About the role
Employment Type: Permanent
Industry: Manufacturing
Key Responsibilities
- Operate and monitor machinery and production equipment used in food manufacturing.
- Set up, adjust, operate, and change over production machines.
- Monitor production processes and identify and resolve basic machine or process faults.
- Work on process, filling, and packaging production lines as required.
- Perform and support quality checks during production.
- Record and maintain production-related data and documentation.
- Follow food hygiene, quality, and food-safety standards, including HACCP requirements.
- Clean and maintain machinery, equipment, and assigned work areas.
- Ensure safe, efficient, reliable, and quality-focused production operations.
Requirements
- Completed vocational training in one of the following:
- Machine and Plant Operator with specialisation in Food Production
- Food Technician / Food Technology Specialist
- Comparable technical or vocational qualification
- Machine and Plant Operator with specialisation in Food Production
- Minimum 3 years of proven professional experience directly in food production – mandatory.
- Hands-on experience operating production machinery and automated equipment.
- Experience with food processing, filling, or packaging lines is preferred.
- Good understanding of food hygiene and quality standards.
- Knowledge of HACCP is an advantage.
- Reliable, responsible, and quality-oriented approach to work.