Are you an experienced packaging professional ready to take the next step in your food and drinks career?   

Our client, a leading drinks business, are looking for a skilled Packaging Operator to join their high-performing team, ensuring their products are packaged to the highest standards of quality and safety.

• Base Salary: £30,000.00
• Shift Allowance: £6,203.93
• Shift Pattern: 3-shift pattern

Role Overview

As a Packaging Operator, you’ll be at the heart of the production process, operating and monitoring advanced machinery on canning and kegging lines.

You’ll play a key role in keeping production running smoothly, maintaining quality, and hitting targets.

This is a hands-on, fast-paced role that requires attention to detail, technical know-how, and a commitment to safety and quality.

Responsibility

• Operate and control packaging machinery, including canning and keg lines, palletisers, depalletisers, and robots

• Ensure continuous supply of materials to keep production moving efficiently

• Load and unload trailers and trucks, including FLT and clamp driving

• Perform regular quality checks, sampling, and record-keeping using SAP and LIMS systems

• Monitor process indicators, record production data, and report any anomalies or faults

• Maintain a clean, safe, and organised work environment, performing housekeeping and basic maintenance tasks

• Collaborate with lab, filter, and engineering teams to ensure product quality and resolve issues

• Start up and shut down lines, carry out format changes, and follow all SOPs and safety protocols

• Report incidents, near misses, and equipment issues promptly

Skills & Experience

• Proven experience operating keg and canning lines, forklifts, and other factory machinery in the food or drinks industry

• Up-to-date FLT and shunter licenses; clamp “top hat” experience desirable

• Health & Safety, Food Safety, and HACCP training

• MEWP and CIP skills (keg)

• Experience with SAP or similar systems

• Strong organisational skills – able to prioritise, multitask, and complete audit documentation

• Computer literate and comfortable with data entry and reporting

• Flexible, reliable, and eager to learn new skills

• Excellent communication and teamworking abilities

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and generous shift allowance

• Opportunity to work with state-of-the-art equipment in a dynamic, supportive team

• Develop your skills in a vital role at the intersection of production, quality, and logistics

• Be part of a company where your attention to detail and commitment to quality make a real impact

Ready to deliver excellence on every shift? Apply now to become a key player in packaging operations for a leading drinks business and help them bring top-quality products to market.