Business Unit - Nestlé Purina

Job Title - Fork Lift Truck Lead Operator 
Location - Wisbech, Cambridgeshire
£38,886 per annum
42 hours per week – 4 days on followed by 4 days off (Days 06:00-18:00) 
 
Position Summary

We are seeking a self-motivated person with good communication and organisational skills, who is able to work under pressure and take responsibility to ensure safe working practices are followed. 

At Purina PetCare, we're passionately committed to helping pets enjoy happier, healthier and longer lives because we're pet owners too.
 
Our Wisbech factory makes some of the UK’s most well-known and much-loved brands, such as Felix, Winalot, Gourmet, and Purina ONE, and is constantly developing to meet the changing needs of our consumers. All this happens in a vibrant and historic market town known as the capital of the Fens. For a town with a rich history, it also has a strong vision for the future with continued investment planned to ensure Wisbech remains a great place to live, work and visit.  

Manufacturing in Nestlé is all about ensuring the consumer receives a perfect quality product, at the right time and place whilst driving losses from our business in order to maximise efficiency & productivity.
 
A day in the life of FLT Lead Operator

You will need to be a good team player with a real drive for continuous improvement and willingness to develop and progress whilst demonstrating a ‘can do’ attitude is essential.

Other key responsibilities:

• Manage the team to work within safe conditions, driving a safe, zero loss culture to drive zero accidents and zero waste.
• Lead continuous excellence through employee engagement using TPM tools to improve KPI’s and identify areas for improvement.
• Receipt and despatch of goods.
• Lead the sorting team to complete daily required FTQ and product pre-sorts
• Maintain high levels of Health and Safety
• Ensure ISO. GMP, Sap and HACCP procedures are adhered to
• Be a role model for Personal Protective Equipment, Good Manufacturing Practice and ensure routines and Key Standard Routines are maintained, and challenge where appropriate.
• Develop organisational capability through coaching others and sharing best practices with the teams across shifts and site.

 
What will make you successful

To be successful in this key role we expect you to demonstrate a proactive initiative mindset and passion for continuous improvement.  

Other key attributes we are looking for are:

• Previous Team Leadership experience.
• Forklift Truck license. 
• Experience within FMCG environment.
• A good communicator
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to take additional responsibility as required
• Excellent problem-solving skills
• Quality First mindset.
• Passion for people and development. 
• Demonstrate that you are a real team player.

 
What you need to know

What can we offer in return? Great benefits you’d expect from a business the size of Nestlé – in the shape of a competitive salary and benefits package, bonus scheme, pension scheme and a real focus on personal development and growth. This position is a shift-based role and operates a 4 on 4 off approach DAYS ONLY working.  

The closing date for this role is Wednesday 26/03/2025. 
 

We will be considering candidates as they apply and we will occasionally close job advertisements early in the event we receive sufficient applicants, so please don’t delay in submitting your application.

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