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Contact Branston Potatoes

Branston Potatoes

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Machine Operative

Ilminster, Somerset

Branston Potatoes

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Hours
Full Time
Posted
10 hours ago
Salary
£14.11 - Hour
Recruiter
Branston Potatoes
Closes
28 Oct 2025
Course
No
Recruiter Type
Direct Employer

Description

Machine Operative

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Machine Operative - Full time

* Shift A (Alternating weeks) - 4 day week, 3 day week

Week 1 - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday 6:30am - 6:30pm / Week 2 - Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 6:30am - 6:30pm

* Shift B (Alternating weeks) - 4 day week, 3 day week

Week 1 - Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 6:30am - 6:30pm/ Week 2 - Thursday, Friday, Saturday 6:30am to 6:30pm

* Based in Ilminster, Somerset

About us

Like us, are you passionate to succeed?

At Branston we pride ourselves on our HWDB values and aim to exemplify this in everything we do. Our purpose is to make a positive difference to people’s lives and the wider environment, focusing on work life balance and employee wellbeing. We are dedicated to helping employees grow their careers, with training opportunities that allow you to build on existing skills and develop new ones. We like to celebrate success, and have recognition & reward schemes in place, to say thank you to our people, who without, our operations wouldn’t be possible. We understand the importance of corporate responsibility and our impact on the wider environment and continuously look to improve our sustainability procedures and aim to be Carbon Neutral by 2030

Benefits

As a Machine Operative, you'll receive from to £14.11 per hour, fortnightly paid, with opportunity for progression to Senior Machine Operative roles, and other benefits;

* 3% Employer Pension Contribution

* 21 days annual leave

* Life Assurance – 1 x basic salary

* Critical Illness Cover

* Mental Health & Well-Being Support – on-site Supporters, (email address removed), Occupational Health

* Free Potatoes

* Free Fruit

* Regular Employee Engagement Activities

* Internal Management Development programme

* eLearning opportunities

* Apprenticeship Development Opportunities

Main Duties

* You'll be responsible for the day to day running of our packing lines

* Key duties will involve ensuring the smooth running of machinery whilst meeting production targets and adhering to safety, hygiene and quality systems.

* You'll work as part of a highly motivated team, ensuring best practices are communicated and adopted across all shifts, providing training for new and/or current employees, with continuous improvement at the core of all activities undertaken.

* You'll also be required to lead product changeovers, ensuring the whole team works together and achieves set targets, reporting to the team leader if members of the team are not performing to the required standard

Essential Skills

Knowledge of machinery and good communication and numeracy skills are essential

Ad ID: 5417040687

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