (e.g. Lean, 6S etc.).
- IOSH training is desirable.
- Good technical understanding of manufacturing process and plant is desirable.
- Candidates should be passionate with a ’can do’ attitude.
- Good problem-solving skills with a flexible and reliable approach to work.
- Computer literate.
- Strong communication skills.
- Able to build and maintain strong working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
- High attention to detail.
- Able to manage and prioritise deadlines.
About AAK
Everything AAK does is about Making Better Happen™. We specialize in plant-based oils that are the value-adding ingredients in many of the products people love to consume. We make these products better tasting, healthier, and more sustainable. At the heart of AAK’s offer is Customer Co-Development, combining our desire to understand what better means for each customer, with the unique flexibility of our production assets, and a deep knowledge of many products and industries, including Chocolate & Confectionery, Bakery, Dairy, Plant-based Foods, Special Nutrition, Foodservice and Personal Care. Our 4,000 employees support our close collaboration with customers through 25 regional sales offices, 15 dedicated Customer Innovation Centers, and with the support of more than 20 production facilities. Listed on Nasdaq Stockholm and with our headquarters in Malmö, Sweden, AAK has been Making Better Happen™ for more than 150 years.
AAK prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of students in its programs and activities, or in employment and application for employment.
You may have experience in roles such as Food Production Technician, Manufacturing Operations Technician, Process Operations Specialist, Quality Assurance Technician (Food Industry), Production Line Technician, Food Manufacturing Specialist, Manufacturing Process Technician, etc.
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